Fontenoy-le-Château
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontenoy-le-Château (INSEE 88176) is in Vosges (88), part of CA d'Epinal. Population 500 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2013-01-01 from 1 former commune: Le Magny (88282). [3]
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/88176-fontenoy-le-chateau
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 17,798 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.29 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.15 | 10 | 1.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.53 | 5 | 2.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [4,5]
2 × Restaurant (LE MOULIN COTANT · VAN DER SPEK CAROLINE). [4,5]
2 × Café / bar (L'ARLEQUIN (FABRICE BEGEL) · LA TERRASSE). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PRIMAIRE - FONTENOY-LE-CHATEAU). [4]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE LECOANET, MÉDECIN · DANIEL BRESSON, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BECK DIDIER). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE FONTENOY LE CHÂTEAU). [4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE FONTENOY LE CHÂTEAU). [4,5]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LE MOULIN COTANT · VAN DER SPEK CAROLINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 2 | L'ARLEQUIN (FABRICE BEGEL) · LA TERRASSE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PRIMAIRE - FONTENOY-LE-CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | PIERRE LECOANET, MÉDECIN · DANIEL BRESSON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE BECK DIDIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE FONTENOY LE CHÂTEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE FONTENOY LE CHÂTEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 605 (2012) → 500 (2023): -17.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 765 (1990) → 500 (2023): -34.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 481, of which 23.3 % second homes and 23.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fontenoy-le-Château): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Vôge-les-Bains): 5.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Fontenoy-le-Château): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Fontenoy-le-Château): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fontenoy-le-Château): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 78 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BAINS weather station, 5.8 km away at 319 m; the village itself is at 265 m. [11]
The village sits 54 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]
An average of 1,399 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BAINS, 5.8 km away at 319 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 — 88176/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88176/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88176/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88176/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88176
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88029
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verteillac | 24 | 532 km SW | 547 | 55 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 30 % |
| Rosans | 05 | 402 km S | 511 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 73 % |
| Montagrier | 24 | 530 km SW | 511 | 48.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 42 % |
| Cherveix-Cubas | 24 | 489 km SW | 557 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 31 % |
| Graissessac | 34 | 535 km SW | 554 | 47.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 27 % |
| Estaing | 12 | 467 km SW | 502 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 59 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosans | 05 | 402 km S | 511 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 73 % |
| Estaing | 12 | 467 km SW | 502 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 59 % |
| Cherveix-Cubas | 24 | 489 km SW | 557 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 31 % |
| Montagrier | 24 | 530 km SW | 511 | 48.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 42 % |
| Verteillac | 24 | 532 km SW | 547 | 55 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 30 % |
| Graissessac | 34 | 535 km SW | 554 | 47.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 27 % |
Elsewhere
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