Belmont-sur-Vair
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 16.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Belmont-sur-Vair (INSEE 88051) is in Vosges (88), part of CC Terre d'Eau. Population 123 (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 16.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 12,401 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 | 0.29 | 10 | 2.94 |
| 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 × 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 107 (2012) → 123 (2023): 15 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 155 (1990) → 123 (2023): -20.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 61, of which 0 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Remimont): 1.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Houécourt): 4.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Vittel): 6.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Vittel): 6.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Belmont-sur-Vair): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LIGNEVILLE weather station, 11.1 km away at 433 m; the village itself is at 352 m. [12]
The village sits 81 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 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LIGNEVILLE, 11.1 km away at 433 m, over 23 summers. [12]
That station sits 81 m above 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 983 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CHATENOIS, 8.1 km away at 330 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 — 88051/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88051/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88051/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88051/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88434
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88241
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88516
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88051
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escaunets | 65 | 716 km SW | 117 | 21.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
| Noreuil | 62 | 303 km NW | 130 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lieoux | 31 | 693 km SW | 126 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sans-Vallois | 88 | 18 km SE | 126 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chavanatte | 90 | 115 km SE | 130 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hémilly | 57 | 100 km NE | 136 | 21.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 74 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sans-Vallois | 88 | 18 km SE | 126 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hémilly | 57 | 100 km NE | 136 | 21.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 74 % |
| Chavanatte | 90 | 115 km SE | 130 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noreuil | 62 | 303 km NW | 130 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lieoux | 31 | 693 km SW | 126 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Escaunets | 65 | 716 km SW | 117 | 21.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Belmont-sur-Vair'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sans-Vallois | 88 | 18 km SE | 126 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaouilley | 54 | 24 km NE | 111 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Uttwiller | 67 | 134 km NE | 154 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ley | 57 | 77 km NE | 109 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Magneux | 52 | 73 km NW | 150 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guyencourt-sur-Noye | 80 | 309 km NW | 161 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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