Liézey
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Liézey (INSEE 88269) is in Vosges (88), part of CC Gérardmer Hautes Vosges. Population 304 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 36.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 17,890 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EMOTIONS A CROQUER). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (AUBERGE LE RELAIS DES BUCHERONS · SAS AUBERGE DE LIEZEY). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Hotel (FERME DE LIEZEY). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | EMOTIONS A CROQUER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | AUBERGE LE RELAIS DES BUCHERONS · SAS AUBERGE DE LIEZEY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 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 | 1 | FERME DE LIEZEY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 279 (2012) → 304 (2023): 9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 298 (1990) → 304 (2023): 2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 284, of which 47.2 % second homes and 2.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Liézey): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Liézey): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Tholy): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Tholy): 4.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Liézey): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 106 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GERARDMER weather station, 3.3 km away at 669 m; the village itself is at 755 m. [10]
The village sits 86 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VAGNEY, 7.1 km away at 805 m, over 18 summers. [10]
An average of 1,840 mm of rain a year, spread over 164 days — about 11.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GERARDMER, 3.3 km away at 669 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 — 88269/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88269/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88269/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88269/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88269
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88470
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montigny-en-Morvan | 58 | 245 km SW | 308 | 28.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-et-Saint-Paul | 12 | 548 km SW | 282 | 31.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Canale-di-Verde | 2B | 680 km S | 302 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Thédirac | 46 | 573 km SW | 303 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 1 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-André-en-Morvan | 58 | 234 km W | 309 | 21.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ranrupt | 67 | 43 km NE | 312 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranrupt | 67 | 43 km NE | 312 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-en-Morvan | 58 | 234 km W | 309 | 21.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montigny-en-Morvan | 58 | 245 km SW | 308 | 28.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-et-Saint-Paul | 12 | 548 km SW | 282 | 31.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thédirac | 46 | 573 km SW | 303 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 1 % · humidity 50 % |
| Canale-di-Verde | 2B | 680 km S | 302 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Liézey'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vollore-Montagne | 63 | 350 km SW | 312 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fournols | 63 | 377 km SW | 313 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Bellevue | 23 | 444 km SW | 215 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Victor-la-Rivière | 63 | 408 km SW | 239 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monestier-Merlines | 19 | 425 km SW | 302 | 2.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cantoin | 12 | 474 km SW | 312 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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