Colombey-les-Belles
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Colombey-les-Belles (INSEE 54135) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of CC du Pays de Colombey et du Sud Toulois. Population 1,416 (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 49.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 12,033 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.81 | 10 | 8.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JAM). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (BARBETTI GISELE · AUBERGE LORRAINE · ANGEL ' PIZZA · MEA CULPA · PLACE ETOILE KEBAB). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JACQUES GRUBER). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ELODIE DAILLY, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE DUFEU BRESSON, MÉDECIN · MARTINE OBER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MAURICE BASARAN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE JACQUES GRUBER). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOL MUTUEL LORRAIN). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (LE SALON DE COIFFURE LES BELLES · NOUVEL'HAIR · BULLE D'HAIR). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × GP (médecin généraliste).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | JAM | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | BARBETTI GISELE · AUBERGE LORRAINE · ANGEL ' PIZZA · MEA CULPA · PLACE ETOILE KEBAB | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | 1 | COLLEGE JACQUES GRUBER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ELODIE DAILLY, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE DUFEU BRESSON, MÉDECIN · MARTINE OBER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE MAURICE BASARAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | COLLEGE JACQUES GRUBER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOL MUTUEL LORRAIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | LE SALON DE COIFFURE LES BELLES · NOUVEL'HAIR · BULLE D'HAIR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,414 (2012) → 1,416 (2023): 0.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,080 (1990) → 1,416 (2023): 31.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 606, of which 2 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Colombey-les-Belles): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Colombey-les-Belles): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Colombey-les-Belles): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Colombey-les-Belles): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Colombey-les-Belles): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the NANCY-OCHEY weather station, 7.4 km away at 336 m; the village itself is at 319 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NANCY-OCHEY, 7.4 km away at 336 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 981 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BULLIGNY, 6.5 km away at 291 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54135/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54135/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54135/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54135/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54135
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crézancy | 02 | 184 km W | 1,166 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boofzheim | 67 | 133 km E | 1,379 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vézelise | 54 | 15 km E | 1,346 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Niederhaslach | 67 | 106 km E | 1,383 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oberbronn | 67 | 134 km E | 1,404 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poulainville | 80 | 304 km NW | 1,335 | 34.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vézelise | 54 | 15 km E | 1,346 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Niederhaslach | 67 | 106 km E | 1,383 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boofzheim | 67 | 133 km E | 1,379 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oberbronn | 67 | 134 km E | 1,404 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crézancy | 02 | 184 km W | 1,166 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poulainville | 80 | 304 km NW | 1,335 | 34.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Colombey-les-Belles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crézancy | 02 | 184 km W | 1,166 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vézelise | 54 | 15 km E | 1,346 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Niederhaslach | 67 | 106 km E | 1,383 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oberbronn | 67 | 134 km E | 1,404 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Flavy-le-Martel | 02 | 237 km NW | 1,701 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dury | 80 | 302 km NW | 1,441 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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