La Baffe
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Baffe (INSEE 88028) is in Vosges (88), part of CA d'Epinal. Population 631 (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/88028-la-baffe
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 16,816 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.81 | 10 | 8.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PAIN DU MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA GRANGE OBRIOT). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (GROUPE SCOLAIRE - LA BAFFE - MOUSSOUX - · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT DOMINIQUE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | AU PAIN DU MARCHE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 1 | LA GRANGE OBRIOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | GROUPE SCOLAIRE - LA BAFFE - MOUSSOUX - · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT DOMINIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [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 652 (2012) → 631 (2023): -3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 482 (1990) → 631 (2023): 30.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 255, of which 2.4 % second homes and 2.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cheniménil): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Arches): 5.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Docelles): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Docelles): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Baffe): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LE ROULIER_SAPC weather station, 3.8 km away at 449 m; the village itself is at 397 m. [12]
The village sits 52 m below 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at EPINAL, 10.7 km away at 317 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 80 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,170 mm of rain a year, spread over 151 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CHENIMENIL, 2.9 km away at 402 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88028/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88028/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88028/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88028/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88101
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88011
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88135
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88028
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varennes | 82 | 615 km SW | 627 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fresnes-lès-Montauban | 62 | 358 km NW | 604 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montceaux-lès-Meaux | 77 | 278 km W | 669 | 35.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thiaville-sur-Meurthe | 54 | 33 km NE | 597 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Waldhambach | 67 | 98 km NE | 598 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aigues-Vives | 09 | 681 km SW | 625 | 36.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiaville-sur-Meurthe | 54 | 33 km NE | 597 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Waldhambach | 67 | 98 km NE | 598 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montceaux-lès-Meaux | 77 | 278 km W | 669 | 35.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fresnes-lès-Montauban | 62 | 358 km NW | 604 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varennes | 82 | 615 km SW | 627 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aigues-Vives | 09 | 681 km SW | 625 | 36.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 La Baffe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiaville-sur-Meurthe | 54 | 33 km NE | 597 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blacourt | 60 | 374 km NW | 592 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chagey | 70 | 62 km S | 596 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Épine | 51 | 180 km NW | 685 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ebersmunster | 67 | 72 km E | 574 | 36.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gonsans | 25 | 105 km S | 554 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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