Bulgnéville
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bulgnéville (INSEE 88079) is in Vosges (88), part of CC Terre d'Eau. Population 1,516 (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/88079-bulgneville
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 11,551 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SA THIRIET · SWEET AND CAKE BY EMILIE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (VIAND'ART). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LE COMMERCE · LA MARMITE BEAUJOLAIRE · LA PIAZZA). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SOPHIE HECKA, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC BATTAGLIA, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE DELAPORTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE BULGNEVILLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (AIRE DE LOISIRS DU FEVRY). [3]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (SCL COIFFURE ET ESTHETIQUE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (LE COMMERCE · ENZO HOTELS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING PORTE DES VOSGES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SA THIRIET · SWEET AND CAKE BY EMILIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | VIAND'ART | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 4 | LE COMMERCE · LA MARMITE BEAUJOLAIRE · LA PIAZZA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | SOPHIE HECKA, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC BATTAGLIA, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE DELAPORTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE BULGNEVILLE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | AIRE DE LOISIRS DU FEVRY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | SCL COIFFURE ET ESTHETIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | LE COMMERCE · ENZO HOTELS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING PORTE DES VOSGES | 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 1,477 (2012) → 1,516 (2023): 2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,260 (1990) → 1,516 (2023): 20.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 790, of which 2 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bulgnéville): 1.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bulgnéville): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Bulgnéville): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bulgnéville): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bulgnéville): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 84 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST OUEN-LES-PAREY_SAPC weather station, 5.1 km away at 329 m; the village itself is at 345 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LIGNEVILLE, 10.8 km away at 433 m, over 23 summers. [9]
That station sits 88 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 822 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST OUEN-LES-PAREY_SAPC, 5.1 km away at 329 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 — 88079/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88079/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88079/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88079/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88079
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindisheim | 67 | 136 km E | 1,565 | 44.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seebach | 67 | 180 km NE | 1,616 | 44.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lusigny | 03 | 252 km SW | 1,620 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ressons-sur-Matz | 60 | 270 km NW | 1,727 | 62.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaine-lès-Luxeuil | 70 | 54 km SE | 1,327 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Damazan | 47 | 610 km SW | 1,358 | 55 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 41 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-lès-Luxeuil | 70 | 54 km SE | 1,327 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hindisheim | 67 | 136 km E | 1,565 | 44.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seebach | 67 | 180 km NE | 1,616 | 44.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lusigny | 03 | 252 km SW | 1,620 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ressons-sur-Matz | 60 | 270 km NW | 1,727 | 62.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Damazan | 47 | 610 km SW | 1,358 | 55 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 41 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Bulgnéville'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-lès-Luxeuil | 70 | 54 km SE | 1,327 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rougemont-le-Château | 90 | 99 km SE | 1,487 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vigy | 57 | 116 km N | 1,522 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Void-Vacon | 55 | 56 km N | 1,599 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtel-sur-Moselle | 88 | 43 km E | 1,723 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp | 25 | 122 km S | 1,762 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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