Val de Briey
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Val de Briey (INSEE 54099) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of CC Orne Lorraine Confluences. Population 8,130 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 2 former communes: Mance (54341), Mancieulles (54342). [3]
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/54099-val-de-briey
Vitality score
Vitality score 65/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 2,982 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.66 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.25 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.7 | 10 | 6.96 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.3 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SALON DE THE · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · PATISSERIE KARRENBAUER). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MANGEONS FRAIS). [4,5]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE). [4,5]
26 × Restaurant (HOTEL ASTER RESTAURANT AUX ARCADES · SMARA DJILALI · VU KIM · SARL LE POINT CENTRAL · SNACK MARMARIS). [4,5]
7 × Café / bar (LABULLE · ZEN BAR · LA GUINGUETTE). [5]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE YVONNE IMBERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SAINT EXUPERY). [4]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS PERGAUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE HERVE BAZIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROBERT DEHLINGER). [4]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE JULES FERRY · COLLEGE JEAN MAUMUS · COLLEGE). [4]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PATRICK WACH, MÉDECIN · ERIC SAVERNA, MÉDECIN · PATRICK REINHARDT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN BRAUN, MÉDECIN · SYLVAIN MONCHOT, MÉDECIN). [4]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE MOUZON · PHARMACIE EVRARD). [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (MANCIEULLES AP · LA POSTE). [4]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE · MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA SAINT PIERREMONT 01). [4]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF BRIEY HAUT · LYCEE LOUIS BERTRAND · AIRE DE SPORTS DE LA MARNE · COLLEGE JULES FERRY). [4]
9 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE JARNY · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE CIC EST). [4]
16 × Hairdresser (DIAGONALCOIFFURE · PHIL COIFFURE · L' ATELIER · ENTRE VOUS & MOI). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL ASTER RESTAURANT AUX ARCADES · HOTEL RESTAURANT LA REGIE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SALON DE THE · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · PATISSERIE KARRENBAUER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | MANGEONS FRAIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 26 | HOTEL ASTER RESTAURANT AUX ARCADES · SMARA DJILALI · VU KIM · SARL LE POINT CENTRAL · SNACK MARMARIS | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 7 | LABULLE · ZEN BAR · LA GUINGUETTE | INSEE SIRENE 7 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE YVONNE IMBERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SAINT EXUPERY | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS PERGAUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE HERVE BAZIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROBERT DEHLINGER | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE JULES FERRY · COLLEGE JEAN MAUMUS · COLLEGE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | PATRICK WACH, MÉDECIN · ERIC SAVERNA, MÉDECIN · PATRICK REINHARDT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN BRAUN, MÉDECIN · SYLVAIN MONCHOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DE MOUZON · PHARMACIE EVRARD | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | MANCIEULLES AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE · MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA SAINT PIERREMONT 01 | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF BRIEY HAUT · LYCEE LOUIS BERTRAND · AIRE DE SPORTS DE LA MARNE · COLLEGE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 9 | BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE JARNY · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE CIC EST | INSEE BPE 9 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | DIAGONALCOIFFURE · PHIL COIFFURE · L' ATELIER · ENTRE VOUS & MOI | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL ASTER RESTAURANT AUX ARCADES · HOTEL RESTAURANT LA REGIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Sunday 9h à 14h Mance. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [6]
Trajectory
Population 8,138 (2012) → 8,130 (2023): -0.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 6,612 (1990) → 8,130 (2023): 23 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,495, of which 2.1 % second homes and 14.1 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Val de Briey): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Val de Briey): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Val de Briey): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Val de Briey): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Val de Briey): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the DONCOURT-LES-CONFLANS weather station, 10.5 km away at 235 m; the village itself is at 245 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DONCOURT-LES-CONFLANS, 10.5 km away at 235 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 737 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DONCOURT-LES-CONFLANS, 10.5 km away at 235 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. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54099/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.valdebriey.fr/— “Rendez-vous dimanche 4 octobre 2026, de 9h à 14h, sous le préau de l'école de Mance !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54099/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54099/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54099/logement/2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maixent-l'École | 79 | 556 km SW | 7,595 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blain | 44 | 602 km W | 10,376 | 54.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Izon | 33 | 677 km SW | 6,374 | 40.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Beauvoisin | 30 | 627 km S | 6,066 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 39 % · humidity 50 % |
| Thuir | 66 | 776 km S | 8,243 | 68.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 43 % · humidity 21 % |
| Bellegarde | 30 | 621 km S | 8,035 | 67.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 34 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maixent-l'École | 79 | 556 km SW | 7,595 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blain | 44 | 602 km W | 10,376 | 54.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellegarde | 30 | 621 km S | 8,035 | 67.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 34 % · humidity 36 % |
| Beauvoisin | 30 | 627 km S | 6,066 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 39 % · humidity 50 % |
| Izon | 33 | 677 km SW | 6,374 | 40.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Thuir | 66 | 776 km S | 8,243 | 68.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 43 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Val de Briey'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarny | 54 | 11 km S | 8,050 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thann | 68 | 181 km SE | 7,762 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Ferté-Bernard | 72 | 405 km W | 8,740 | 69.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wissembourg | 67 | 148 km E | 7,566 | 70.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Digoin | 71 | 341 km SW | 7,353 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 08 | 108 km NW | 4,889 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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