Vellefrie
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vellefrie (INSEE 70534) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC Terres de Saône. Population 122 (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 22.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 12,371 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 | 0.78 | 10 | 7.84 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.81 |
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 MATERNELLE). [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, 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) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | 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 | 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 138 (2012) → 122 (2023): -11.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 95 (1990) → 122 (2023): 28.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 54, of which 1.9 % second homes and 3.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saulx): 4.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vesoul): 8.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saulx): 4.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saulx): 4.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vellefrie): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAULX-DE-VESOUL weather station, 5.1 km away at 312 m; the village itself is at 251 m. [11]
The village sits 61 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 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FROTEY_SAPC, 7.7 km away at 360 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 109 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 1,082 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAULX-DE-VESOUL, 5.1 km away at 312 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70534/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70534/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70534/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70534/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70478
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70550
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70534
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fauconcourt | 88 | 78 km N | 126 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Hérie | 02 | 290 km NW | 125 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Vallois | 88 | 51 km N | 128 | 23.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gouy-en-Ternois | 62 | 402 km NW | 127 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bimont | 62 | 445 km NW | 112 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Assenoncourt | 57 | 126 km N | 115 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Vallois | 88 | 51 km N | 128 | 23.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fauconcourt | 88 | 78 km N | 126 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Assenoncourt | 57 | 126 km N | 115 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Hérie | 02 | 290 km NW | 125 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gouy-en-Ternois | 62 | 402 km NW | 127 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bimont | 62 | 445 km NW | 112 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Vellefrie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senailly | 21 | 147 km W | 132 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fleix | 86 | 433 km W | 143 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morville-sur-Nied | 57 | 139 km N | 121 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dolancourt | 10 | 135 km NW | 124 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Braux-le-Châtel | 52 | 105 km NW | 123 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romagne-sous-les-Côtes | 55 | 188 km N | 123 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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