Ferrières-lès-Ray
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ferrières-lès-Ray (INSEE 70231) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC des Quatre Rivières. Population 41 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 8.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 3,513 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.72 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 36 (2012) → 41 (2023): 13.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 47 (1990) → 41 (2023): -12.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 24, of which 12.5 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Seveux-Motey): 5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lavoncourt): 4.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Seveux-Motey): 5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Fresne-Saint-Mamès): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vellexon-Queutrey-et-Vaudey): 2 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 75 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the DELAIN weather station, 12.6 km away at 240 m; the village itself is at 212 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CHARGEY-LES-GRAY, 17.7 km away at 244 m, over 28 summers. [12]
An average of 932 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at DELAIN, 12.6 km away at 240 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70231/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70231/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70231/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70231/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70491
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70299
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70255
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70539
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lumier-la-Populeuse | 51 | 148 km NW | 41 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Meix | 21 | 65 km W | 41 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 65 % |
| Juilly | 21 | 106 km W | 41 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barbachen | 65 | 639 km SW | 41 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 65 % · humidity 43 % |
| Francheville | 39 | 86 km S | 39 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aure | 08 | 207 km NW | 40 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Meix | 21 | 65 km W | 41 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 65 % |
| Francheville | 39 | 86 km S | 39 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Juilly | 21 | 106 km W | 41 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Lumier-la-Populeuse | 51 | 148 km NW | 41 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aure | 08 | 207 km NW | 40 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barbachen | 65 | 639 km SW | 41 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 65 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Ferrières-lès-Ray'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hâcourt | 52 | 67 km N | 41 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chevigney | 70 | 32 km SW | 38 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morville | 88 | 73 km N | 42 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oigny | 21 | 82 km W | 39 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Remoncourt | 54 | 139 km NE | 39 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Paroy-sur-Saulx | 52 | 111 km N | 43 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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