Petitefontaine
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Petitefontaine (INSEE 90078) is in Territoire de Belfort (90), part of CC des Vosges du Sud. Population 193 (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 21.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 15,747 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 | 0.72 | 10 | 7.22 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
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 188 (2012) → 193 (2023): 2.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 158 (1990) → 193 (2023): 22.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 76, of which 2.6 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rougemont-le-Château): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rougemont-le-Château): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Rougemont-le-Château): 3.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rougemont-le-Château): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Petitefontaine): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 80 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FELON_SAPC weather station, 2.6 km away at 383 m; the village itself is at 388 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GIROMAGNY_SAPC, 13.1 km away at 473 m, over 12 summers. [10]
That station sits 85 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 1,072 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FELON_SAPC, 2.6 km away at 383 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90078/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90078/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90078/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90078/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 90089
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 90078
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Hérie-la-Viéville | 02 | 340 km NW | 192 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vanvillé | 77 | 304 km W | 197 | 23.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aumerval | 62 | 456 km NW | 189 | 20 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Canteloup | 14 | 549 km W | 187 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Louvrechy | 80 | 406 km NW | 197 | 23.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bermering | 57 | 136 km N | 199 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermering | 57 | 136 km N | 199 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vanvillé | 77 | 304 km W | 197 | 23.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Hérie-la-Viéville | 02 | 340 km NW | 192 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Louvrechy | 80 | 406 km NW | 197 | 23.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aumerval | 62 | 456 km NW | 189 | 20 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Canteloup | 14 | 549 km W | 187 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · 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 Petitefontaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brantigny | 88 | 88 km NW | 198 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hellering-lès-Fénétrange | 57 | 121 km N | 186 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aubin-sur-Aire | 55 | 160 km NW | 178 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Roulier | 88 | 58 km NW | 208 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avignonet | 38 | 324 km S | 203 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barbas | 54 | 96 km N | 204 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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