Villiers-en-Lieu
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 27.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 13 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villiers-en-Lieu (INSEE 52534) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CA du Grand Saint-Dizier Der et Vallées. Population 1,469 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/52534-villiers-en-lieu
Vitality score
Vitality score 27.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 13 % of the 11,802 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ALLENDER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE POUTRIEUX). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLIERS EN LIEU AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE ET GYMNASE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (ACTUEL COIFFURE · CRESCENDO · G'M COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | ALLENDER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | PHARMACIE POUTRIEUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VILLIERS EN LIEU AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE ET GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | ACTUEL COIFFURE · CRESCENDO · G'M COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 1,562 (2012) → 1,469 (2023): -6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,648 (1990) → 1,469 (2023): -10.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 719, of which 1.1 % second homes and 5.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villiers-en-Lieu): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Dizier): 4.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Dizier): 4.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Villiers-en-Lieu): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villiers-en-Lieu): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-DIZIER weather station, 3.9 km away at 139 m; the village itself is at 143 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-DIZIER, 3.9 km away at 139 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 793 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-DIZIER, 3.9 km away at 139 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
105 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 134,000 € — 1,398 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Haute-Marne is 833 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52534/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52534/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52534/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52534/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52534
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52448
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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-Corneille | 72 | 343 km W | 1,510 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vougy | 42 | 291 km S | 1,546 | 37.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bésayes | 26 | 412 km S | 1,370 | 30.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beauquesne | 80 | 240 km NW | 1,352 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Andrest | 65 | 702 km SW | 1,340 | 35.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 43 % |
| Pezens | 11 | 635 km S | 1,611 | 43.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 55 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauquesne | 80 | 240 km NW | 1,352 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vougy | 42 | 291 km S | 1,546 | 37.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Corneille | 72 | 343 km W | 1,510 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bésayes | 26 | 412 km S | 1,370 | 30.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pezens | 11 | 635 km S | 1,611 | 43.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 55 % · humidity 43 % |
| Andrest | 65 | 702 km SW | 1,340 | 35.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Villiers-en-Lieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étrechet | 36 | 314 km SW | 998 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bû | 28 | 250 km W | 2,077 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jouy-le-Châtel | 77 | 130 km W | 1,630 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bligny-lès-Beaune | 21 | 187 km S | 1,288 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aubin-le-Cloud | 79 | 453 km SW | 1,648 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crespières | 78 | 220 km W | 1,719 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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