Écrouves
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Écrouves (INSEE 54174) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of CC Terres Touloises. Population 4,474 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/54174-ecrouves
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 5,115 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 | 0.38 | 25 | 9.52 |
| Social | 0.36 | 20 | 7.13 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON BAUER · L'ATELIER DU BOULANGER · PAIN BURGER). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (FES · ATLAS MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (KAREILLIS). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (DALLMAYR CAFE DE TRADITION · LA P ' TITE PAUSE · L'ESTAMPILLE · LA QUENETTE). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JACQUART). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIERRE SUZANNE MATHY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE LA JUSTICE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LUCIEN CROISET). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIERRY EHRENBOGER, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE COLLINET FREDERIC · PHARMACIE DE LA SOURCE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ECROUVES RP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE JACQUES ROBINOT). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (LE SALON D ALEXANDRA · BULLE D'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Café / bar, Library. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | MAISON BAUER · L'ATELIER DU BOULANGER · PAIN BURGER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | FES · ATLAS MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | KAREILLIS | 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 | 5 | DALLMAYR CAFE DE TRADITION · LA P ' TITE PAUSE · L'ESTAMPILLE · LA QUENETTE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JACQUART | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIERRE SUZANNE MATHY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE LA JUSTICE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LUCIEN CROISET | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | THIERRY EHRENBOGER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE COLLINET FREDERIC · PHARMACIE DE LA SOURCE | 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 | ECROUVES RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE JACQUES ROBINOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | LE SALON D ALEXANDRA · BULLE D'HAIR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 4,525 (2012) → 4,474 (2023): -1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,691 (1990) → 4,474 (2023): 21.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,774, of which 0.9 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Écrouves): 2.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Écrouves): 2.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Écrouves): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Écrouves): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Écrouves): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the NANCY-OCHEY weather station, 14 km away at 336 m; the village itself is at 249 m. [9]
The village sits 87 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NANCY-OCHEY, 14 km away at 336 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 87 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [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, 11.1 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 — 54174/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54174/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54174/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54174/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54174
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isneauville | 76 | 354 km W | 3,716 | 50.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Clément-de-Rivière | 34 | 576 km S | 5,218 | 49.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montrabé | 31 | 651 km SW | 4,473 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 61 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lescure-d'Albigeois | 81 | 596 km SW | 4,590 | 42.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vitry-en-Artois | 62 | 276 km NW | 4,849 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haillicourt | 62 | 308 km NW | 5,064 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitry-en-Artois | 62 | 276 km NW | 4,849 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haillicourt | 62 | 308 km NW | 5,064 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Isneauville | 76 | 354 km W | 3,716 | 50.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Clément-de-Rivière | 34 | 576 km S | 5,218 | 49.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lescure-d'Albigeois | 81 | 596 km SW | 4,590 | 42.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montrabé | 31 | 651 km SW | 4,473 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 61 % · 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 Écrouves'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trilport | 77 | 214 km W | 5,146 | 55.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sargé-lès-le-Mans | 72 | 420 km W | 3,851 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flers-en-Escrebieux | 59 | 277 km NW | 5,424 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thourotte | 60 | 233 km NW | 4,463 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morigny-Champigny | 91 | 271 km W | 4,412 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Marcel | 27 | 325 km W | 4,512 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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