La Croix-aux-Mines
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 13.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Croix-aux-Mines (INSEE 88120) is in Vosges (88), part of CA de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Population 448 (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 13.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 10 % of the 17,917 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.43 | 5 | 2.15 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ HOA). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER DE SOPHIE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 1 | CHEZ HOA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | L'ATELIER DE SOPHIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 554 (2012) → 448 (2023): -19.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 569 (1990) → 448 (2023): -21.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 368, of which 28.5 % second homes and 3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ban-de-Laveline): 2.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bertrimoutier): 3.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Ban-de-Laveline): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ban-de-Laveline): 3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ban-de-Laveline): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 99 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the STE MARGUERITE weather station, 8.8 km away at 358 m; the village itself is at 526 m. [10]
The village sits 168 m above 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BAN-DE-SAPT, 14.7 km away at 590 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 64 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 1,237 mm of rain a year, spread over 157 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FRAIZE, 4.7 km away at 535 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88120/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88120/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88120/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88120/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88032
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88054
- 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-André-d'Hébertot | 14 | 511 km W | 451 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanas | 07 | 458 km SW | 429 | 24.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 8 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mooslargue | 68 | 80 km S | 401 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barzan | 17 | 671 km SW | 475 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Grand-Laviers | 80 | 438 km NW | 465 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 4 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bordezac | 30 | 491 km SW | 387 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mooslargue | 68 | 80 km S | 401 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grand-Laviers | 80 | 438 km NW | 465 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 4 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanas | 07 | 458 km SW | 429 | 24.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 8 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bordezac | 30 | 491 km SW | 387 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-d'Hébertot | 14 | 511 km W | 451 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barzan | 17 | 671 km SW | 475 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Croix-aux-Mines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffy | 74 | 269 km S | 395 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Versanne | 42 | 376 km SW | 394 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Naussac-Fontanes | 48 | 460 km SW | 372 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Monestier | 38 | 382 km S | 288 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bessamorel | 43 | 412 km SW | 432 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-le-Troncy | 69 | 310 km SW | 307 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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