Les Voivres
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Voivres (INSEE 88520) is in Vosges (88), part of CA d'Epinal. Population 283 (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/88520-les-voivres
Vitality score
Vitality score 22/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 17,659 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SARL LE PONT DES FEES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | SARL LE PONT DES FEES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 344 (2012) → 283 (2023): -17.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 210 (1990) → 283 (2023): 34.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 197, of which 11.2 % second homes and 18.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Vôge-les-Bains): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Vôge-les-Bains): 2.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (La Vôge-les-Bains): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Vôge-les-Bains): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Chapelle-aux-Bois): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 89 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BAINS weather station, 3.9 km away at 319 m; the village itself is at 379 m. [10]
The village sits 60 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]
An average of 1,399 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BAINS, 3.9 km away at 319 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 — 88520/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88520/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88520/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88520/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88029
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88088
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Meix-Saint-Epoing | 51 | 209 km W | 286 | 21.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 76 % |
| Mareuil-en-Brie | 51 | 214 km NW | 288 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 45 % |
| Saint-Aubin | 62 | 431 km NW | 289 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 26 % |
| Fouillouse | 05 | 398 km S | 276 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 38 % |
| Vincelottes | 89 | 201 km W | 285 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Méloir-des-Bois | 22 | 634 km W | 270 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 28 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincelottes | 89 | 201 km W | 285 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 70 % |
| Le Meix-Saint-Epoing | 51 | 209 km W | 286 | 21.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 76 % |
| Mareuil-en-Brie | 51 | 214 km NW | 288 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 45 % |
| Fouillouse | 05 | 398 km S | 276 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 38 % |
| Saint-Aubin | 62 | 431 km NW | 289 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 26 % |
| Saint-Méloir-des-Bois | 22 | 634 km W | 270 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 28 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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