Gray-la-Ville
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gray-la-Ville (INSEE 70280) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC Val de Gray. Population 928 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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 19.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 14,783 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.72 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE GRAY LA VILLE). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE SONJOUR). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE GRAY LA VILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE SONJOUR | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 982 (2012) → 928 (2023): -5.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,064 (1990) → 928 (2023): -12.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 503, of which 2.6 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gray): 1.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gray): 1.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Gray): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gray): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Gray-la-Ville): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHARGEY-LES-GRAY weather station, 7.6 km away at 244 m; the village itself is at 192 m. [10]
The village sits 52 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHARGEY-LES-GRAY, 7.6 km away at 244 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 52 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 836 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHARGEY-LES-GRAY, 7.6 km away at 244 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70280/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70280/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70280/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70280/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70279
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70280
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villiers-le-Mahieu | 78 | 323 km NW | 888 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sériès | 34 | 428 km S | 972 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 14 % |
| Auteuil | 78 | 319 km NW | 1,020 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresnoy-en-Thelle | 60 | 313 km NW | 871 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gajan | 30 | 408 km S | 789 | 26.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Estrun | 59 | 354 km NW | 725 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresnoy-en-Thelle | 60 | 313 km NW | 871 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auteuil | 78 | 319 km NW | 1,020 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villiers-le-Mahieu | 78 | 323 km NW | 888 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estrun | 59 | 354 km NW | 725 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gajan | 30 | 408 km S | 789 | 26.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Sériès | 34 | 428 km S | 972 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Gray-la-Ville'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auteuil | 78 | 319 km NW | 1,020 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Leimbach | 68 | 121 km E | 928 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ponthévrard | 78 | 299 km NW | 693 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roderen | 68 | 120 km E | 902 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vayres-sur-Essonne | 91 | 264 km NW | 978 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dorans | 90 | 96 km E | 824 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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