Bicqueley
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bicqueley (INSEE 54073) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of CC Terres Touloises. Population 925 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 21/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 10 % of the 14,834 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.66 | 10 | 6.61 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES CLAUDINETTES). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (ANNIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES CLAUDINETTES | 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 | 2 | ANNIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 935 (2012) → 925 (2023): -1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 797 (1990) → 925 (2023): 16.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 408, of which 0.5 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dommartin-lès-Toul): 5.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Toul): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Pierre-la-Treiche): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Toul): 5.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bicqueley): 0 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the NANCY-OCHEY weather station, 6.2 km away at 336 m; the village itself is at 217 m. [12]
The village sits 119 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at NANCY-OCHEY, 6.2 km away at 336 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 119 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 828 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at NANCY-OCHEY, 6.2 km away at 336 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54073/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54073/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54073/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54073/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54167
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54528
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54426
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54073
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachambre | 57 | 79 km NE | 906 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Lages | 31 | 652 km SW | 886 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Barry-d'Islemade | 82 | 619 km SW | 940 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Maulde | 59 | 275 km NW | 949 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Balgau | 68 | 143 km SE | 947 | 24.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noyelles-sous-Bellonne | 62 | 280 km NW | 848 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachambre | 57 | 79 km NE | 906 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Balgau | 68 | 143 km SE | 947 | 24.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maulde | 59 | 275 km NW | 949 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noyelles-sous-Bellonne | 62 | 280 km NW | 848 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barry-d'Islemade | 82 | 619 km SW | 940 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Lages | 31 | 652 km SW | 886 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Bicqueley'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachambre | 57 | 79 km NE | 906 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maulde | 59 | 275 km NW | 949 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarceaux | 61 | 437 km W | 1,063 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rampillon | 77 | 210 km W | 836 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tracy-le-Val | 60 | 232 km NW | 1,037 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pournoy-la-Grasse | 57 | 49 km NE | 767 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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