Herpelmont
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Herpelmont (INSEE 88240) is in Vosges (88), part of CC Bruyères-Vallons des Vosges. Population 261 (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 10.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 10 % of the 17,386 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 | 0.49 | 10 | 4.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (DOMAINE DES MESSIRES - AUBERGE DU LAC). [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 | 1 | DOMAINE DES MESSIRES - AUBERGE DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 264 (2012) → 261 (2023): -1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 263 (1990) → 261 (2023): -0.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 139, of which 11.5 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Laveline-devant-Bruyères): 1.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Laveline-devant-Bruyères): 1.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Laveline-devant-Bruyères): 2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bruyères): 3.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Laveline-devant-Bruyères): 2.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE ROULIER_SAPC weather station, 8.6 km away at 449 m; the village itself is at 471 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VAGNEY, 14 km away at 805 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 334 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 1,125 mm of rain a year, spread over 155 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BROUVELIEURES, 7.3 km away at 395 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 — 88240/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88240/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88240/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88240/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88262
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88078
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mesnil-Ozenne | 50 | 591 km W | 265 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berthegon | 86 | 506 km W | 259 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Dampierre-lès-Conflans | 70 | 55 km SW | 264 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rouessé-Fontaine | 72 | 488 km W | 261 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 55 % |
| Lemuy | 39 | 153 km SW | 255 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gignat | 63 | 401 km SW | 257 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dampierre-lès-Conflans | 70 | 55 km SW | 264 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lemuy | 39 | 153 km SW | 255 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gignat | 63 | 401 km SW | 257 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouessé-Fontaine | 72 | 488 km W | 261 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 55 % |
| Berthegon | 86 | 506 km W | 259 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Mesnil-Ozenne | 50 | 591 km W | 265 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Herpelmont'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breux | 55 | 186 km NW | 258 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Han-sur-Meuse | 55 | 118 km NW | 270 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mars-Vieux-Maisons | 77 | 260 km W | 244 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cyr-Montmalin | 39 | 155 km SW | 245 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Publy | 39 | 190 km SW | 277 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chavannaz | 74 | 242 km S | 249 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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