Anould
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Anould (INSEE 88009) is in Vosges (88), part of CA de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Population 3,234 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/88009-anould
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 6,688 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 | 0.38 | 25 | 9.52 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.05 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES DE CECILE · LAROCHE TRADITION). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DES TROIS VALLEES). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE SARL). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (AU PETIT CREUX · LA FERME DU RAY-MONTS · PIZZERIA DON CAMILLO · TERMINUS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BAR DE L'AVENIR · AU BON ACCUEIL). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE - LES ADELYS -). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE - LE SOUCHE - · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE - DE LA HARDALLE -). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURENT STEFFANN, MÉDECIN · JACQUES VERGIER, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS VERGIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CASSAGNOU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'ANOULD). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DESIRE GRANET). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (POINT COIFFURE · ESPACE COULEURS · L HUILLIER KATHY · AUX CISEAUX DE FREDO). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES DEUX PINS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | AUX DELICES DE CECILE · LAROCHE TRADITION | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DES TROIS VALLEES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE SARL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | AU PETIT CREUX · LA FERME DU RAY-MONTS · PIZZERIA DON CAMILLO · TERMINUS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BAR DE L'AVENIR · AU BON ACCUEIL | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE - LES ADELYS - | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE - LE SOUCHE - · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE - DE LA HARDALLE - | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | LAURENT STEFFANN, MÉDECIN · JACQUES VERGIER, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS VERGIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE CASSAGNOU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'ANOULD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DESIRE GRANET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | POINT COIFFURE · ESPACE COULEURS · L HUILLIER KATHY · AUX CISEAUX DE FREDO | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES DEUX PINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,371 (2012) → 3,234 (2023): -4.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,960 (1990) → 3,234 (2023): 9.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,910, of which 9.5 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Anould): 0.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Anould): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Anould): 1.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Anould): 0.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Anould): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 94 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the STE MARGUERITE weather station, 9.6 km away at 358 m; the village itself is at 457 m. [9]
The village sits 99 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.89 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BAN-DE-SAPT, 18.1 km away at 590 m, over 20 summers. [9]
That station sits 133 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,237 mm of rain a year, spread over 157 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at FRAIZE, 4.6 km away at 535 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88009/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88009/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88009/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88009/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88009
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montsûrs | 53 | 556 km W | 3,192 | 42.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellac | 87 | 502 km SW | 3,537 | 48 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Pieux | 50 | 657 km W | 3,249 | 51 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 19 % |
| Offranville | 76 | 469 km NW | 3,242 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 4 % · humidity 100 % |
| Renaison | 42 | 330 km SW | 3,231 | 44.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 14 % |
| Mont-près-Chambord | 41 | 415 km W | 3,386 | 44.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 49 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaison | 42 | 330 km SW | 3,231 | 44.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 14 % |
| Mont-près-Chambord | 41 | 415 km W | 3,386 | 44.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 49 % |
| Offranville | 76 | 469 km NW | 3,242 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 4 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellac | 87 | 502 km SW | 3,537 | 48 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montsûrs | 53 | 556 km W | 3,192 | 42.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Pieux | 50 | 657 km W | 3,249 | 51 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 19 % |
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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 Anould'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cours | 69 | 305 km SW | 4,306 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aubusson | 23 | 438 km SW | 3,018 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fraize | 88 | 4.2 km E | 2,843 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vagney | 88 | 26 km SW | 3,843 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chauffailles | 71 | 295 km SW | 3,638 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Masevaux-Niederbruck | 68 | 46 km S | 3,594 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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