Ventron
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ventron (INSEE 88500) is in Vosges (88), part of CC des Hautes Vosges. Population 805 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/88500-ventron
Vitality score
Vitality score 30.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 15,626 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.94 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'ART DE VIVRE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VENTRON RP). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE DE VENTRON). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DE L'ERMITAGE HOTEL LES BUTTES). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 1 | L'ART DE VIVRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | VENTRON RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHÈQUE DE VENTRON | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DE L'ERMITAGE HOTEL LES BUTTES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 909 (2012) → 805 (2023): -11.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 900 (1990) → 805 (2023): -10.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 913, of which 53.8 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cornimont): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cornimont): 3.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Cornimont): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cornimont): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ventron): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 103 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BASSE-S-L-RUPT weather station, 12.1 km away at 445 m; the village itself is at 638 m. [10]
The village sits 193 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VAGNEY, 14.4 km away at 805 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 167 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 2,069 mm of rain a year, spread over 161 days — about 12.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE MENIL, 4.4 km away at 665 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 — 88500/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88500/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88500/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88500/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88116
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88500
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solaro | 2B | 698 km S | 736 | 37.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Entremont-le-Vieux | 73 | 287 km S | 648 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nic | 29 | 828 km W | 753 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moltifao | 2B | 631 km S | 735 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bages | 11 | 615 km SW | 720 | 41.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vacheresse | 74 | 180 km S | 939 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacheresse | 74 | 180 km S | 939 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Entremont-le-Vieux | 73 | 287 km S | 648 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bages | 11 | 615 km SW | 720 | 41.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Moltifao | 2B | 631 km S | 735 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Solaro | 2B | 698 km S | 736 | 37.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Nic | 29 | 828 km W | 753 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Ventron'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entremont-le-Vieux | 73 | 287 km S | 648 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verchaix | 74 | 206 km S | 830 | 60.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cremeaux | 42 | 318 km SW | 914 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Confort | 01 | 214 km S | 668 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vieu-d'Izenave | 01 | 230 km SW | 719 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaizon | 43 | 402 km SW | 931 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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