Velet
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Velet (INSEE 70529) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC Val de Gray. Population 369 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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 19/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 18,051 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE VELET). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE VELET | 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 385 (2012) → 369 (2023): -4.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 426 (1990) → 369 (2023): -13.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 191, of which 3.7 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gray): 2.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gray): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Gray): 2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gray): 1.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Velet): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 88 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the POYANS weather station, 7.7 km away at 202 m; the village itself is at 193 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHARGEY-LES-GRAY, 9.1 km away at 244 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 51 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 914 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at POYANS, 7.7 km away at 202 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 — 70529/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70529/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70529/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70529/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70279
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70529
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermont | 90 | 98 km E | 358 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Yzengremer | 80 | 417 km NW | 490 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estos | 64 | 673 km SW | 481 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 27 % · humidity 21 % |
| Novillers | 60 | 322 km NW | 392 | 17.3 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Bougy | 14 | 488 km NW | 376 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubigny | 80 | 356 km NW | 502 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermont | 90 | 98 km E | 358 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Novillers | 60 | 322 km NW | 392 | 17.3 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Aubigny | 80 | 356 km NW | 502 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Yzengremer | 80 | 417 km NW | 490 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bougy | 14 | 488 km NW | 376 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estos | 64 | 673 km SW | 481 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 27 % · 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 Velet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulhac | 43 | 292 km SW | 590 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pallud | 73 | 204 km S | 784 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Frugerès-les-Mines | 43 | 286 km SW | 548 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Félix | 03 | 207 km SW | 279 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meurcourt | 70 | 63 km NE | 345 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vichel | 63 | 285 km SW | 327 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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