Belfort
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 82.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Belfort (INSEE 90010) is in Territoire de Belfort (90), part of CA Grand Belfort. Population 45,912 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/90010-belfort
Vitality score
Vitality score 82.1/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 73 % of the 493 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 | 0.82 | 25 | 20.58 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.92 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0.91 | 10 | 9.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.52 | 5 | 2.62 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
29 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PASCAL ORIEZ SARL · PATISSERIE VERGNE · PAQUIER SARL). [3,4]
8 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ COSKUN ABI · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR BONNEMAISON · LA BONNE RENOMMEE · EL BARAKA BELFORT · BLEDI MARKET BLEDI PIZZA). [3,4]
16 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SAS PATRICK BOUVARD · FAMILY MARKET · PERELLO SARL · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
11 × Supermarket (LECLERC DRIVE · LIDL · SUPERMARKET · ALDI MARCHE · MONOPRIX EXPLOITATION, PAR ABREVIATION MPX). [3,4]
148 × Restaurant (LAPOSTE · TRATTORIA DE PETITE FONTAINE · LAMBELIN LUCETTE). [3,4]
39 × Café / bar (LE TERMINUS · L'ESTAMINET · BAR SNACK LE SANTIAGUO · CROSSROADS · IBIZA). [4]
12 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RAYMOND AUBERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE SIMONE VEIL · ECOLE MATERNELLE APPLICATION HUB METZER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE F.A. BARTHOLDI · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EMILE GEHANT). [3]
16 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES HEIDET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE P.DREYFUS SCH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHATEAUDUN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
7 × Collège (COLLEGE LEONARD DE VINCI · COLLEGE CHATEAUDUN · COLLEGE ARTHUR RIMBAUD · COLLEGE VAUBAN · COLLEGE SIMONE SIGNORET). [3]
40 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JACQUES SERZIAN, MÉDECIN · ANTHONY PRANDO, MÉDECIN · ALIX PLANTY, MÉDECIN · INES MESLI-BOUKHEZZA, MÉDECIN · WILLIAM COLLE, MÉDECIN). [3]
14 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BOURGART · PHARMACIE DES RESIDENCES MADRID · PHARMACIE CORDONNIER · PHARMACIE VAUBAN · PHARMACIE MARISA WILLEME). [3,4]
7 × Post office / agence postale (BELFORT PEPINIERE RP · BELFORT LE MONT RP · BELFORT MAISON DEQUARTIER GLACIS RP · BELFORT OFFICE DU TOURISME AP · LA POSTE). [3]
5 × Library (90 - MEDIATHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DU TERRITOIRE DE BELFORT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA CLÉ DES CHAMPS · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES GLACIS DU CHÂTEAU · MÉDIATHÈQUE DU CONSERVATOIRE HENRI DUTILLEUX · BIBLIOTHÈQUE LÉON DEUBEL). [3]
1 × Cinema (PATHE BELFORT). [3]
22 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE L UNIVERSITE DE TECHNOLOGIE DE BELFORT MONTBELIARD UTBM · GYMNASE MICHEL BUFFET · GYMNASE DIDEROT · QUARTIER FRIEDRICH 35EME R I · MAISON DE QUARTIER DES FORGES). [3]
18 × Bank (CCF BELFORT · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE FRANCHE COMTE · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
65 × Hairdresser (WEIBEL COIFFURE · LE COMPLEX · FREE HAIR SAS). [3,4]
6 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
11 × Hotel (GRAND HOTEL DU TONNEAU D'OR · IBIS STYLES · BB HOTELS · HOTEL SAINT-CHRISTOPHE · KYRIAD). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMP MUNICIPAL CAMPING · CAMPING L'ETANG DES FORGES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 6 × Bakery (boulangerie), 8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 36 × Restaurant, 2 × Primary school (élémentaire), 5 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 11 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 29 | PASCAL ORIEZ SARL · PATISSERIE VERGNE · PAQUIER SARL | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 8 | CHEZ COSKUN ABI · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR BONNEMAISON · LA BONNE RENOMMEE · EL BARAKA BELFORT · BLEDI MARKET BLEDI PIZZA | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 16 | SAS PATRICK BOUVARD · FAMILY MARKET · PERELLO SARL · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 11 | LECLERC DRIVE · LIDL · SUPERMARKET · ALDI MARCHE · MONOPRIX EXPLOITATION, PAR ABREVIATION MPX | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 148 | LAPOSTE · TRATTORIA DE PETITE FONTAINE · LAMBELIN LUCETTE | INSEE BPE 148 / INSEE SIRENE 221 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 39 | LE TERMINUS · L'ESTAMINET · BAR SNACK LE SANTIAGUO · CROSSROADS · IBIZA | INSEE SIRENE 39 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 12 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RAYMOND AUBERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE SIMONE VEIL · ECOLE MATERNELLE APPLICATION HUB METZER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE F.A. BARTHOLDI · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EMILE GEHANT | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 16 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES HEIDET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE P.DREYFUS SCH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHATEAUDUN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Collège | 7 | COLLEGE LEONARD DE VINCI · COLLEGE CHATEAUDUN · COLLEGE ARTHUR RIMBAUD · COLLEGE VAUBAN · COLLEGE SIMONE SIGNORET | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 40 | JACQUES SERZIAN, MÉDECIN · ANTHONY PRANDO, MÉDECIN · ALIX PLANTY, MÉDECIN · INES MESLI-BOUKHEZZA, MÉDECIN · WILLIAM COLLE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 40 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 14 | PHARMACIE BOURGART · PHARMACIE DES RESIDENCES MADRID · PHARMACIE CORDONNIER · PHARMACIE VAUBAN · PHARMACIE MARISA WILLEME | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 7 | BELFORT PEPINIERE RP · BELFORT LE MONT RP · BELFORT MAISON DEQUARTIER GLACIS RP · BELFORT OFFICE DU TOURISME AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Library | 5 | 90 - MEDIATHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DU TERRITOIRE DE BELFORT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA CLÉ DES CHAMPS · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES GLACIS DU CHÂTEAU · MÉDIATHÈQUE DU CONSERVATOIRE HENRI DUTILLEUX · BIBLIOTHÈQUE LÉON DEUBEL | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | PATHE BELFORT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 22 | GYMNASE DE L UNIVERSITE DE TECHNOLOGIE DE BELFORT MONTBELIARD UTBM · GYMNASE MICHEL BUFFET · GYMNASE DIDEROT · QUARTIER FRIEDRICH 35EME R I · MAISON DE QUARTIER DES FORGES | INSEE BPE 22 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 18 | CCF BELFORT · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE FRANCHE COMTE · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 65 | WEIBEL COIFFURE · LE COMPLEX · FREE HAIR SAS | INSEE BPE 65 / INSEE SIRENE 91 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 6 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 11 | GRAND HOTEL DU TONNEAU D'OR · IBIS STYLES · BB HOTELS · HOTEL SAINT-CHRISTOPHE · KYRIAD | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMP MUNICIPAL CAMPING · CAMPING L'ETANG DES FORGES | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 50,102 (2012) → 45,912 (2023): -8.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 50,125 (1990) → 45,912 (2023): -8.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 27,793, of which 2.5 % second homes and 12.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Belfort): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Belfort): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Belfort): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Belfort): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Belfort): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BELFORT weather station, 1.4 km away at 422 m; the village itself is at 359 m. [10]
The village sits 63 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BELFORT, 1.4 km away at 422 m, over 16 summers. [10]
That station sits 63 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,100 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BELFORT, 1.4 km away at 422 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90010/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/6/981f8e82-4b32-3359-bba8-4b52367ae55b— “Marché Fréry”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90010/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90010/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90010/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 90010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choisy-le-Roi | 94 | 353 km W | 45,946 | 84.8 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meudon | 92 | 367 km NW | 46,334 | 77.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rosny-sous-Bois | 93 | 352 km NW | 47,180 | 75.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Melun | 77 | 328 km W | 45,995 | 85.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alfortville | 94 | 354 km NW | 45,531 | 81 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-en-Laye | 78 | 380 km NW | 45,931 | 82.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melun | 77 | 328 km W | 45,995 | 85.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosny-sous-Bois | 93 | 352 km NW | 47,180 | 75.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Choisy-le-Roi | 94 | 353 km W | 45,946 | 84.8 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alfortville | 94 | 354 km NW | 45,531 | 81 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meudon | 92 | 367 km NW | 46,334 | 77.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-en-Laye | 78 | 380 km NW | 45,931 | 82.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · 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 Belfort'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-en-Laye | 78 | 380 km NW | 45,931 | 82.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy | 54 | 125 km NW | 29,942 | 70.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montbéliard | 25 | 15 km S | 24,672 | 69.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charleville-Mézières | 08 | 284 km NW | 45,560 | 83.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigny-lès-Metz | 57 | 171 km N | 21,718 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nancy | 54 | 128 km NW | 103,671 | 89.8 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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