La Petite-Fosse
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Petite-Fosse (INSEE 88345) is in Vosges (88), part of CA de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Population 91 (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 10.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 9,654 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.3 |
| Housing mix | 0.32 | 5 | 1.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 84 (2012) → 91 (2023): 8.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 74 (1990) → 91 (2023): 23 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 68, of which 33.8 % second homes and 1.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Provenchères-et-Colroy): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Provenchères-et-Colroy): 2.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Provenchères-et-Colroy): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saales): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Provenchères-et-Colroy): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BAN-DE-SAPT weather station, 5.4 km away at 590 m; the village itself is at 487 m. [10]
The village sits 103 m below 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 BAN-DE-SAPT, 5.4 km away at 590 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 103 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 1,229 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PROVENCHERES, 2.4 km away at 410 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 — 88345/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88345/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88345/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88345/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88361
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67421
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mas-d'Artige | 23 | 467 km SW | 92 | 9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chambon-Sainte-Croix | 23 | 454 km SW | 89 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villefort | 11 | 713 km SW | 88 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 50 % · humidity 43 % |
| Chamoux | 89 | 271 km W | 94 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ranzières | 55 | 138 km NW | 87 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Heippes | 55 | 149 km NW | 86 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranzières | 55 | 138 km NW | 87 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Heippes | 55 | 149 km NW | 86 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamoux | 89 | 271 km W | 94 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chambon-Sainte-Croix | 23 | 454 km SW | 89 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Mas-d'Artige | 23 | 467 km SW | 92 | 9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villefort | 11 | 713 km SW | 88 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 50 % · 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 La Petite-Fosse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambon-Sainte-Croix | 23 | 454 km SW | 89 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Thons | 88 | 94 km SW | 97 | 3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Torcy-en-Valois | 02 | 290 km W | 81 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuilh | 65 | 796 km SW | 93 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bissy-sur-Fley | 71 | 260 km SW | 85 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tignécourt | 88 | 91 km W | 80 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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