Les Rouges-Eaux
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Rouges-Eaux (INSEE 88398) is in Vosges (88), part of CA de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Population 80 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 15.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 8,523 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA CHOLOTTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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] | |
| 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 | LA CHOLOTTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 86 (2012) → 80 (2023): -7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 80 (1990) → 80 (2023): 0 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 60, of which 31.7 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brouvelieures): 5.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Belmont-sur-Buttant): 6.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Bruyères): 8.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Bruyères): 8.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Domfaing): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 84 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the STE MARGUERITE weather station, 12 km away at 358 m; the village itself is at 403 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BAN-DE-SAPT, 16.8 km away at 590 m, over 20 summers. [12]
That station sits 187 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,125 mm of rain a year, spread over 155 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BROUVELIEURES, 6 km away at 395 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88398/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88398/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88398/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88398/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88076
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88050
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88078
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88145
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courris | 81 | 586 km SW | 80 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tintry | 71 | 228 km SW | 80 | 21.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salérans | 05 | 455 km S | 78 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laroche-près-Feyt | 19 | 432 km SW | 80 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcilly-et-Dracy | 21 | 197 km SW | 84 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosureux | 25 | 117 km S | 79 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosureux | 25 | 117 km S | 79 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcilly-et-Dracy | 21 | 197 km SW | 84 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tintry | 71 | 228 km SW | 80 | 21.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laroche-près-Feyt | 19 | 432 km SW | 80 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salérans | 05 | 455 km S | 78 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courris | 81 | 586 km SW | 80 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Les Rouges-Eaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosureux | 25 | 117 km S | 79 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chambonchard | 23 | 396 km SW | 83 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Menétrux-en-Joux | 39 | 196 km S | 76 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montagna-le-Reconduit | 39 | 227 km SW | 108 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Quentin-sur-Sauxillanges | 63 | 398 km SW | 109 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ternant-les-Eaux | 63 | 417 km SW | 59 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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