Gerbépal
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gerbépal (INSEE 88198) is in Vosges (88), part of CA de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Population 544 (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 32/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 17,545 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.11 | 5 | 0.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SECRETS SUCRES · LA MICHE AU LEVAIN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ENTREPOT DES TERROIRS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GERBEPAL AP). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES TREXONS JONAS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SECRETS SUCRES · LA MICHE AU LEVAIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ENTREPOT DES TERROIRS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | GERBEPAL AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES TREXONS JONAS | 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 572 (2012) → 544 (2023): -4.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 483 (1990) → 544 (2023): 12.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 475, of which 44.6 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gerbépal): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gerbépal): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Corcieux): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Corcieux): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Gerbépal): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 100 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GERARDMER weather station, 10.7 km away at 669 m; the village itself is at 629 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VAGNEY, 17.4 km away at 805 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 176 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, 7.8 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 — 88198/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88198/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88198/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88198/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88198
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88115
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moux-en-Morvan | 58 | 234 km SW | 538 | 36.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 32 % |
| Rochesson | 88 | 17 km SW | 676 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Vigneaux | 05 | 371 km S | 510 | 37.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castello-di-Rostino | 2B | 659 km S | 522 | 45.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Égat | 66 | 736 km SW | 435 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Barthélemy-Grozon | 07 | 395 km SW | 494 | 39.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochesson | 88 | 17 km SW | 676 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moux-en-Morvan | 58 | 234 km SW | 538 | 36.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 32 % |
| Les Vigneaux | 05 | 371 km S | 510 | 37.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Barthélemy-Grozon | 07 | 395 km SW | 494 | 39.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castello-di-Rostino | 2B | 659 km S | 522 | 45.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Égat | 66 | 736 km SW | 435 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Gerbépal'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blot-l'Église | 63 | 381 km SW | 436 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-l'Herm | 63 | 395 km SW | 482 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Apremont-la-Forêt | 55 | 123 km NW | 427 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Palladuc | 63 | 353 km SW | 517 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Angel | 19 | 462 km SW | 702 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ban-sur-Meurthe-Clefcy | 88 | 5.1 km NE | 957 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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