Wisembach
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 34.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Wisembach (INSEE 88526) is in Vosges (88), part of CA de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Population 427 (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 34.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 17,967 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.51 |
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) (EURL UNIVERS CHEVRES). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LE BLANC RU). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BELLE VUE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (WISEMBACH AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | EURL UNIVERS CHEVRES | 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 | RESTAURANT LE BLANC RU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BELLE VUE | 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 | 1 | WISEMBACH AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 406 (2012) → 427 (2023): 5.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 370 (1990) → 427 (2023): 15.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 269, of which 14.9 % second homes and 12.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ban-de-Laveline): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Wisembach): 2.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ban-de-Laveline): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ban-de-Laveline): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ban-de-Laveline): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 95 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the STE MARGUERITE weather station, 10.6 km away at 358 m; the village itself is at 476 m. [10]
The village sits 118 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 BAN-DE-SAPT, 12.9 km away at 590 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 114 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 1,229 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PROVENCHERES, 5.8 km away at 410 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 — 88526/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88526/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88526/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88526/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88032
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88526
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badefols-d'Ans | 24 | 562 km SW | 421 | 33.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bellechaume | 89 | 261 km W | 436 | 30.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Lanès | 11 | 687 km SW | 484 | 42.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 12 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Albin-de-Vaulserre | 38 | 324 km S | 420 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Urbès | 68 | 43 km S | 427 | 28.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moulismes | 86 | 521 km W | 358 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbès | 68 | 43 km S | 427 | 28.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellechaume | 89 | 261 km W | 436 | 30.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Albin-de-Vaulserre | 38 | 324 km S | 420 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moulismes | 86 | 521 km W | 358 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
| Badefols-d'Ans | 24 | 562 km SW | 421 | 33.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Lanès | 11 | 687 km SW | 484 | 42.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 12 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Wisembach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palladuc | 63 | 371 km SW | 517 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bluffy | 74 | 274 km S | 395 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Amand | 23 | 449 km SW | 449 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lépaud | 23 | 421 km SW | 359 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mestes | 19 | 477 km SW | 341 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Remomeix | 88 | 7.7 km W | 428 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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