Dorans
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dorans (INSEE 90035) is in Territoire de Belfort (90), part of CA Grand Belfort. Population 824 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/90035-dorans
Vitality score
Vitality score 24.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 15,482 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PAULINE KERGOMARD). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DORANS). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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] | |
| 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) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PAULINE KERGOMARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DORANS | 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 604 (2012) → 824 (2023): 36.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 509 (1990) → 824 (2023): 61.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 337, of which 1.2 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sevenans): 1.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Andelnans): 2.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Andelnans): 2.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Andelnans): 2.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Dorans): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the DORANS weather station, 0.3 km away at 401 m; the village itself is at 379 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DORANS, 0.3 km away at 401 m, over 16 summers. [11]
An average of 995 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DORANS, 0.3 km away at 401 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 — 90035/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90035/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90035/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90035/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 90094
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 90001
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 90035
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vayres-sur-Essonne | 91 | 347 km W | 978 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Leimbach | 68 | 30 km NE | 928 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lachapelle-sous-Chaux | 90 | 13 km N | 745 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gervais | 95 | 413 km NW | 878 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bordères | 64 | 736 km SW | 694 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 7 % |
| Baliros | 64 | 739 km SW | 515 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachapelle-sous-Chaux | 90 | 13 km N | 745 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Leimbach | 68 | 30 km NE | 928 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vayres-sur-Essonne | 91 | 347 km W | 978 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gervais | 95 | 413 km NW | 878 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bordères | 64 | 736 km SW | 694 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 7 % |
| Baliros | 64 | 739 km SW | 515 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Dorans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vayres-sur-Essonne | 91 | 347 km W | 978 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Leimbach | 68 | 30 km NE | 928 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lachapelle-sous-Chaux | 90 | 13 km N | 745 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Varanges | 21 | 130 km W | 678 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kindwiller | 67 | 152 km N | 653 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Urschenheim | 68 | 73 km NE | 808 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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