Luze
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Luze (INSEE 70312) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC du Pays d'Héricourt. Population 836 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/70312-luze
Vitality score
Vitality score 23.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 15,369 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.9 | 10 | 9.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.92 |
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 PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ALEXANDRA COIFFURE). [3,4]
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, 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | ALEXANDRA COIFFURE | 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 738 (2012) → 836 (2023): 13.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 596 (1990) → 836 (2023): 40.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 372, of which 0.8 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chagey): 1.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Héricourt): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Héricourt): 2.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Héricourt): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Luze): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
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, 6.8 km away at 425 m; the village itself is at 344 m. [11]
The village sits 81 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]
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, 6.8 km away at 425 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
49 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 184,150 € — 1,195 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Haute-Saône is 990 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
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 — 70312/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70312/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70312/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70312/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70116
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70285
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70312
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farges-lès-Chalon | 71 | 169 km SW | 829 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 93 % |
| Noyelles-sous-Bellonne | 62 | 405 km NW | 848 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 69 % |
| Osthoffen | 67 | 126 km NE | 815 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 92 % |
| Rampillon | 77 | 293 km NW | 836 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 78 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Lages | 31 | 599 km SW | 886 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 57 % |
| Lachambre | 57 | 165 km N | 906 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 85 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osthoffen | 67 | 126 km NE | 815 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 92 % |
| Lachambre | 57 | 165 km N | 906 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 85 % |
| Farges-lès-Chalon | 71 | 169 km SW | 829 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 93 % |
| Rampillon | 77 | 293 km NW | 836 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 78 % |
| Noyelles-sous-Bellonne | 62 | 405 km NW | 848 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 69 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Lages | 31 | 599 km SW | 886 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 57 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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