Noidans-le-Ferroux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Noidans-le-Ferroux (INSEE 70387) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC des Combes. Population 646 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 46.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 16,749 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.81 | 10 | 8.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.89 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL LE FOURNIL DE LEON). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE CHEVROLET, MÉDECIN · AUDE DELVA, MÉDECIN · LEA MOUGENOT, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE-MARIE CHAPPUIS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GIRARD-CLAUDON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (NOIDANS LE FERROUX AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE NOIDANS-LE-FERROUX). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SARL LE FOURNIL DE LEON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | ANNE CHEVROLET, MÉDECIN · AUDE DELVA, MÉDECIN · LEA MOUGENOT, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE-MARIE CHAPPUIS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE GIRARD-CLAUDON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | NOIDANS LE FERROUX AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE NOIDANS-LE-FERROUX | 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 635 (2012) → 646 (2023): 1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 593 (1990) → 646 (2023): 8.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 342, of which 4.7 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Noidans-le-Ferroux): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Soing-Cubry-Charentenay): 5.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Noidans-le-Ferroux): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Noidans-le-Ferroux): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Noidans-le-Ferroux): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PORT-SUR-SAONE weather station, 15.5 km away at 262 m; the village itself is at 227 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PORT-SUR-SAONE, 15.5 km away at 262 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 1,118 mm of rain a year, spread over 146 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MAIZIERES, 9.8 km away at 250 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 — 70387/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70387/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70387/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70387/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70387
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70492
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-sur-Epte | 27 | 365 km NW | 659 | 46.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 72 % |
| Saint-Seurin-de-Cursac | 33 | 571 km SW | 771 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 36 % · humidity 50 % |
| Docelles | 88 | 81 km NE | 856 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Zinswiller | 67 | 193 km NE | 712 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avoudrey | 25 | 60 km SE | 982 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Amancey | 25 | 60 km S | 744 | 63.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amancey | 25 | 60 km S | 744 | 63.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Avoudrey | 25 | 60 km SE | 982 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Docelles | 88 | 81 km NE | 856 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Zinswiller | 67 | 193 km NE | 712 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château-sur-Epte | 27 | 365 km NW | 659 | 46.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 72 % |
| Saint-Seurin-de-Cursac | 33 | 571 km SW | 771 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 36 % · 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 Noidans-le-Ferroux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinswiller | 67 | 193 km NE | 712 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ville-en-Tardenois | 51 | 239 km NW | 660 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mars-la-Tour | 54 | 170 km N | 875 | 52 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Juniville | 08 | 234 km NW | 1,224 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Leyr | 54 | 139 km N | 906 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Remilly-Aillicourt | 08 | 242 km N | 754 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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