Velle-le-Châtel
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Velle-le-Châtel (INSEE 70536) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC des Combes. Population 125 (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 16.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 12,568 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Hairdresser (LS COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), 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] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | LS COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 144 (2012) → 125 (2023): -13.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 141 (1990) → 125 (2023): -11.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 75, of which 14.7 % second homes and 2.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vaivre-et-Montoille): 5.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vaivre-et-Montoille): 5.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Noidans-lès-Vesoul): 5.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vaivre-et-Montoille): 6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montigny-lès-Vesoul): 4.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PORT-SUR-SAONE weather station, 10 km away at 262 m; the village itself is at 224 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PORT-SUR-SAONE, 10 km away at 262 m, over 15 summers. [11]
An average of 975 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PORT-SUR-SAONE, 10 km away at 262 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 — 70536/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70536/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70536/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70536/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70513
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70388
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70363
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynel | 52 | 94 km NW | 129 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dravegny | 02 | 254 km NW | 134 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Sylvain | 76 | 467 km NW | 133 | 12.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Sommauthe | 08 | 225 km N | 132 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Champagne-sur-Loue | 39 | 65 km S | 122 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chemilly-sur-Serein | 89 | 165 km W | 134 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champagne-sur-Loue | 39 | 65 km S | 122 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reynel | 52 | 94 km NW | 129 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chemilly-sur-Serein | 89 | 165 km W | 134 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sommauthe | 08 | 225 km N | 132 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Dravegny | 02 | 254 km NW | 134 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Sylvain | 76 | 467 km NW | 133 | 12.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
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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 Velle-le-Châtel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynel | 52 | 94 km NW | 129 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dravegny | 02 | 254 km NW | 134 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monthenault | 02 | 274 km NW | 140 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gemmelaincourt | 88 | 76 km N | 120 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Viviers | 57 | 146 km N | 120 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Han-lès-Juvigny | 55 | 216 km N | 126 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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