Saint-Barthélemy

Identity

Saint-Barthélemy (INSEE 70459) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC des 1000 étangs. Population 1,085 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/70459-saint-barthelemy

Vitality score

Vitality score 25.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 17 % of the 13,843 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.

Services

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

2 × Restaurant (L'ANNEXE.S · PIZZA AU FEU DE BOIS). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (POLE EDUCATIF). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE SAINT BARTELEMY). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (ENSEMBLE SPORTIF). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser. ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. ^[3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

Population 1,153 (2012) → 1,085 (2023): -5.9 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 997 (1990) → 1,085 (2023): 8.8 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 557, of which 3.4 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Mélisey): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Mélisey): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Mélisey): 0.9 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Saint-Germain): 4.6 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Saint-Barthélemy): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[10]

Climate

An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the BELFAHY_SAPC weather station, 11.3 km away at 847 m; the village itself is at 334 m. ^[11]

The village sits 513 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]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[11]

Humidity measured at BELFAHY_SAPC, 11.3 km away at 847 m, over 13 summers. ^[11]

That station sits 513 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. ^[11]

An average of 1,305 mm of rain a year, spread over 151 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at MELISEY, 1.5 km away at 331 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[11]

What property sold for

53 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 112,000 € — 941 € 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

1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70459/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE BPE 2025
4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70459/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70459/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70459/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 70339
9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 70464
10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 70459
11. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
12. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025