Cheniménil
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 33/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cheniménil (INSEE 88101) is in Vosges (88), part of CC Bruyères-Vallons des Vosges. Population 1,210 (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/88101-chenimenil
Vitality score
Vitality score 33/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 13,156 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (J&D L'AUBERGE DU RUXELIER). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BAR LE COMMERCE · O'SAZ). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (DAM'HOM). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | J&D L'AUBERGE DU RUXELIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BAR LE COMMERCE · O'SAZ | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | DAM'HOM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,174 (2012) → 1,210 (2023): 3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,131 (1990) → 1,210 (2023): 7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 572, of which 1.4 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cheniménil): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pouxeux): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Docelles): 1.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Docelles): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Cheniménil): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE ROULIER_SAPC weather station, 3.6 km away at 449 m; the village itself is at 376 m. [11]
The village sits 73 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at EPINAL, 13.8 km away at 317 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 59 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,170 mm of rain a year, spread over 151 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHENIMENIL, 0.5 km away at 402 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88101/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88101/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88101/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88101/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88101
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88358
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88135
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt | 45 | 343 km W | 1,257 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Victor-de-Morestel | 38 | 284 km S | 1,168 | 34.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Menthonnex-en-Bornes | 74 | 234 km S | 1,115 | 39.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uzemain | 88 | 20 km W | 1,046 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lédat | 47 | 613 km SW | 1,431 | 35 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 65 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Sorlin-de-Vienne | 38 | 323 km SW | 964 | 47.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uzemain | 88 | 20 km W | 1,046 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Menthonnex-en-Bornes | 74 | 234 km S | 1,115 | 39.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Victor-de-Morestel | 38 | 284 km S | 1,168 | 34.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Sorlin-de-Vienne | 38 | 323 km SW | 964 | 47.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt | 45 | 343 km W | 1,257 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lédat | 47 | 613 km SW | 1,431 | 35 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 65 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Cheniménil'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt | 45 | 343 km W | 1,257 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Uzemain | 88 | 20 km W | 1,046 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cuigy-en-Bray | 60 | 378 km NW | 987 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avrechy | 60 | 339 km NW | 1,147 | 36.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sagy | 95 | 357 km W | 1,096 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Billy | 41 | 390 km W | 1,118 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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