Charmes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Charmes (INSEE 88090) is in Vosges (88), part of CA d'Epinal. Population 4,484 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/88090-charmes
Vitality score
Vitality score 60.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 5,106 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 13.06 |
| Social | 0.9 | 20 | 18.01 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE MENTRE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SNACKING JEA · BOULANGERIE GLOHR · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE BECHERAND · LM YAJINI). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE GUILLAUME). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PANIER SYMPA). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (CHARMES DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · SUPERMARCHE MATCH). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (CHEZ MARIE · MILLE ET UNE ETOILES ET LE ZEN · LA BRASSERIE · LE COMMERCE · EURL MOLIN). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (L'IRLANDAIS · LA GRANGE · LE SPHINX · LE KILT · LE ZINC BLEU). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE - DEVANT LES FOLIES -). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DOCTEUR MALGAIGNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE - HENRI BRETON -). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MAURICE BARRES). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (KARINE CHOUX, MÉDECIN · NADINE GIANFELICE COSTA, MÉDECIN · VALERIE CAEL-WEBER, MÉDECIN · MARINE OCHSENBEIN, MÉDECIN · ELRIC HAUDIQUET, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DROUOT CRIDELICH · PHARMACIE DE L'HERMITAGE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MAISON DU LIVRE ET DE LA CULTURE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN ROBERT SIMONIN · CENTRE SOCIAL ENTRE RIVES · GYMNASE COLLEGE M BARRES). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL MOSELLE ET MADON · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE SNVB). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (NATURE ET COIFFURE · R. COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LE MAXEVOY). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (L'ILE AUX MILLE CHARMES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | PATISSERIE MENTRE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SNACKING JEA · BOULANGERIE GLOHR · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE BECHERAND · LM YAJINI | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE GUILLAUME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PANIER SYMPA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | CHARMES DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · SUPERMARCHE MATCH | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | CHEZ MARIE · MILLE ET UNE ETOILES ET LE ZEN · LA BRASSERIE · LE COMMERCE · EURL MOLIN | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | L'IRLANDAIS · LA GRANGE · LE SPHINX · LE KILT · LE ZINC BLEU | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE - DEVANT LES FOLIES - | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DOCTEUR MALGAIGNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE - HENRI BRETON - | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE MAURICE BARRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | KARINE CHOUX, MÉDECIN · NADINE GIANFELICE COSTA, MÉDECIN · VALERIE CAEL-WEBER, MÉDECIN · MARINE OCHSENBEIN, MÉDECIN · ELRIC HAUDIQUET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DROUOT CRIDELICH · PHARMACIE DE L'HERMITAGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | MAISON DU LIVRE ET DE LA CULTURE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN ROBERT SIMONIN · CENTRE SOCIAL ENTRE RIVES · GYMNASE COLLEGE M BARRES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL MOSELLE ET MADON · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE SNVB | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | NATURE ET COIFFURE · R. COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE MAXEVOY | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | L'ILE AUX MILLE CHARMES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday matins place de la mairie. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,653 (2012) → 4,484 (2023): -3.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,721 (1990) → 4,484 (2023): -5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,563, of which 0.7 % second homes and 15.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Charmes): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Charmes): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Charmes): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Charmes): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Charmes): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 84 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MIRECOURT weather station, 13.5 km away at 265 m; the village itself is at 283 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MIRECOURT-INRAE, 14.8 km away at 289 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 924 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHARMES, 1.4 km away at 283 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88090/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://ville-charmes.fr/fr/rb/421007/le-marche-4— “tous les vendredis matins, sur la place de la mairie”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88090/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88090/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88090/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88090
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guise | 02 | 258 km NW | 4,490 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Guerche-de-Bretagne | 35 | 560 km W | 4,554 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Brède | 33 | 664 km SW | 4,386 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 30 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montélier | 26 | 394 km S | 4,323 | 57 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 80 | 321 km NW | 4,647 | 54.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vinay | 38 | 358 km S | 4,438 | 54.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 39 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guise | 02 | 258 km NW | 4,490 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 80 | 321 km NW | 4,647 | 54.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vinay | 38 | 358 km S | 4,438 | 54.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 39 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montélier | 26 | 394 km S | 4,323 | 57 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Guerche-de-Bretagne | 35 | 560 km W | 4,554 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Brède | 33 | 664 km SW | 4,386 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 30 % · 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 Charmes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rambervillers | 88 | 25 km E | 5,018 | 57 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chauffailles | 71 | 282 km SW | 3,638 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vagney | 88 | 51 km SE | 3,843 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Grand-Lemps | 38 | 337 km S | 3,083 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cours | 69 | 293 km SW | 4,306 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise | 69 | 335 km SW | 3,785 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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