Avril
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 30.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Avril (INSEE 54036) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of CC Orne Lorraine Confluences. Population 1,225 (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/54036-avril
Vitality score
Vitality score 30.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 13,095 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SL PATISSE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (DOMAINE DE FILLIERES). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | SL PATISSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | DOMAINE DE FILLIERES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| 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 | 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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 1,021 (2012) → 1,225 (2023): 20 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 506 (1990) → 1,225 (2023): 142.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 479, of which 1 % second homes and 4.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Avril): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Val de Briey): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Val de Briey): 4.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Val de Briey): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Avril): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 73 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DONCOURT-LES-CONFLANS weather station, 15.2 km away at 235 m; the village itself is at 304 m. [10]
The village sits 69 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 DONCOURT-LES-CONFLANS, 15.2 km away at 235 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 69 m below 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 737 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DONCOURT-LES-CONFLANS, 15.2 km away at 235 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 — 54036/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54036/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54036/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54036/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54036
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54099
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanfen | 57 | 20 km NE | 1,235 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 96 % |
| Les Granges-le-Roi | 91 | 301 km W | 1,197 | 29.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Winnezeele | 59 | 299 km NW | 1,261 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crouy-en-Thelle | 60 | 265 km W | 1,092 | 30.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caumont | 27 | 367 km W | 1,149 | 29.7 | Few services | no figures |
| Prunay | 51 | 130 km W | 1,042 | 33 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanfen | 57 | 20 km NE | 1,235 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 96 % |
| Prunay | 51 | 130 km W | 1,042 | 33 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crouy-en-Thelle | 60 | 265 km W | 1,092 | 30.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Winnezeele | 59 | 299 km NW | 1,261 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Granges-le-Roi | 91 | 301 km W | 1,197 | 29.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caumont | 27 | 367 km W | 1,149 | 29.7 | Few services | no figures |
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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 Avril'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laquenexy | 57 | 34 km SE | 1,255 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Raedersheim | 68 | 183 km SE | 1,173 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berrwiller | 68 | 185 km SE | 1,294 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aspach | 68 | 206 km SE | 1,138 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Crest | 63 | 454 km SW | 1,300 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Doncourt-lès-Conflans | 54 | 16 km S | 1,110 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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