Phaffans
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Phaffans (INSEE 90080) is in Territoire de Belfort (90), part of CA Grand Belfort. Population 432 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 21.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 17,943 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 | 7.24 |
| Housing mix | 1 | 5 | 5 |
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 PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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 [3,4] | |
| 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] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 372 (2012) → 432 (2023): 16.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 353 (1990) → 432 (2023): 22.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 186, of which 0 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Roppe): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Roppe): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Roppe): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Roppe): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Phaffans): 0 km to the west (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, 5.6 km away at 422 m; the village itself is at 361 m. [10]
The village sits 61 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, 5.6 km away at 422 m, over 16 summers. [10]
That station sits 61 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, 5.6 km away at 422 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 — 90080/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90080/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90080/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90080/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 90087
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 90080
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torcy-le-Grand | 10 | 227 km NW | 433 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 92 % |
| Pontoise-lès-Noyon | 60 | 355 km NW | 427 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vyans-le-Val | 70 | 18 km SW | 420 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 97 % |
| Guémappe | 62 | 413 km NW | 408 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hailles | 80 | 407 km NW | 404 | 22.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Engwiller | 67 | 145 km N | 465 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vyans-le-Val | 70 | 18 km SW | 420 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 97 % |
| Engwiller | 67 | 145 km N | 465 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Torcy-le-Grand | 10 | 227 km NW | 433 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 92 % |
| Pontoise-lès-Noyon | 60 | 355 km NW | 427 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hailles | 80 | 407 km NW | 404 | 22.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guémappe | 62 | 413 km NW | 408 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · 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 Phaffans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hymont | 88 | 90 km NW | 491 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champ-le-Duc | 88 | 62 km N | 475 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dannelbourg | 57 | 122 km N | 505 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Biblisheim | 67 | 152 km NE | 349 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chesny | 57 | 163 km N | 553 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lupcourt | 54 | 118 km NW | 428 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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