Vittel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vittel (INSEE 88516) is in Vosges (88), part of CC Terre d'Eau. Population 4,780 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/88516-vittel
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 74 % of the 4,857 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 | 0.56 | 25 | 14.01 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.54 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.26 | 10 | 2.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE FRITSCH · DELISVENTE · LE PAIN SUR LA PLANCHE · CHEZ DELPHINE ET KEVIN · ALEX & AMEL). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (FERDINAND ET FILS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (OB DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE D'ISCHES CREMERIE). [4]
11 × Restaurant (RESTOLAND · PIZZERIA FONTI · LE RETRO · BRASSERIE LE TERMINUS). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (LE BISTRONOME · L'O A LA BOUCHE · LA BELLE EPOQUE · BAR LE 74 (SEVENTY FOUR CAFE) · LA CAVE A NONO). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE - PETIT BAN - · ECOLE MATERNELLE - LOUIS BLANC -). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE - LE HAUT DE FOL - · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE G-H VOILQUIN). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JULES VERNE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PASCAL PERRY, MÉDECIN · SEBASTIEN SERGEANT, MÉDECIN · MARIE-LAURENCE ZEIL, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN WILLAUME, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC AGNIEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES SOURCES · PHARMACIE THERMALE VITTELOISE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MARCEL ALBISER). [3]
1 × Cinema (ALHAMBRA). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE DE PREPARATION OMNISPORTS CPO · GYMNASE ROGER LEFEBVRE). [3]
6 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · VITTEL KOLB · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE DE LORRAINE). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (DANY COIFFURE · COIFFURE DIFFUSION). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (MERCURE HOTEL VITTEL · HOTEL D'ANGLETERRE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE VITTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Restaurant, 2 × Bank, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | BOULANGERIE FRITSCH · DELISVENTE · LE PAIN SUR LA PLANCHE · CHEZ DELPHINE ET KEVIN · ALEX & AMEL | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | FERDINAND ET FILS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | OB DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE D'ISCHES CREMERIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | RESTOLAND · PIZZERIA FONTI · LE RETRO · BRASSERIE LE TERMINUS | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | LE BISTRONOME · L'O A LA BOUCHE · LA BELLE EPOQUE · BAR LE 74 (SEVENTY FOUR CAFE) · LA CAVE A NONO | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE - PETIT BAN - · ECOLE MATERNELLE - LOUIS BLANC - | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE - LE HAUT DE FOL - · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE G-H VOILQUIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JULES VERNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | PASCAL PERRY, MÉDECIN · SEBASTIEN SERGEANT, MÉDECIN · MARIE-LAURENCE ZEIL, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN WILLAUME, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC AGNIEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES SOURCES · PHARMACIE THERMALE VITTELOISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MARCEL ALBISER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ALHAMBRA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | CENTRE DE PREPARATION OMNISPORTS CPO · GYMNASE ROGER LEFEBVRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · VITTEL KOLB · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE DE LORRAINE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | DANY COIFFURE · COIFFURE DIFFUSION | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | MERCURE HOTEL VITTEL · HOTEL D'ANGLETERRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE VITTEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday 8h à 12h30 Place du Général de Gaulle. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,318 (2012) → 4,780 (2023): -10.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,296 (1990) → 4,780 (2023): -24.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,531, of which 14.2 % second homes and 11.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vittel): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Vittel): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Vittel): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vittel): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vittel): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LIGNEVILLE weather station, 4.8 km away at 433 m; the village itself is at 344 m. [10]
The village sits 89 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 LIGNEVILLE, 4.8 km away at 433 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 89 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 870 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LIGNEVILLE, 4.8 km away at 433 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88516/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-vittel.fr/fr/foires-et-marches.html— “Marché Alimentaire Place du Général de Gaulle. Mercredi et samedi matin de 8h à 12h30”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88516/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88516/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88516/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88516
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plateau d'Hauteville | 01 | 249 km S | 4,857 | 49.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Die | 26 | 386 km S | 4,844 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grand-Bourg | 971 | 7,021 km W | 4,617 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 22 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vinon-sur-Verdon | 83 | 498 km S | 4,464 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Briare | 45 | 247 km W | 4,911 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 96 % |
| Casteljaloux | 47 | 624 km SW | 4,755 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 53 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briare | 45 | 247 km W | 4,911 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 96 % |
| Plateau d'Hauteville | 01 | 249 km S | 4,857 | 49.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Die | 26 | 386 km S | 4,844 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vinon-sur-Verdon | 83 | 498 km S | 4,464 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Casteljaloux | 47 | 624 km SW | 4,755 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 53 % · humidity 50 % |
| Grand-Bourg | 971 | 7,021 km W | 4,617 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 22 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Vittel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneval | 28 | 338 km W | 4,868 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ornans | 25 | 123 km S | 4,419 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Phalsbourg | 57 | 116 km NE | 4,688 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sézanne | 51 | 174 km W | 4,576 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mourmelon-le-Grand | 51 | 156 km NW | 4,895 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère | 18 | 273 km W | 5,451 | 61.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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