Vieux-Moulin
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 33.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vieux-Moulin (INSEE 88506) is in Vosges (88), part of CA de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Population 326 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 33.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 17,971 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ ALAIN AUX BONS PRODUITS). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'ASSIETTE NOMADE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'ABREUVOIR). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | CHEZ ALAIN AUX BONS PRODUITS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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'ASSIETTE NOMADE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'ABREUVOIR | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 336 (2012) → 326 (2023): -3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 288 (1990) → 326 (2023): 13.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 179, of which 7.8 % second homes and 11.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Senones): 1.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vieux-Moulin): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Senones): 1.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Senones): 1.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Senones): 1.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BAN-DE-SAPT weather station, 5.5 km away at 590 m; the village itself is at 394 m. [10]
The village sits 196 m below 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 BAN-DE-SAPT, 5.5 km away at 590 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 196 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 1,101 mm of rain a year, spread over 149 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BAN-DE-SAPT_MAN, 5.5 km away at 583 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 — 88506/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88506/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88506/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88506/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88451
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88506
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin | 67 | 22 km E | 374 | 28.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Premeaux-Prissey | 21 | 210 km SW | 377 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Angecourt | 08 | 202 km NW | 382 | 26.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Doulcon | 55 | 173 km NW | 421 | 31.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Linsdorf | 68 | 103 km S | 334 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chas | 63 | 406 km SW | 361 | 22.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin | 67 | 22 km E | 374 | 28.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Linsdorf | 68 | 103 km S | 334 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Doulcon | 55 | 173 km NW | 421 | 31.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Angecourt | 08 | 202 km NW | 382 | 26.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Premeaux-Prissey | 21 | 210 km SW | 377 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chas | 63 | 406 km SW | 361 | 22.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · 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 Vieux-Moulin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linsdorf | 68 | 103 km S | 334 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clacy-et-Thierret | 02 | 281 km NW | 289 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bry | 59 | 322 km NW | 390 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rémy | 62 | 358 km NW | 394 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bilwisheim | 67 | 60 km NE | 535 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carville-la-Folletière | 76 | 469 km W | 419 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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