La Bresse
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Bresse (INSEE 88075) is in Vosges (88), part of CC des Hautes Vosges. Population 3,853 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 45.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 5,836 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.24 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.24 | 10 | 2.42 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOULANGE DOREE · LES DELICES DE LA BRESSE · JEREMY ET CHARLOTTE · DREAMS CAKES). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (DU PAIN... AU LARD · LA BOUCHERIE DES HAUTS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SNC DU SAICHY · L'EAU A LA BOUCHE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SYVI). [3,4]
25 × Restaurant (SLALOM LABELLEMONTAGNE · LA PIZZ · SARL LISPACH EVASION · SNACK DES SAPINS). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (LE GOBIAT · LA PASSERELLE · L'EBRESSE · LA CHEMINEE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE - LA TOURTERELLE -). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE - DU CENTRE -). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT LAURENT). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BERNARD HOFGAERTNER, MÉDECIN · RENAUD MENIERE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU HOHNECK). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Cinema (SALLE GRAND ECRAN). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE CULTUREL ET SOCIAL CAMILLE CLAUDEL · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DES HAUTES VOSGES · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · BANQUE CIC EST). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (LE STUDIO · SALON JACOB LES FILLES · JULIE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · AUDREY COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
15 × Hotel (HOTEL AUBERGE DES SKIEURS · AUBERGE DE LA CHAUME DE SCHMARGULT · LA DEMEURE DES DEUX TRESORS · LA CABANE DU BREUIL · IBIS LA BRESSE GERARDMER). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING DU HAUT DES BLUCHES · CAMPING DE BELLE HUTTE · LE CHALET DE LA MOSELOTTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LA BOULANGE DOREE · LES DELICES DE LA BRESSE · JEREMY ET CHARLOTTE · DREAMS CAKES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | DU PAIN... AU LARD · LA BOUCHERIE DES HAUTS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SNC DU SAICHY · L'EAU A LA BOUCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SYVI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 25 | SLALOM LABELLEMONTAGNE · LA PIZZ · SARL LISPACH EVASION · SNACK DES SAPINS | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | LE GOBIAT · LA PASSERELLE · L'EBRESSE · LA CHEMINEE | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE - LA TOURTERELLE - | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE - DU CENTRE - | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT LAURENT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | BERNARD HOFGAERTNER, MÉDECIN · RENAUD MENIERE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU HOHNECK | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | SALLE GRAND ECRAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | CENTRE CULTUREL ET SOCIAL CAMILLE CLAUDEL · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DES HAUTES VOSGES · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · BANQUE CIC EST | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | LE STUDIO · SALON JACOB LES FILLES · JULIE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · AUDREY COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 15 | HOTEL AUBERGE DES SKIEURS · AUBERGE DE LA CHAUME DE SCHMARGULT · LA DEMEURE DES DEUX TRESORS · LA CABANE DU BREUIL · IBIS LA BRESSE GERARDMER | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING DU HAUT DES BLUCHES · CAMPING DE BELLE HUTTE · LE CHALET DE LA MOSELOTTE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Sunday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,355 (2012) → 3,853 (2023): -11.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,191 (1990) → 3,853 (2023): -25.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,502, of which 53.7 % second homes and 2.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Bresse): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Bresse): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Bresse): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Bresse): 0.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Bresse): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 100 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GERARDMER weather station, 8.1 km away at 669 m; the village itself is at 637 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VAGNEY, 10.1 km away at 805 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 168 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,975 mm of rain a year, spread over 169 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA BRESSE, 0.4 km away at 630 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88075/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/10/fa1ec27f-b8a4-397f-af27-10f8acb8ccb9— “Marché dominical - marchés de France.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88075/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88075/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88075/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88075
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Île-Rousse | 2B | 618 km S | 3,231 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bonifacio | 2A | 757 km S | 3,344 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Banyuls-sur-Mer | 66 | 680 km SW | 4,496 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aime-la-Plagne | 73 | 273 km S | 4,385 | 64.9 | Served | no figures |
| La Turballe | 44 | 706 km W | 4,850 | 56.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fouras | 17 | 644 km W | 4,148 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 3 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aime-la-Plagne | 73 | 273 km S | 4,385 | 64.9 | Served | no figures |
| L'Île-Rousse | 2B | 618 km S | 3,231 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Fouras | 17 | 644 km W | 4,148 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 3 % · humidity 64 % |
| Banyuls-sur-Mer | 66 | 680 km SW | 4,496 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Turballe | 44 | 706 km W | 4,850 | 56.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonifacio | 2A | 757 km S | 3,344 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Bresse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modane | 73 | 312 km S | 2,849 | 63.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Langogne | 48 | 432 km SW | 2,836 | 75.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fraize | 88 | 22 km NE | 2,843 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mihiel | 55 | 139 km NW | 3,772 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Sixt | 74 | 234 km S | 1,561 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nantua | 01 | 227 km SW | 3,416 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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