Vellefaux
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vellefaux (INSEE 70532) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC du Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois. Population 539 (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 20.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 17,568 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (POLE EDUCATIF). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | POLE EDUCATIF | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 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 476 (2012) → 539 (2023): 13.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 487 (1990) → 539 (2023): 10.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 247, of which 0.8 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Échenoz-la-Méline): 5.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Échenoz-la-Méline): 5.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Échenoz-la-Méline): 5.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Échenoz-la-Méline): 6.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vellefaux): 1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FROTEY_SAPC weather station, 10.6 km away at 360 m; the village itself is at 338 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FROTEY_SAPC, 10.6 km away at 360 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 896 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FROTEY_SAPC, 10.6 km away at 360 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
28 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 162,500 € — 1,238 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Haute-Saône is 990 € per m², so this commune sits above 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 — 70532/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70532/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70532/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70532/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70207
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70532
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catillon-Fumechon | 60 | 353 km NW | 542 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Fay-Saint-Quentin | 60 | 356 km NW | 531 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jumel | 80 | 371 km NW | 532 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubigny-en-Plaine | 21 | 86 km SW | 541 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thenelles | 02 | 320 km NW | 541 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Volmerange-lès-Boulay | 57 | 181 km N | 548 | 23.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 70 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubigny-en-Plaine | 21 | 86 km SW | 541 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Volmerange-lès-Boulay | 57 | 181 km N | 548 | 23.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 70 % |
| Thenelles | 02 | 320 km NW | 541 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Catillon-Fumechon | 60 | 353 km NW | 542 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Fay-Saint-Quentin | 60 | 356 km NW | 531 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jumel | 80 | 371 km NW | 532 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · 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 Vellefaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catillon-Fumechon | 60 | 353 km NW | 542 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Fay-Saint-Quentin | 60 | 356 km NW | 531 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jumel | 80 | 371 km NW | 532 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thenelles | 02 | 320 km NW | 541 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Manspach | 68 | 73 km E | 544 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barenton-Bugny | 02 | 295 km NW | 555 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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