Mont-Bonvillers
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 26.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mont-Bonvillers (INSEE 54084) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of CC Coeur du Pays Haut. Population 965 (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/54084-mont-bonvillers
Vitality score
Vitality score 26.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 14,559 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.55 |
| Housing mix | 1 | 5 | 4.98 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES GOURMANDISES DE LILINE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONT BONVILLERS LPAC AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ML O CREATION). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LES GOURMANDISES DE LILINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 SIRENE 2 / 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 | 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 | 1 | MONT BONVILLERS LPAC 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 | 1 | ML O CREATION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 995 (2012) → 965 (2023): -3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,010 (1990) → 965 (2023): -4.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 470, of which 0.2 % second homes and 11.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mont-Bonvillers): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Landres): 2.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Piennes): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Piennes): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Mont-Bonvillers): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ERROUVILLE_SAPC weather station, 11.6 km away at 373 m; the village itself is at 337 m. [11]
An average of 975 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ERROUVILLE_SAPC, 11.6 km away at 373 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54084/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54084/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54084/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54084/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54084
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54295
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54425
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champey | 70 | 204 km S | 790 | 27.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 95 % |
| Achen | 57 | 103 km E | 963 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 77 % |
| Monneville | 60 | 280 km W | 765 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 85 % |
| Guessling-Hémering | 57 | 69 km SE | 925 | 26.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 89 % |
| Rians | 18 | 337 km SW | 950 | 28.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 99 % |
| Couvron-et-Aumencourt | 02 | 171 km W | 926 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guessling-Hémering | 57 | 69 km SE | 925 | 26.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 89 % |
| Achen | 57 | 103 km E | 963 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 77 % |
| Couvron-et-Aumencourt | 02 | 171 km W | 926 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 % |
| Champey | 70 | 204 km S | 790 | 27.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 95 % |
| Monneville | 60 | 280 km W | 765 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 85 % |
| Rians | 18 | 337 km SW | 950 | 28.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 99 % |
Elsewhere
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