La Petite-Raon
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 23.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Petite-Raon (INSEE 88346) is in Vosges (88), part of CA de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Population 734 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 23.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 16,179 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA PETITE RAON AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | LA PETITE RAON AP | 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / 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 832 (2012) → 734 (2023): -11.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 982 (1990) → 734 (2023): -25.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 520, of which 8.3 % second homes and 23.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Senones): 1.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vieux-Moulin): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Senones): 1.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Senones): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Senones): 1.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BAN-DE-SAPT weather station, 6.7 km away at 590 m; the village itself is at 352 m. [10]
The village sits 238 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, 6.7 km away at 590 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 238 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 1,101 mm of rain a year, spread over 149 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BAN-DE-SAPT_MAN, 6.6 km away at 583 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 — 88346/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88346/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88346/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88346/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88451
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88506
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rombach-le-Franc | 68 | 24 km SE | 775 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ranspach-le-Bas | 68 | 97 km S | 640 | 30.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chigny-les-Roses | 51 | 230 km W | 521 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mont-Notre-Dame | 02 | 268 km NW | 751 | 36.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bouille | 76 | 456 km W | 706 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Balschwiller | 68 | 83 km S | 729 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rombach-le-Franc | 68 | 24 km SE | 775 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Balschwiller | 68 | 83 km S | 729 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ranspach-le-Bas | 68 | 97 km S | 640 | 30.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chigny-les-Roses | 51 | 230 km W | 521 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mont-Notre-Dame | 02 | 268 km NW | 751 | 36.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bouille | 76 | 456 km W | 706 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-Raon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chigny-les-Roses | 51 | 230 km W | 521 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mont-Notre-Dame | 02 | 268 km NW | 751 | 36.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bouille | 76 | 456 km W | 706 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Duntzenheim | 67 | 53 km NE | 660 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lixing-lès-Saint-Avold | 57 | 72 km N | 673 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lupstein | 67 | 52 km NE | 830 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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