Le Ménil
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Ménil (INSEE 88302) is in Vosges (88), part of CC des Ballons des Hautes-Vosges. Population 970 (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/88302-le-menil
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 14,506 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.49 | 20 | 9.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE GOURMET VOSGIEN · LES GOURMANDISES D' ADELINE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (PIZZA MARINA · ALIXAXEL · VERTS LAND - PIZZAS BAHIA · AUBERGE DU TILLEUL). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE- AIME CHEVRIER -). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LE MENIL RP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (M.M. COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL LES SAPINS). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE L'OREE DU BOIS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE GOURMET VOSGIEN · LES GOURMANDISES D' ADELINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 4 | PIZZA MARINA · ALIXAXEL · VERTS LAND - PIZZAS BAHIA · AUBERGE DU TILLEUL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE- AIME CHEVRIER - | 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 | 1 | LE MENIL RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | M.M. COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL LES SAPINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE L'OREE DU BOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,126 (2012) → 970 (2023): -13.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,119 (1990) → 970 (2023): -13.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 795, of which 30.3 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Ménil): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Ménil): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Thillot): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Thillot): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Ménil): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 92 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BASSE-S-L-RUPT weather station, 10.1 km away at 445 m; the village itself is at 530 m. [10]
The village sits 85 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, 15.2 km away at 805 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 275 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 2,069 mm of rain a year, spread over 161 days — about 12.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE MENIL, 3.1 km away at 665 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 — 88302/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88302/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88302/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88302/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88302
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88468
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-Fouzon | 36 | 396 km W | 968 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chabottes | 05 | 366 km S | 964 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buzy | 64 | 774 km SW | 1,006 | 33.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 43 % |
| Étagnac | 16 | 508 km SW | 982 | 40.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Vincent-du-Lorouër | 72 | 470 km W | 814 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 27 % |
| Bézenet | 03 | 346 km SW | 910 | 42.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bézenet | 03 | 346 km SW | 910 | 42.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chabottes | 05 | 366 km S | 964 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Val-Fouzon | 36 | 396 km W | 968 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Vincent-du-Lorouër | 72 | 470 km W | 814 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 27 % |
| Étagnac | 16 | 508 km SW | 982 | 40.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Buzy | 64 | 774 km SW | 1,006 | 33.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Le Ménil'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ban-sur-Meurthe-Clefcy | 88 | 33 km NE | 957 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vanosc | 07 | 344 km SW | 907 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Nizier-d'Azergues | 69 | 268 km SW | 774 | 42.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-d'Embrun | 05 | 370 km S | 705 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montagnieu | 38 | 284 km S | 1,179 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Valla-en-Gier | 42 | 327 km SW | 1,140 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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