Échavanne
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 25.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Échavanne (INSEE 70205) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC Rahin et Chérimont. Population 199 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
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 25.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 15,908 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.71 |
| Housing mix | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA REMORQUE A PIZZA · LE BONAPARTIAN). [3,4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GENEVIEVE DEVAL-ESTIENNE, MÉDECIN). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LA REMORQUE A PIZZA · LE BONAPARTIAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | GENEVIEVE DEVAL-ESTIENNE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 203 (2012) → 199 (2023): -2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 205 (1990) → 199 (2023): -2.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 97, of which 0 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Frahier-et-Chatebier): 1.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Frahier-et-Chatebier): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Échavanne): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Évette-Salbert): 6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Frahier-et-Chatebier): 1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ETOBON weather station, 4.6 km away at 425 m; the village itself is at 372 m. [11]
The village sits 53 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.55 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BELFAHY_SAPC, 14.1 km away at 847 m, over 13 summers. [11]
That station sits 475 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,280 mm of rain a year, spread over 149 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ETOBON, 4.6 km away at 425 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70205/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70205/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70205/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70205/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70248
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70205
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 90042
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houetteville | 27 | 446 km NW | 193 | 23 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mertzen | 68 | 31 km E | 200 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Voillans | 25 | 39 km SW | 193 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Semens | 33 | 635 km SW | 206 | 20.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 74 % · humidity 29 % |
| Charmois | 54 | 102 km N | 201 | 19.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Aast | 64 | 720 km SW | 202 | 21.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mertzen | 68 | 31 km E | 200 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Voillans | 25 | 39 km SW | 193 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charmois | 54 | 102 km N | 201 | 19.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Houetteville | 27 | 446 km NW | 193 | 23 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Semens | 33 | 635 km SW | 206 | 20.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 74 % · humidity 29 % |
| Aast | 64 | 720 km SW | 202 | 21.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · 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 Échavanne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mertzen | 68 | 31 km E | 200 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Braillans | 25 | 62 km SW | 203 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Heiwiller | 68 | 44 km E | 190 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Handschuheim | 67 | 122 km NE | 281 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Herbéviller | 54 | 100 km N | 214 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dieppe-sous-Douaumont | 55 | 196 km NW | 187 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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