Épinal
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 81.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Épinal (INSEE 88160) is in Vosges (88), part of CA d'Epinal. Population 32,251 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/88160-epinal
Vitality score
Vitality score 81.1/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 708 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 | 0.84 | 25 | 20.97 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.87 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0.89 | 10 | 8.87 |
| Public & culture | 0.43 | 5 | 2.15 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
27 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DE LA BASILIQUE · BOULANGERIE DU SAUT LE CERF · SARL LAMIELLE CHOCOLATIER · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DU QUAI). [3,4]
11 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL DU LEJOL · SARL NOEL MANGIN · FITOU SARL · VR DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
13 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (HANOGLU SENGUL · LES JARDINS DE L'ORIENT · EPICERIE SNACK SAHA · PANIER SYMPA · KAVADAYI). [3,4]
10 × Supermarket (LIDL · NORMA SARL · INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · ALDI MARCHE SARL). [3,4]
115 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · SOCIETE LORRAINE DE RESTAURATION · COLLIN MAYA · IMAGIN'PIZZA). [3,4]
35 × Café / bar (LE POINT CENTRAL DU MARCHE COUVERT · AU 4 · CAFE DE L'AVIATION · SPORT BOWLING · BAR RESTAURANT DU MARCHE). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE - D'AMBRAIL - · ECOLE MATERNELLE - LOUIS PERGAUD - · ECOLE MATERNELLE - GUILGOT - · ECOLE MATERNELLE - EUGENE ROSSIGNOL - · ECOLE MATERNELLE - EPINETTES-JEAN MACE). [3]
16 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE - D'AMBRAIL - · ECOLE PRIMAIRE - DU CHAMPBEAUVERT - · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'APPLICATION - LOUIS PERGAUD - · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE - LE SAUT LE CERF -). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE SAINT EXUPERY · COLLEGE JULES FERRY · COLLEGE GEORGES CLEMENCEAU · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME-SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
48 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FREDERIC VILESPY, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE CALLA, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE GIRARDET, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE HOUET-COURTALON, MÉDECIN · LOIC LIBOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
12 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SALOMON · PHARMACIE DU PORT · PHARMACIE DU PONT COUVERT · PHARMACIE LEMAIRE · PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE DES 4 NATIONS). [3,4]
5 × Post office / agence postale (EPINAL CHAMP DU PIN RP · EPINAL LA VIERGE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE DEYVILLERS · 88 - MEDIATHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DES VOSGES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MULTIMÉDIA INTERCOMMUNALE D'EPINAL SITE EPINAL · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE JEUXEY). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINES PALACE). [3]
15 × Gym / sports hall (INSPE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA PLAINE DE SOBA · HALLE DES SPORTS · INSTITUTION NOTRE DAME · GYMNASE CLAUDE GELLEE). [3]
22 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL CENTRE-VOSGES · CAISSE MUTUELLE ENSEIGNANTS · CCF · CREDIT MUTUEL PROFESSIONS DE SANTE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL). [3]
61 × Hairdresser (SALON DE LA PLAGE · SARL SANDRA · STUDIO 13). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (MERCURE HOTEL EPINAL CENTRE · CAMPANILE · KYRIAD DIRECT · IBIS EPINAL CENTRE VILLE · BEST WESTERN LA FAYETTE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (DOMAINE DU CHATEAU - EPINAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 20 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 8 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 27 | BOULANGERIE DE LA BASILIQUE · BOULANGERIE DU SAUT LE CERF · SARL LAMIELLE CHOCOLATIER · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DU QUAI | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 11 | SARL DU LEJOL · SARL NOEL MANGIN · FITOU SARL · VR DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 13 | HANOGLU SENGUL · LES JARDINS DE L'ORIENT · EPICERIE SNACK SAHA · PANIER SYMPA · KAVADAYI | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 10 | LIDL · NORMA SARL · INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · ALDI MARCHE SARL | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Restaurant | 115 | BUFFALO GRILL · SOCIETE LORRAINE DE RESTAURATION · COLLIN MAYA · IMAGIN'PIZZA | INSEE BPE 115 / INSEE SIRENE 180 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 35 | LE POINT CENTRAL DU MARCHE COUVERT · AU 4 · CAFE DE L'AVIATION · SPORT BOWLING · BAR RESTAURANT DU MARCHE | INSEE SIRENE 35 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOLE MATERNELLE - D'AMBRAIL - · ECOLE MATERNELLE - LOUIS PERGAUD - · ECOLE MATERNELLE - GUILGOT - · ECOLE MATERNELLE - EUGENE ROSSIGNOL - · ECOLE MATERNELLE - EPINETTES-JEAN MACE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 16 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE - D'AMBRAIL - · ECOLE PRIMAIRE - DU CHAMPBEAUVERT - · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'APPLICATION - LOUIS PERGAUD - · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE - LE SAUT LE CERF - | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE SAINT EXUPERY · COLLEGE JULES FERRY · COLLEGE GEORGES CLEMENCEAU · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME-SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 48 | FREDERIC VILESPY, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE CALLA, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE GIRARDET, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE HOUET-COURTALON, MÉDECIN · LOIC LIBOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 48 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 12 | PHARMACIE SALOMON · PHARMACIE DU PORT · PHARMACIE DU PONT COUVERT · PHARMACIE LEMAIRE · PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE DES 4 NATIONS | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | EPINAL CHAMP DU PIN RP · EPINAL LA VIERGE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Library | 4 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE DEYVILLERS · 88 - MEDIATHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DES VOSGES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MULTIMÉDIA INTERCOMMUNALE D'EPINAL SITE EPINAL · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE JEUXEY | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINES PALACE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 15 | INSPE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA PLAINE DE SOBA · HALLE DES SPORTS · INSTITUTION NOTRE DAME · GYMNASE CLAUDE GELLEE | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 22 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL CENTRE-VOSGES · CAISSE MUTUELLE ENSEIGNANTS · CCF · CREDIT MUTUEL PROFESSIONS DE SANTE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL | INSEE BPE 22 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 61 | SALON DE LA PLAGE · SARL SANDRA · STUDIO 13 | INSEE BPE 61 / INSEE SIRENE 78 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | MERCURE HOTEL EPINAL CENTRE · CAMPANILE · KYRIAD DIRECT · IBIS EPINAL CENTRE VILLE · BEST WESTERN LA FAYETTE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | DOMAINE DU CHATEAU - EPINAL | 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 32,387 (2012) → 32,251 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 36,732 (1990) → 32,251 (2023): -12.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 19,261, of which 3.4 % second homes and 12.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Épinal): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Épinal): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Épinal): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Épinal): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Épinal): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
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. [9]
Measured at the EPINAL weather station, 3.9 km away at 317 m; the village itself is at 323 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at EPINAL, 3.9 km away at 317 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 926 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at EPINAL, 3.9 km away at 317 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 — 88160/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88160/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88160/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88160/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88160
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevers | 58 | 280 km SW | 33,085 | 77 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 40 | 717 km SW | 31,592 | 76 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 59 % · humidity 36 % |
| Goussainville | 95 | 308 km W | 31,301 | 76.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montluçon | 03 | 355 km SW | 33,147 | 79.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carpentras | 84 | 471 km S | 31,619 | 82.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vienne | 38 | 318 km SW | 31,778 | 80 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 42 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevers | 58 | 280 km SW | 33,085 | 77 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Goussainville | 95 | 308 km W | 31,301 | 76.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vienne | 38 | 318 km SW | 31,778 | 80 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 42 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montluçon | 03 | 355 km SW | 33,147 | 79.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carpentras | 84 | 471 km S | 31,619 | 82.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 40 | 717 km SW | 31,592 | 76 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 59 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Épinal'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savigny-le-Temple | 77 | 290 km W | 31,148 | 66.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haguenau | 67 | 122 km NE | 36,391 | 80.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaumont | 52 | 98 km W | 20,827 | 69.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sedan | 08 | 202 km NW | 16,667 | 66.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontainebleau | 77 | 279 km W | 15,583 | 69.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 88 | 39 km E | 19,251 | 69.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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