Lépanges-sur-Vologne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lépanges-sur-Vologne (INSEE 88266) is in Vosges (88), part of CC Bruyères-Vallons des Vosges. Population 844 (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 41.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 15,333 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.39 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE THOMAS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3]
1 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE - JULIE VICTOIRE DAUBIE -). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTOPHE LALLEMENT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LEPANGES SUR VOLOGNE TABAC RP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE THOMAS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 1 | LE BISTROT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE - JULIE VICTOIRE DAUBIE - | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | CHRISTOPHE LALLEMENT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | LEPANGES SUR VOLOGNE TABAC RP | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 915 (2012) → 844 (2023): -7.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,006 (1990) → 844 (2023): -16.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 512, of which 8 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Laval-sur-Vologne): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lépanges-sur-Vologne): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Lépanges-sur-Vologne): 1.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Docelles): 5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Lépanges-sur-Vologne): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
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. [11]
Measured at the LE ROULIER_SAPC weather station, 3.2 km away at 449 m; the village itself is at 409 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VAGNEY, 15.8 km away at 805 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 396 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,044 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE ROULIER_SAPC, 3.2 km away at 449 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 — 88266/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88266/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88266/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88266/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88261
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88266
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88135
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laveline-devant-Bruyères | 88 | 6.7 km E | 581 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guyans-Vennes | 25 | 113 km S | 838 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
| Benais | 37 | 492 km W | 945 | 41 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beaurieux | 02 | 254 km NW | 794 | 56.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lamagdelaine | 46 | 573 km SW | 721 | 52.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Romans-lès-Melle | 79 | 562 km W | 729 | 47.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laveline-devant-Bruyères | 88 | 6.7 km E | 581 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guyans-Vennes | 25 | 113 km S | 838 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaurieux | 02 | 254 km NW | 794 | 56.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Benais | 37 | 492 km W | 945 | 41 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Romans-lès-Melle | 79 | 562 km W | 729 | 47.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lamagdelaine | 46 | 573 km SW | 721 | 52.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · 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 Lépanges-sur-Vologne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laveline-devant-Bruyères | 88 | 6.7 km E | 581 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noyers-Saint-Martin | 60 | 357 km NW | 887 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Digny | 28 | 410 km W | 1,003 | 27.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Haraucourt | 08 | 204 km NW | 699 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rosiers-d'Égletons | 19 | 472 km SW | 1,083 | 41.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chambley-Bussières | 54 | 113 km NW | 729 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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