La Houssière
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 25/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Houssière (INSEE 88244) is in Vosges (88), part of CA de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Population 507 (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 25/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 17,761 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE - VANEMONT -). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA HOUSSIÈRE MAIRIE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE - VANEMONT - | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA HOUSSIÈRE MAIRIE | 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] | |
| 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 590 (2012) → 507 (2023): -14.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 607 (1990) → 507 (2023): -16.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 337, of which 12.8 % second homes and 14.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Corcieux): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Corcieux): 3.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Corcieux): 3.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Corcieux): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Houssière): 2.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 95 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the STE MARGUERITE weather station, 11.7 km away at 358 m; the village itself is at 490 m. [10]
The village sits 132 m above 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VAGNEY, 18.7 km away at 805 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 315 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, 10 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 — 88244/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88244/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88244/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88244/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88115
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88244
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Angel | 63 | 385 km SW | 467 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Averton | 53 | 524 km W | 552 | 26.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Londres | 34 | 541 km SW | 520 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 49 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vergezac | 43 | 425 km SW | 470 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouville | 28 | 406 km W | 530 | 31.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bongheat | 63 | 378 km SW | 465 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bongheat | 63 | 378 km SW | 465 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Angel | 63 | 385 km SW | 467 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouville | 28 | 406 km W | 530 | 31.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vergezac | 43 | 425 km SW | 470 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Averton | 53 | 524 km W | 552 | 26.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Londres | 34 | 541 km SW | 520 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 49 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Houssière'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Angel | 63 | 385 km SW | 467 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sylvestre | 74 | 270 km S | 595 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tancon | 71 | 296 km SW | 570 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aromas | 39 | 236 km SW | 580 | 34.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Agnès | 38 | 336 km S | 548 | 40 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Balme-de-Thuy | 74 | 259 km S | 460 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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