Rambervillers
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rambervillers (INSEE 88367) is in Vosges (88), part of CC de la Région de Rambervillers. Population 5,018 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/88367-rambervillers
Vitality score
Vitality score 57/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 69 % of the 4,675 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 | 0.62 | 25 | 15.43 |
| Social | 0.64 | 20 | 12.88 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.54 | 10 | 5.43 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE SCHWARTZ · BOULANGERIE MESSE · BOULANGERIE - PATISSERIE CRUNCHANT · L'AMOUR DU PAIN). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE RENARD · SNC FERME DE LA BLONDE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PHYSALIS). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · SUPERMARCHE MATCH · BI1). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (YILDIZ FATMA · POURCHERT LOETITIA · BELKESSAM DJAFFAR · LE P'TIT BOUCHON). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE - JULES FERRY -). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE - JULES FERRY - · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE - LE VOID REGNIER - · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE ALPHONSE CYTERE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-THOMAS COLNE, MÉDECIN · JULIE BERCAND, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE BRUNNER, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME GAUDIN, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE MARQUES-VILLIERE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINTE LIBAIRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE ALPHONSE ET JEAN VARTIER). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF MARCEL POINSOT · GYMNASE ANCIEN COLLEGE). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE CIC EST). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE HOM DAM · SUPEREGO · L'APPARENCE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (RESTAURANT DE LA GARE · LE P'TIT BOUCHON). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Pharmacy.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | PATISSERIE SCHWARTZ · BOULANGERIE MESSE · BOULANGERIE - PATISSERIE CRUNCHANT · L'AMOUR DU PAIN | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CHARCUTERIE RENARD · SNC FERME DE LA BLONDE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PHYSALIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · SUPERMARCHE MATCH · BI1 | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 9 | YILDIZ FATMA · POURCHERT LOETITIA · BELKESSAM DJAFFAR · LE P'TIT BOUCHON | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE - JULES FERRY - | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE - JULES FERRY - · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE - LE VOID REGNIER - · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE ALPHONSE CYTERE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | JEAN-THOMAS COLNE, MÉDECIN · JULIE BERCAND, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE BRUNNER, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME GAUDIN, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE MARQUES-VILLIERE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE SAINTE LIBAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE ALPHONSE ET JEAN VARTIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF MARCEL POINSOT · GYMNASE ANCIEN COLLEGE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE CIC EST | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | COIFFURE HOM DAM · SUPEREGO · L'APPARENCE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | RESTAURANT DE LA GARE · LE P'TIT BOUCHON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday 7 à 13h Place des Promenades & rue du Dr. Lahalle. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,511 (2012) → 5,018 (2023): -8.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,919 (1990) → 5,018 (2023): -15.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,950, of which 1.4 % second homes and 17.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rambervillers): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Rambervillers): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Rambervillers): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Rambervillers): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Rambervillers): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROVILLE weather station, 4.5 km away at 278 m; the village itself is at 286 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROVILLE, 4.5 km away at 278 m, over 26 summers. [10]
An average of 829 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROVILLE, 4.5 km away at 278 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88367/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-rambervillers.fr/marches-foires/— “Tous les jeudis de 7 à 13h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88367/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88367/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88367/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88367
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamers | 72 | 463 km W | 4,996 | 58.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 43 % |
| Heyrieux | 38 | 325 km S | 4,956 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villefranche-de-Lauragais | 31 | 669 km SW | 5,072 | 69.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 49 % · humidity 50 % |
| Créon | 33 | 665 km SW | 4,950 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 36 % · humidity 64 % |
| Verdun-sur-Garonne | 82 | 650 km SW | 4,961 | 54 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
| Baume-les-Dames | 25 | 112 km S | 5,155 | 62.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baume-les-Dames | 25 | 112 km S | 5,155 | 62.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Heyrieux | 38 | 325 km S | 4,956 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mamers | 72 | 463 km W | 4,996 | 58.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 43 % |
| Verdun-sur-Garonne | 82 | 650 km SW | 4,961 | 54 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
| Créon | 33 | 665 km SW | 4,950 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 36 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villefranche-de-Lauragais | 31 | 669 km SW | 5,072 | 69.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 49 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Rambervillers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourmelon-le-Grand | 51 | 188 km NW | 4,895 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charmes | 88 | 25 km W | 4,484 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plateau d'Hauteville | 01 | 275 km S | 4,857 | 49.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vit | 25 | 144 km SW | 5,133 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Grand-Lemps | 38 | 341 km S | 3,083 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Just-Malmont | 43 | 378 km SW | 4,239 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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