Le Roulier
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Roulier (INSEE 88399) is in Vosges (88), part of CC Bruyères-Vallons des Vosges. Population 208 (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 21.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.78 |
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]
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, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 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 | 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 204 (2012) → 208 (2023): 2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 173 (1990) → 208 (2023): 20.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 93, of which 2.2 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Docelles): 2.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lépanges-sur-Vologne): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Docelles): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Docelles): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Roulier): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE ROULIER_SAPC weather station, 0.5 km away at 449 m; the village itself is at 441 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at EPINAL, 13.2 km away at 317 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 124 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,044 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE ROULIER_SAPC, 0.5 km away at 449 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88399/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88399/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88399/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88399/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88135
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88266
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88399
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallerange | 57 | 87 km N | 211 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grébault-Mesnil | 80 | 412 km NW | 204 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Wast | 62 | 451 km NW | 203 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 31 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hermin | 62 | 386 km NW | 206 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rémérangles | 60 | 348 km NW | 210 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nivillers | 60 | 356 km NW | 213 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallerange | 57 | 87 km N | 211 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rémérangles | 60 | 348 km NW | 210 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nivillers | 60 | 356 km NW | 213 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hermin | 62 | 386 km NW | 206 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grébault-Mesnil | 80 | 412 km NW | 204 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Wast | 62 | 451 km NW | 203 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 31 % · 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 Le Roulier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallerange | 57 | 87 km N | 211 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arriance | 57 | 95 km N | 213 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fromeréville-les-Vallons | 55 | 147 km NW | 214 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lesse | 57 | 89 km N | 206 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bermering | 57 | 85 km N | 199 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Plessier-sur-Bulles | 60 | 348 km NW | 213 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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