Soulosse-sous-Saint-Élophe
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soulosse-sous-Saint-Élophe (INSEE 88460) is in Vosges (88), part of CC de l'Ouest Vosgien. Population 649 (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 19.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 16,756 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SA BOULANGERIE BLONDOT). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (C COIFF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: 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) | 1 | SA BOULANGERIE BLONDOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | C COIFF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 635 (2012) → 649 (2023): 2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 555 (1990) → 649 (2023): 16.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 329, of which 5.5 % second homes and 11.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Soulosse-sous-Saint-Élophe): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Coussey): 4.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Coussey): 3.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Coussey): 4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Coussey): 4.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROLLAINVILLE weather station, 5.8 km away at 372 m; the village itself is at 328 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROLLAINVILLE, 5.8 km away at 372 m, over 18 summers. [10]
An average of 951 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MARTIGNY, 5.6 km away at 318 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 — 88460/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88460/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88460/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88460/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88460
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88118
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Écuires | 62 | 366 km NW | 682 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lorry-Mardigny | 57 | 69 km N | 683 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Contamine-Sarzin | 74 | 266 km S | 733 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villers-Canivet | 14 | 444 km W | 720 | 22.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prouilly | 51 | 170 km NW | 549 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mittainvilliers-Vérigny | 28 | 327 km W | 801 | 22.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorry-Mardigny | 57 | 69 km N | 683 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prouilly | 51 | 170 km NW | 549 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Contamine-Sarzin | 74 | 266 km S | 733 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mittainvilliers-Vérigny | 28 | 327 km W | 801 | 22.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Écuires | 62 | 366 km NW | 682 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villers-Canivet | 14 | 444 km W | 720 | 22.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Soulosse-sous-Saint-Élophe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorry-Mardigny | 57 | 69 km N | 683 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gunstett | 67 | 159 km E | 633 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Vacherie | 27 | 346 km W | 557 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cleurie | 88 | 80 km SE | 652 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouvres-en-Woëvre | 55 | 90 km N | 598 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Umpeau | 28 | 300 km W | 404 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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