Melin
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 13.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Melin (INSEE 70337) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC des Hauts du Val de Saône. Population 52 (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 13.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 5,097 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.18 | 10 | 1.75 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.44 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PIZZERIA LA MELINOISE). [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, 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 | 1 | PIZZERIA LA MELINOISE | 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 | 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 59 (2012) → 52 (2023): -11.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 77 (1990) → 52 (2023): -32.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 45, of which 15.6 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Combeaufontaine): 5.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Combeaufontaine): 5.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Combeaufontaine): 5.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Combeaufontaine): 5.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Combeaufontaine): 5.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 84 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the COMBEAUFONTAINE weather station, 6 km away at 252 m; the village itself is at 264 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at VENISEY, 16.2 km away at 243 m, over 21 summers. [9]
An average of 1,058 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at COMBEAUFONTAINE, 6 km away at 252 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 — 70337/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70337/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70337/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70337/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70165
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vérissey | 71 | 126 km SW | 53 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 46 % |
| Bouhey | 21 | 106 km SW | 53 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grandeyrolles | 63 | 320 km SW | 55 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Murlin | 58 | 208 km W | 57 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rombly | 62 | 404 km NW | 53 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Magnas | 32 | 582 km SW | 56 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 16 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouhey | 21 | 106 km SW | 53 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vérissey | 71 | 126 km SW | 53 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 46 % |
| Murlin | 58 | 208 km W | 57 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grandeyrolles | 63 | 320 km SW | 55 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rombly | 62 | 404 km NW | 53 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Magnas | 32 | 582 km SW | 56 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 16 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Melin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escots | 65 | 678 km SW | 39 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berzé-le-Châtel | 71 | 173 km SW | 54 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ternant-les-Eaux | 63 | 325 km SW | 59 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pasilly | 89 | 131 km W | 54 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grandecourt | 70 | 12 km S | 47 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mauvezin-de-Sainte-Croix | 09 | 630 km SW | 52 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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