La Grande-Fosse
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Grande-Fosse (INSEE 88213) is in Vosges (88), part of CA de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Population 126 (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 12.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 12,633 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.15 | 5 | 0.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), 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
| 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 | 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 110 (2012) → 126 (2023): 14.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 69 (1990) → 126 (2023): 82.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 120, of which 42.5 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saales): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saales): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saales): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saales): 3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saales): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BAN-DE-SAPT weather station, 5.8 km away at 590 m; the village itself is at 620 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BAN-DE-SAPT, 5.8 km away at 590 m, over 20 summers. [9]
An average of 1,229 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PROVENCHERES, 3.7 km away at 410 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 — 88213/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88213/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88213/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88213/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67421
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy-sur-Yonne | 89 | 275 km W | 126 | 4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Luvigny | 88 | 18 km N | 123 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prunet | 07 | 468 km SW | 134 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Propiac | 26 | 474 km S | 131 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Larroque-Toirac | 46 | 578 km SW | 126 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 54 % · humidity 71 % |
| Castet | 64 | 825 km SW | 136 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luvigny | 88 | 18 km N | 123 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lucy-sur-Yonne | 89 | 275 km W | 126 | 4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Prunet | 07 | 468 km SW | 134 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Propiac | 26 | 474 km S | 131 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Larroque-Toirac | 46 | 578 km SW | 126 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 54 % · humidity 71 % |
| Castet | 64 | 825 km SW | 136 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 La Grande-Fosse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgalays | 31 | 785 km SW | 124 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pourchères | 07 | 445 km SW | 136 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-devant-Sassey | 55 | 183 km NW | 103 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dainville-Bertheléville | 55 | 116 km W | 120 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Preigney | 70 | 116 km SW | 113 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lastic | 63 | 449 km SW | 98 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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