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Dignonville

Vosges · CA d'Epinal · INSEE 88133

A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.

No daily shops 19.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Dignonville (INSEE 88133) is in Vosges (88), part of CA d'Epinal. Population 208 (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/88133-dignonville

Vitality score

Vitality score 19.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 59 % of the 16,179 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.21255.27
Social0200
Education0100
Health0100
Public & culture050
Population trend0.66106.62
Housing mix0.9854.9

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6
Eating out 0 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 0 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 0 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 0 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 120 2023: 208 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 186 (2012) → 208 (2023): 11.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 179 (1990) → 208 (2023): 16.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 97, of which 1 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

5 km10 kmPrimary school — 2.3 km S (Longchamp)Bakery — 4.3 km SW (Dogneville)GP — 4.6 km SW (Dogneville)Pharmacy — 5.0 km S (Deyvillers)Food shop — 5.1 km S (Deyvillers)
Primary school — 2.3 km SBakery — 4.3 km SWGP — 4.6 km SWPharmacy — 5.0 km SFood shop — 5.1 km S Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Dogneville): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Deyvillers): 5.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]

GP (Dogneville): 4.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Deyvillers): 5 km to the south (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Longchamp): 2.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 75 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]

Measured at the EPINAL weather station, 5.5 km away at 317 m; the village itself is at 338 m. [11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]

Humidity measured at EPINAL, 5.5 km away at 317 m, over 30 summers. [11]

An average of 926 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]

Rainfall measured at EPINAL, 5.5 km away at 317 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88133/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88133/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88133/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88133/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 88136
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 88132
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 88273
  11. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024

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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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Lespouey65744 km SW21020.9Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 57 % · humidity 57 %
Olley54116 km NW22017.5No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %
Beaurain59304 km NW23422.1Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 %
Boissy-en-Drouais28390 km W22618.8No daily shopsSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 %
Treux80343 km NW22015.2No daily shopsSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 %
Westrehem62395 km NW24618.7No daily shopsCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 %
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CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Olley54116 km NW22017.5No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %
Beaurain59304 km NW23422.1Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 %
Treux80343 km NW22015.2No daily shopsSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 %
Boissy-en-Drouais28390 km W22618.8No daily shopsSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 %
Westrehem62395 km NW24618.7No daily shopsCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 %
Lespouey65744 km SW21020.9Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 57 % · humidity 57 %

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…and in much the same climate

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CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Olley54116 km NW22017.5No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %
Baudrecourt5780 km N17318.5No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Sachy08188 km NW17519.4No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Bischholtz67105 km NE25117.8No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Treix5298 km W21310.7No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Romigny51226 km NW20613.1No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %