Belles-Fontaines
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 23.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 32 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Belles-Fontaines (INSEE 70180) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC du Pays de Villersexel. Population 600 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2025-01-01 from 2 former communes: Georfans (70264), Vellechevreux-et-Courbenans (70530). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 23.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 32 % of the 17,091 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.86 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MIE PAIN PAIN). [4,5]
1 × Restaurant (LE SIMPSON'S PUB). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (COURCHATON AP). [4]
1 × Hairdresser. [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA MIE PAIN PAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LE SIMPSON'S PUB | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | COURCHATON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 664 (2012) → 600 (2023): -9.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 763 (1990) → 600 (2023): -21.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 348, of which 7.5 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Belles-Fontaines): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Senargent-Mignafans): 5.6 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs): 8.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs): 8 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Fallon): 4.5 km to the west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the VILLERSEXEL SA weather station, 8.6 km away at 290 m; the village itself is at 326 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at VILLERSEXEL SA, 8.6 km away at 290 m, over 30 summers. [13]
An average of 1,031 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at VILLERSEXEL SA, 8.6 km away at 290 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70180/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70180/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70180/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70180/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70180
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70487
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25315
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70226
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-Farlay | 39 | 83 km SW | 635 | 36.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gevigney-et-Mercey | 70 | 55 km NW | 532 | 28.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Exupéry-les-Roches | 19 | 389 km SW | 591 | 29.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Glaine-Montaigut | 63 | 310 km SW | 606 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Amour-Bellevue | 71 | 197 km SW | 609 | 39.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moëze | 17 | 605 km W | 600 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 32 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gevigney-et-Mercey | 70 | 55 km NW | 532 | 28.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-Farlay | 39 | 83 km SW | 635 | 36.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Amour-Bellevue | 71 | 197 km SW | 609 | 39.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Glaine-Montaigut | 63 | 310 km SW | 606 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Exupéry-les-Roches | 19 | 389 km SW | 591 | 29.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moëze | 17 | 605 km W | 600 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 32 % · humidity 57 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Belles-Fontaines's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bauche | 73 | 234 km S | 542 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine | 90 | 38 km NE | 605 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Bordes | 89 | 245 km W | 551 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chenecey-Buillon | 25 | 61 km SW | 491 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Écouviez | 55 | 237 km N | 543 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vy-lès-Lure | 70 | 16 km NW | 704 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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