Mandray
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 27.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mandray (INSEE 88284) is in Vosges (88), part of CA de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Population 586 (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/88284-mandray
Vitality score
Vitality score 27.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 17,201 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.83 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON BATAVOINE · BATTAVOINE AVEC DEUX THES). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE - DU CENTRE -). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MANDRAY CENTRE DE SEYPRÉ). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (COUPE & COIFF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 2 | MAISON BATAVOINE · BATTAVOINE AVEC DEUX THES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE - DU CENTRE - | 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 MANDRAY CENTRE DE SEYPRÉ | 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 | 1 | COUPE & COIFF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 612 (2012) → 586 (2023): -4.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 596 (1990) → 586 (2023): -1.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 332, of which 13.6 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mandray): 0.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Léonard): 3.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saulcy-sur-Meurthe): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Fraize): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Mandray): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 91 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the STE MARGUERITE weather station, 6.6 km away at 358 m; the village itself is at 437 m. [12]
The village sits 79 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BAN-DE-SAPT, 14.4 km away at 590 m, over 20 summers. [12]
That station sits 153 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,237 mm of rain a year, spread over 157 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at FRAIZE, 3.1 km away at 535 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88284/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88284/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88284/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88284/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88284
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88423
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88445
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88181
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estézargues | 30 | 509 km S | 605 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 32 % · humidity 79 % |
| Brangues | 38 | 302 km S | 614 | 34.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontaines-en-Sologne | 41 | 414 km W | 661 | 29.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chantérac | 24 | 603 km SW | 652 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 24 % · humidity 71 % |
| Coulmiers | 45 | 397 km W | 576 | 26.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Deaux | 30 | 511 km SW | 638 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 9 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brangues | 38 | 302 km S | 614 | 34.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coulmiers | 45 | 397 km W | 576 | 26.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaines-en-Sologne | 41 | 414 km W | 661 | 29.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estézargues | 30 | 509 km S | 605 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 32 % · humidity 79 % |
| Deaux | 30 | 511 km SW | 638 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 9 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chantérac | 24 | 603 km SW | 652 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 24 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Mandray'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nompatelize | 88 | 16 km NW | 547 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ranspach-le-Haut | 68 | 78 km SE | 627 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villy-le-Bouveret | 74 | 250 km S | 653 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sinard | 38 | 378 km S | 724 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Eusèbe | 74 | 266 km S | 633 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-sur-Coise | 69 | 342 km SW | 565 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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