La Villeneuve-Bellenoye-et-la-Maize
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Villeneuve-Bellenoye-et-la-Maize (INSEE 70558) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC Terres de Saône. Population 160 (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 10.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 14,595 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 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 135 (2012) → 160 (2023): 18.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 162 (1990) → 160 (2023): -1.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 85, of which 5.9 % second homes and 7.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saulx): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vesoul): 9.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saulx): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saulx): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vellefrie): 2.2 km to the west (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, 3.1 km away at 312 m; the village itself is at 238 m. [11]
The village sits 74 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, 8.7 km away at 360 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 122 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, 3.1 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 — 70558/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70558/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70558/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70558/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preutin-Higny | 54 | 185 km N | 160 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 78 % |
| Ferrières-le-Lac | 25 | 69 km SE | 160 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Berrogain-Laruns | 64 | 744 km SW | 160 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 29 % |
| Cys-la-Commune | 02 | 272 km NW | 161 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaux-lès-Port | 70 | 16 km W | 158 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aulx-lès-Cromary | 70 | 39 km S | 160 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaux-lès-Port | 70 | 16 km W | 158 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aulx-lès-Cromary | 70 | 39 km S | 160 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ferrières-le-Lac | 25 | 69 km SE | 160 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Preutin-Higny | 54 | 185 km N | 160 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 78 % |
| Cys-la-Commune | 02 | 272 km NW | 161 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berrogain-Laruns | 64 | 744 km SW | 160 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 La Villeneuve-Bellenoye-et-la-Maize'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulx-lès-Cromary | 70 | 39 km S | 160 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varogne | 70 | 3.6 km W | 155 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Foulcrey | 57 | 113 km NE | 162 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bay | 70 | 61 km SW | 161 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Périgny-la-Rose | 10 | 216 km NW | 154 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villars-et-Villenotte | 21 | 142 km W | 166 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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