Buc
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Buc (INSEE 90020) is in Territoire de Belfort (90), part of CA Grand Belfort. Population 244 (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 17.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 17,108 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 | 0.36 | 10 | 3.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 310 (2012) → 244 (2023): -21.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 284 (1990) → 244 (2023): -14.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 135, of which 0.7 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Essert): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bavilliers): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Mandrevillars): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Bavilliers): 3.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Buc): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the DORANS weather station, 4.6 km away at 401 m; the village itself is at 373 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at DORANS, 4.6 km away at 401 m, over 16 summers. [12]
An average of 995 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at DORANS, 4.6 km away at 401 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90020/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90020/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90020/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90020/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 90039
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 90008
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70330
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 90020
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vahl-lès-Faulquemont | 57 | 158 km N | 244 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pommier | 62 | 419 km NW | 244 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Russy-Bémont | 60 | 335 km NW | 247 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 86 % |
| Villers-au-Flos | 62 | 395 km NW | 245 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parey-Saint-Césaire | 54 | 115 km NW | 248 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frévillers | 62 | 439 km NW | 239 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parey-Saint-Césaire | 54 | 115 km NW | 248 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vahl-lès-Faulquemont | 57 | 158 km N | 244 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Russy-Bémont | 60 | 335 km NW | 247 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 86 % |
| Villers-au-Flos | 62 | 395 km NW | 245 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pommier | 62 | 419 km NW | 244 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frévillers | 62 | 439 km NW | 239 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · 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 Buc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vahl-lès-Faulquemont | 57 | 158 km N | 244 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vésigneul-sur-Marne | 51 | 222 km NW | 240 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villy-en-Trodes | 10 | 191 km W | 245 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Vrain | 51 | 190 km NW | 231 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Many | 57 | 156 km N | 257 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaudun | 02 | 321 km NW | 238 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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