Frasne-le-Château
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 24.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Frasne-le-Château (INSEE 70253) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC des Monts de Gy. Population 294 (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 24.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 17,792 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FRASNE LE CHATEAU AP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (ENSEMBLE SPORTIF SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX D'ALYSS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | FRASNE LE CHATEAU AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | ENSEMBLE SPORTIF SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LES CISEAUX D'ALYSS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 290 (2012) → 294 (2023): 1.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 218 (1990) → 294 (2023): 34.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 142, of which 7.7 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fretigney-et-Velloreille): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cordonnet): 7.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Fretigney-et-Velloreille): 5.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Fretigney-et-Velloreille): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fretigney-et-Velloreille): 4.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BUCEY-LES-GY weather station, 5.9 km away at 215 m; the village itself is at 253 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at RIOZ, 12.9 km away at 275 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 1,037 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BUCEY-LES-GY, 5.9 km away at 215 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
28 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 93,100 € — 1,056 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Haute-Saône is 990 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70253/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70253/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70253/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70253/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70257
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70174
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nampcel | 60 | 305 km NW | 293 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montigny-en-Arrouaise | 02 | 325 km NW | 317 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 38 % · winter 85 % |
| Kœur-la-Petite | 55 | 158 km N | 256 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-sur-Meuse | 55 | 177 km N | 284 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chambolle-Musigny | 21 | 77 km SW | 264 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Richebourg | 52 | 88 km NW | 241 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambolle-Musigny | 21 | 77 km SW | 264 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Richebourg | 52 | 88 km NW | 241 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kœur-la-Petite | 55 | 158 km N | 256 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-sur-Meuse | 55 | 177 km N | 284 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nampcel | 60 | 305 km NW | 293 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montigny-en-Arrouaise | 02 | 325 km NW | 317 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 38 % · winter 85 % |
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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 Frasne-le-Château'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menotey | 39 | 45 km SW | 293 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Santans | 39 | 52 km S | 274 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Médière | 25 | 53 km E | 281 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard | 16 | 481 km SW | 270 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vincelottes | 89 | 171 km W | 285 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poiseux | 58 | 204 km W | 331 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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