Mollans
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mollans (INSEE 70351) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC du Triangle Vert. Population 244 (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 23/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 17,108 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.56 |
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 PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MOLLANS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE MOLLANS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 ELEMENTAIRE 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 | 1 | MOLLANS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE MOLLANS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 247 (2012) → 244 (2023): -1.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 233 (1990) → 244 (2023): 4.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 137, of which 4.4 % second homes and 12.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vy-lès-Lure): 5.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Noroy-le-Bourg): 6.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Noroy-le-Bourg): 6.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Noroy-le-Bourg): 6.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Mollans): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 79 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAULX-DE-VESOUL weather station, 8.2 km away at 312 m; the village itself is at 298 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VILLERSEXEL SA, 12.6 km away at 290 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,082 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAULX-DE-VESOUL, 8.2 km away at 312 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
9 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 137,700 € — 975 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Haute-Saône is 990 € per m², so this commune sits about level with 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 — 70351/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70351/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70351/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70351/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70581
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70390
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70351
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Valentin | 36 | 349 km W | 261 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Esnouveaux | 52 | 93 km NW | 301 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaubecourt | 55 | 171 km NW | 312 | 25.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Routier | 11 | 604 km SW | 231 | 20.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 15 % · humidity 21 % |
| Soupex | 11 | 589 km SW | 243 | 22.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 34 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saulx-le-Duc | 21 | 102 km W | 246 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esnouveaux | 52 | 93 km NW | 301 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saulx-le-Duc | 21 | 102 km W | 246 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaubecourt | 55 | 171 km NW | 312 | 25.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Valentin | 36 | 349 km W | 261 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soupex | 11 | 589 km SW | 243 | 22.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 34 % · humidity 43 % |
| Routier | 11 | 604 km SW | 231 | 20.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 15 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Mollans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Valentin | 36 | 349 km W | 261 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Voulaines-les-Templiers | 21 | 121 km W | 270 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chassigny | 52 | 75 km W | 243 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Landaville | 88 | 85 km NW | 288 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trois-Vèvres | 58 | 237 km W | 241 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trésilley | 70 | 34 km SW | 287 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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