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Vellexon-Queutrey-et-Vaudey

Haute-Saône · CC des Quatre Rivières · INSEE 70539

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 27.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Vellexon-Queutrey-et-Vaudey (INSEE 70539) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC des Quatre Rivières. Population 487 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/70539-vellexon-queutrey-et-vaudey

Vitality score

Vitality score 27.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 51 % of the 17,829 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0250
Social0.32206.32
Education0.63106.32
Health0100
Public & culture0.3251.58
Population trend0.44104.38
Housing mix0.8854.42

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6
Eating out 0 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 1 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]

1 × Café / bar. [4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (VELLEXON QUEUTREY ET VAUDEY AP). [3]

1 × Hairdresser (H ET L COIFFURE). [3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Café / bar1INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE PRIMAIREINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1VELLEXON QUEUTREY ET VAUDEY APINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser1H ET L COIFFUREINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 629 2023: 487 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 483 (2012) → 487 (2023): 0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 519 (1990) → 487 (2023): -6.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 291, of which 5.8 % second homes and 16.5 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmGP — 4.2 km E (Fresne-Saint-Mamès)Pharmacy — 4.2 km E (Fresne-Saint-Mamès)Bakery — 4.3 km W (Seveux-Motey)Food shop — 4.3 km E (Fresne-Saint-Mamès)
In the commune Primary school GP — 4.2 km EPharmacy — 4.2 km EBakery — 4.3 km WFood shop — 4.3 km E Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Seveux-Motey): 4.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Fresne-Saint-Mamès): 4.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]

GP (Fresne-Saint-Mamès): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Fresne-Saint-Mamès): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Vellexon-Queutrey-et-Vaudey): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 75 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]

Measured at the DELAIN weather station, 12.9 km away at 240 m; the village itself is at 213 m. [11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]

Humidity measured at CHARGEY-LES-GRAY, 16.9 km away at 244 m, over 28 summers. [11]

An average of 932 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]

Rainfall measured at DELAIN, 12.9 km away at 240 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]

What property sold for

32 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 74,000 € — 625 € per m² of built surface. [12]

The median across Haute-Saône is 990 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]

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

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70539/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70539/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70539/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70539/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 70491
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 70255
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 70539
  11. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
  12. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025

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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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Bacouël60340 km NW47731.8Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 %
Boisset-les-Prévanches27366 km NW47631.3Few servicesSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 %
Ville-sur-Illon8875 km NE51729.2Few servicesSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 %
Lagny60312 km NW52429Few servicesSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 %
Any-Martin-Rieux02283 km NW45626.1Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 97 %
Maurupt-le-Montois51150 km NW51126.6Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 %
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CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Ville-sur-Illon8875 km NE51729.2Few servicesSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 %
Maurupt-le-Montois51150 km NW51126.6Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 %
Any-Martin-Rieux02283 km NW45626.1Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 97 %
Lagny60312 km NW52429Few servicesSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 %
Bacouël60340 km NW47731.8Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 %
Boisset-les-Prévanches27366 km NW47631.3Few servicesSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 %

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…and in much the same climate

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CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Chamoy10150 km NW49935.2Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Boissy-lès-Perche28386 km W49725.5Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 %
Clémery54150 km N49132.3Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Charny-sur-Meuse55186 km N52222.2Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Vany57180 km N47832.5Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Rouvres-la-Chétive8883 km N46829.3Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 %