Gouhenans
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gouhenans (INSEE 70271) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC du Pays de Villersexel. Population 357 (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 18.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 18,074 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.86 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.37 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GOUHENANS AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (PASSION'L COLOR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 1 | GOUHENANS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | PASSION'L COLOR | 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 433 (2012) → 357 (2023): -17.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 362 (1990) → 357 (2023): -1.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 221, of which 6.3 % second homes and 14.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Athesans-Étroitefontaine): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Athesans-Étroitefontaine): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Athesans-Étroitefontaine): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Athesans-Étroitefontaine): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Athesans-Étroitefontaine): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the VILLERSEXEL SA weather station, 7.4 km away at 290 m; the village itself is at 313 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at VILLERSEXEL SA, 7.4 km away at 290 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,031 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VILLERSEXEL SA, 7.4 km away at 290 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70271/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70271/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70271/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70271/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70031
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dammartin-Marpain | 39 | 80 km SW | 340 | 24.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Jort | 14 | 508 km W | 303 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lascazères | 65 | 680 km SW | 320 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 69 % · humidity 43 % |
| Eymouthiers | 16 | 502 km SW | 315 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain | 55 | 211 km N | 435 | 21.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Barie | 33 | 609 km SW | 274 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 62 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dammartin-Marpain | 39 | 80 km SW | 340 | 24.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain | 55 | 211 km N | 435 | 21.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Eymouthiers | 16 | 502 km SW | 315 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jort | 14 | 508 km W | 303 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barie | 33 | 609 km SW | 274 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 62 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lascazères | 65 | 680 km SW | 320 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 69 % · 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 Gouhenans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantenot | 70 | 16 km N | 369 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Friauville | 54 | 177 km N | 364 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Granges-le-Bourg | 70 | 10 km SE | 379 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Umpeau | 28 | 370 km W | 404 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nébing | 57 | 146 km N | 328 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mancenans | 25 | 18 km S | 321 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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