Raon-sur-Plaine
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 14.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Raon-sur-Plaine (INSEE 88373) is in Vosges (88), part of CA de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Population 135 (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 14.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 13,248 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.44 |
| Housing mix | 0.02 | 5 | 0.11 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE RAON SUR PLAINE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA POSTE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE RAON SUR PLAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DE LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 160 (2012) → 135 (2023): -15.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 143 (1990) → 135 (2023): -5.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 141, of which 48.9 % second homes and 1.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Broque): 9.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Broque): 9.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (La Broque): 9.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Broque): 9.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Raon-sur-Plaine): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BAN-DE-SAPT weather station, 19.9 km away at 590 m; the village itself is at 432 m. [10]
The village sits 158 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, 19.9 km away at 590 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 158 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, 19.8 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 — 88373/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88373/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88373/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88373/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67066
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88373
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blars | 46 | 601 km SW | 137 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lourde | 31 | 791 km SW | 123 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valdrôme | 26 | 461 km S | 133 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Andéol-de-Berg | 07 | 484 km SW | 134 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Montaine | 18 | 373 km W | 166 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Asque | 65 | 806 km SW | 123 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Montaine | 18 | 373 km W | 166 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valdrôme | 26 | 461 km S | 133 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Andéol-de-Berg | 07 | 484 km SW | 134 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blars | 46 | 601 km SW | 137 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lourde | 31 | 791 km SW | 123 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Asque | 65 | 806 km SW | 123 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · 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 Raon-sur-Plaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lourde | 31 | 791 km SW | 123 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Montaine | 18 | 373 km W | 166 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Hauteville | 78 | 403 km W | 157 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lapanouse-de-Cernon | 12 | 588 km SW | 119 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rehaupal | 88 | 51 km SW | 210 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Garanou | 09 | 761 km SW | 143 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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