Ainvelle
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 12 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ainvelle (INSEE 88004) is in Vosges (88), part of CC des Vosges côté Sud Ouest. Population 140 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/88004-ainvelle
Vitality score
Vitality score 8.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 12 % of the 13,571 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 165 (2012) → 140 (2023): -15.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 154 (1990) → 140 (2023): -9.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 102, of which 15.7 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bourbonne-les-Bains): 7.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bourbonne-les-Bains): 7.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Bourbonne-les-Bains): 7.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lamarche): 8.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Isches): 2.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88004/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88004/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88004/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88004/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52060
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88258
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88248
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dombras | 55 | 158 km N | 140 | 9.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Velosnes | 55 | 170 km N | 140 | 10.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Viger | 65 | 714 km SW | 141 | 15.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Écretteville-sur-Mer | 76 | 439 km NW | 140 | 15.9 | No daily shops | no figures |
| La Pellerine | 49 | 431 km W | 141 | 9.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Halles-sous-les-Côtes | 55 | 170 km N | 138 | 10 | No daily shops | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dombras | 55 | 158 km N | 140 | 9.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Halles-sous-les-Côtes | 55 | 170 km N | 138 | 10 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Velosnes | 55 | 170 km N | 140 | 10.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| La Pellerine | 49 | 431 km W | 141 | 9.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Écretteville-sur-Mer | 76 | 439 km NW | 140 | 15.9 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Viger | 65 | 714 km SW | 141 | 15.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
Elsewhere
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