Plancher-Bas
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Plancher-Bas (INSEE 70413) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC Rahin et Chérimont. Population 1,846 (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 40.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 10,127 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 | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.23 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA MARTINA · LA CUISTANCE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA PLANCHE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PLANCHER BAS AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE GEORGES BRASSENS). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (R.COIFF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 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 | 2 | LA MARTINA · LA CUISTANCE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA PLANCHE | 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 | PLANCHER BAS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE GEORGES BRASSENS | 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 | 2 | R.COIFF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 1,973 (2012) → 1,846 (2023): -6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,644 (1990) → 1,846 (2023): 12.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 971, of which 4.9 % second homes and 11.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Champagney): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Champagney): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Champagney): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Plancher-Bas): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Plancher-Bas): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PLANCHER-LES-MI weather station, 5.9 km away at 529 m; the village itself is at 431 m. [10]
The village sits 98 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BELFAHY_SAPC, 7.1 km away at 847 m, over 13 summers. [10]
That station sits 416 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 2,086 mm of rain a year, spread over 156 days — about 13.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PLANCHER-LES-MI, 5.9 km away at 529 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
109 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 150,000 € — 1,037 € per m² of built surface. [11]
7 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 66,550 € — 955 € per m². [11]
The median across Haute-Saône is 990 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
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 — 70413/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70413/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70413/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70413/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70120
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70413
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garat | 16 | 546 km SW | 2,105 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 38 % · humidity 86 % |
| Giroussens | 81 | 584 km SW | 1,571 | 48.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 58 % · humidity 50 % |
| Montaigut-sur-Save | 31 | 619 km SW | 1,984 | 49 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
| Villaudric | 31 | 596 km SW | 1,653 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 70 % |
| Sainte-Marie | 35 | 653 km W | 2,247 | 46 | Partly served | no figures |
| Chassal-Molinges | 39 | 169 km SW | 1,113 | 34.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassal-Molinges | 39 | 169 km SW | 1,113 | 34.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Garat | 16 | 546 km SW | 2,105 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 38 % · humidity 86 % |
| Giroussens | 81 | 584 km SW | 1,571 | 48.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 58 % · humidity 50 % |
| Villaudric | 31 | 596 km SW | 1,653 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 70 % |
| Montaigut-sur-Save | 31 | 619 km SW | 1,984 | 49 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sainte-Marie | 35 | 653 km W | 2,247 | 46 | Partly served | no figures |
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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 Plancher-Bas'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-Michel-sur-Meurthe | 88 | 67 km N | 1,785 | 35.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Uriménil | 88 | 49 km NW | 1,323 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ajain | 23 | 397 km SW | 1,019 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arsac-en-Velay | 43 | 371 km SW | 1,219 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Écuisses | 71 | 199 km SW | 1,652 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arches | 88 | 47 km N | 1,617 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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