Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire (INSEE 70498) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC des 1000 étangs. Population 438 (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 27.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 17,909 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.45 | 5 | 2.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (MELITINE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU CENTRE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (RENAUD MUSQUAR, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (TERNUAY MELAY ET ST HILAIRE AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | MELITINE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | RENAUD MUSQUAR, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | TERNUAY MELAY ET ST HILAIRE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 521 (2012) → 438 (2023): -15.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 502 (1990) → 438 (2023): -12.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 313, of which 27.5 % second homes and 1.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mélisey): 5.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fresse): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Faucogney-et-la-Mer): 8.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BELFAHY_SAPC weather station, 7.3 km away at 847 m; the village itself is at 355 m. [12]
The village sits 492 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BELFAHY_SAPC, 7.3 km away at 847 m, over 13 summers. [12]
That station sits 492 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,829 mm of rain a year, spread over 162 days — about 11.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SERVANCE, 5.4 km away at 425 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70498/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70498/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70498/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70498/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70339
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70256
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70498
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70227
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marignac | 31 | 715 km SW | 474 | 26.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sigonce | 04 | 426 km S | 419 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourg-Bruche | 67 | 74 km NE | 378 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boissy-lès-Perche | 28 | 437 km W | 497 | 25.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hérisson | 03 | 329 km SW | 555 | 27.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Marolle-en-Sologne | 41 | 364 km W | 379 | 24.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-Bruche | 67 | 74 km NE | 378 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hérisson | 03 | 329 km SW | 555 | 27.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Marolle-en-Sologne | 41 | 364 km W | 379 | 24.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sigonce | 04 | 426 km S | 419 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boissy-lès-Perche | 28 | 437 km W | 497 | 25.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marignac | 31 | 715 km SW | 474 | 26.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Ternuay-Melay-et-Saint-Hilaire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marignac | 31 | 715 km SW | 474 | 26.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cavron-Saint-Martin | 62 | 446 km NW | 423 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Martainneville | 80 | 436 km NW | 410 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moussey | 88 | 77 km N | 548 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges-du-Rosay | 72 | 459 km W | 452 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallery | 89 | 272 km W | 575 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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