Pouxeux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pouxeux (INSEE 88358) is in Vosges (88), part of CA d'Epinal. Population 1,947 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/88358-pouxeux
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 9,781 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.74 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES MOULINS DE SEVERINE · S2CL · D PEPITES). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SA COOPERATIVE L UTILE · ALDI). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (HERZOG OSIRIS · BISTROT DE LA PLACE · M.FOOD JANINE). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HERVE CAPRON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE POUXEUX). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (CHEZ LAURE · JULY COIFFURE · REFLET DE BEAUTE · SALON OLIVIER). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LES AMIS DE LA ROUTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LES MOULINS DE SEVERINE · S2CL · D PEPITES | INSEE BPE 3 / 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 | 2 | SA COOPERATIVE L UTILE · ALDI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | HERZOG OSIRIS · BISTROT DE LA PLACE · M.FOOD JANINE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | HERVE CAPRON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE POUXEUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | CHEZ LAURE · JULY COIFFURE · REFLET DE BEAUTE · SALON OLIVIER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LES AMIS DE LA ROUTE | 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 2,011 (2012) → 1,947 (2023): -3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,836 (1990) → 1,947 (2023): 6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,010, of which 2.3 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pouxeux): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pouxeux): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Pouxeux): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Éloyes): 3.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pouxeux): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE ROULIER_SAPC weather station, 7.9 km away at 449 m; the village itself is at 369 m. [10]
The village sits 80 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at EPINAL, 14.3 km away at 317 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 52 m below 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 1,170 mm of rain a year, spread over 151 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHENIMENIL, 4.1 km away at 402 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 — 88358/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88358/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88358/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88358/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88358
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88158
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frasne | 25 | 142 km S | 1,975 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 15 % · humidity 100 % |
| Varois-et-Chaignot | 21 | 137 km SW | 2,094 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mareuil-sur-Ourcq | 60 | 281 km NW | 1,581 | 39.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Dettwiller | 67 | 98 km NE | 2,558 | 49.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aiserey | 21 | 148 km SW | 1,500 | 44.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saulce-sur-Rhône | 26 | 402 km S | 1,892 | 49.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 41 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dettwiller | 67 | 98 km NE | 2,558 | 49.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Varois-et-Chaignot | 21 | 137 km SW | 2,094 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frasne | 25 | 142 km S | 1,975 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 15 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aiserey | 21 | 148 km SW | 1,500 | 44.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mareuil-sur-Ourcq | 60 | 281 km NW | 1,581 | 39.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Saulce-sur-Rhône | 26 | 402 km S | 1,892 | 49.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 41 % · 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 Pouxeux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varois-et-Chaignot | 21 | 137 km SW | 2,094 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monthermé | 08 | 239 km NW | 2,138 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers | 51 | 212 km NW | 1,734 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courcelles-Chaussy | 57 | 112 km N | 3,006 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château-Salins | 57 | 79 km N | 2,296 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Delme | 57 | 88 km N | 1,166 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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