La Haye
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 Haye (INSEE 88236) is in Vosges (88), part of CA d'Epinal. Population 125 (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/88236-la-haye
Vitality score
Vitality score 12.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 12,568 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA HAYE MAIRIE DE LA HAYE). [3]
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. [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA HAYE MAIRIE DE LA HAYE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 133 (2012) → 125 (2023): -6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 117 (1990) → 125 (2023): 6.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 113, of which 15.9 % second homes and 23 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vioménil): 4.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Vôge-les-Bains): 7.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Vôge-les-Bains): 7.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Vôge-les-Bains): 7.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Charmois-l'Orgueilleux): 5.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 86 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BAINS weather station, 7.2 km away at 319 m; the village itself is at 366 m. [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, 7.2 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 — 88236/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88236/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88236/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88236/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88515
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88029
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88092
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourguignon-lès-Conflans | 70 | 29 km S | 129 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 100 % |
| Villotte | 88 | 34 km W | 116 | 8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 97 % |
| Limousis | 11 | 604 km SW | 121 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 7 % |
| L'Échelle | 08 | 232 km NW | 129 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 100 % |
| Autigny-le-Grand | 52 | 93 km NW | 130 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 % |
| Beurey-Bauguay | 21 | 164 km SW | 130 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 69 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourguignon-lès-Conflans | 70 | 29 km S | 129 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 100 % |
| Villotte | 88 | 34 km W | 116 | 8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 97 % |
| Autigny-le-Grand | 52 | 93 km NW | 130 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 % |
| Beurey-Bauguay | 21 | 164 km SW | 130 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 69 % |
| L'Échelle | 08 | 232 km NW | 129 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 100 % |
| Limousis | 11 | 604 km SW | 121 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 7 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/88236-la-haye