Essegney
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Essegney (INSEE 88163) is in Vosges (88), part of CA d'Epinal. Population 747 (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/88163-essegney
Vitality score
Vitality score 28.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 16,065 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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) | 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 | 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 735 (2012) → 747 (2023): 1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 651 (1990) → 747 (2023): 14.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 317, of which 1.3 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Charmes): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Charmes): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Charmes): 1.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Charmes): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Essegney): 0.1 km to the north (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, 14.7 km away at 265 m; the village itself is at 278 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MIRECOURT-INRAE, 16 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, 2.6 km away at 283 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 — 88163/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88163/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88163/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88163/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88090
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88163
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-Beaudouin | 27 | 383 km W | 741 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pessat-Villeneuve | 63 | 361 km SW | 745 | 35 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauvilain | 38 | 326 km S | 737 | 36.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Andoins | 64 | 757 km SW | 727 | 31.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 36 % |
| Semoutiers-Montsaon | 52 | 99 km W | 757 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aurensan | 65 | 741 km SW | 764 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semoutiers-Montsaon | 52 | 99 km W | 757 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteauvilain | 38 | 326 km S | 737 | 36.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pessat-Villeneuve | 63 | 361 km SW | 745 | 35 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourg-Beaudouin | 27 | 383 km W | 741 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aurensan | 65 | 741 km SW | 764 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 36 % |
| Andoins | 64 | 757 km SW | 727 | 31.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · 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 Essegney'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semoutiers-Montsaon | 52 | 99 km W | 757 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lignerolles | 03 | 366 km SW | 760 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Succieu | 38 | 324 km S | 777 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ancy | 69 | 313 km SW | 671 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anjoutey | 90 | 87 km SE | 611 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Saunière | 23 | 414 km SW | 663 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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