Bouxières-aux-Dames
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bouxières-aux-Dames (INSEE 54090) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of CC du Bassin de Pompey. Population 4,106 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/54090-bouxieres-aux-dames
Vitality score
Vitality score 34.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 5,495 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.31 | 20 | 6.15 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA GRANGE A PAINS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (L'EMBUSCADE · CHEZ JULIEN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE NICOLE KIERREN · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES ENFANTS GUERQUIN). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE RENE THIBAULT). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ERIC ROUSSIN, MÉDECIN · SERGE GODELIER, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE JACQUIER, MÉDECIN · JULIAN WLODARCZAK, MÉDECIN · MARIE JACQUIER-MERCIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES DAMES · PHARMACIE POINCARE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (AUX DOIGTS D'ARGENT · L'INSTANT). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (FORMULE 1). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA GRANGE A PAINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | L'EMBUSCADE · CHEZ JULIEN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE NICOLE KIERREN · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES ENFANTS GUERQUIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE RENE THIBAULT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | ERIC ROUSSIN, MÉDECIN · SERGE GODELIER, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE JACQUIER, MÉDECIN · JULIAN WLODARCZAK, MÉDECIN · MARIE JACQUIER-MERCIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES DAMES · PHARMACIE POINCARE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | 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 | 2 | AUX DOIGTS D'ARGENT · L'INSTANT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | FORMULE 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,134 (2012) → 4,106 (2023): -0.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,392 (1990) → 4,106 (2023): -6.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,906, of which 0.7 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bouxières-aux-Dames): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Frouard): 1.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Bouxières-aux-Dames): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bouxières-aux-Dames): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bouxières-aux-Dames): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the NANCY-ESSEY weather station, 8.3 km away at 212 m; the village itself is at 216 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at NANCY-ESSEY, 8.3 km away at 212 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 763 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NANCY-ESSEY, 8.3 km away at 212 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54090/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.mairie-bouxieres-aux-dames.fr/— “Le Marché du Vendredi”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54090/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54090/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54090/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54090
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54215
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offemont | 90 | 132 km SE | 4,051 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gauchy | 02 | 241 km NW | 5,183 | 42 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Tour-du-Crieu | 09 | 718 km SW | 3,230 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
| Le Houlme | 76 | 382 km W | 4,130 | 42.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buhl | 68 | 119 km SE | 3,100 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valmont | 57 | 54 km NE | 3,041 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valmont | 57 | 54 km NE | 3,041 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buhl | 68 | 119 km SE | 3,100 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Offemont | 90 | 132 km SE | 4,051 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gauchy | 02 | 241 km NW | 5,183 | 42 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Houlme | 76 | 382 km W | 4,130 | 42.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Tour-du-Crieu | 09 | 718 km SW | 3,230 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 66 % · 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 Bouxières-aux-Dames'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offemont | 90 | 132 km SE | 4,051 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buhl | 68 | 119 km SE | 3,100 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valmont | 57 | 54 km NE | 3,041 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étupes | 25 | 148 km S | 3,689 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mandeure | 25 | 152 km S | 4,612 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marzy | 58 | 302 km SW | 3,623 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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