Saint-Genest
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Genest (INSEE 88416) is in Vosges (88), part of CC de la Région de Rambervillers. Population 131 (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 12.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 12,956 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 [3,4] | |
| 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) | 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 129 (2012) → 131 (2023): 1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 108 (1990) → 131 (2023): 21.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 40, of which 12.5 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rambervillers): 7.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Romont): 4.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Rambervillers): 8.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rambervillers): 8.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Moyemont): 1.1 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 80 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ROVILLE weather station, 6.9 km away at 278 m; the village itself is at 328 m. [11]
The village sits 50 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ROVILLE, 6.9 km away at 278 m, over 26 summers. [11]
That station sits 50 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 829 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ROVILLE, 6.9 km away at 278 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 — 88416/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88416/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88416/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88416/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88367
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88395
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88318
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gramazie | 11 | 674 km SW | 130 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 9 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sérévillers | 60 | 331 km NW | 132 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belleau | 02 | 251 km W | 131 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aspret-Sarrat | 31 | 741 km SW | 130 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vatierville | 76 | 398 km NW | 130 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bovée-sur-Barboure | 55 | 81 km NW | 133 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovée-sur-Barboure | 55 | 81 km NW | 133 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belleau | 02 | 251 km W | 131 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sérévillers | 60 | 331 km NW | 132 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vatierville | 76 | 398 km NW | 130 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gramazie | 11 | 674 km SW | 130 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 9 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aspret-Sarrat | 31 | 741 km SW | 130 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Saint-Genest'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cormoyeux | 51 | 209 km NW | 129 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frémeréville-sous-les-Côtes | 55 | 81 km NW | 129 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Renneval | 02 | 237 km NW | 135 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Taillancourt | 55 | 64 km W | 126 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lesseux | 88 | 42 km E | 137 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaux-lès-Passavant | 25 | 125 km S | 124 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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