Foug
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Foug (INSEE 54205) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of CC Terres Touloises. Population 2,628 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/54205-foug
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 34 % of the 7,945 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.7 | 10 | 7.04 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.15 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES DES ENFANTS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'EDEN). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU LUTON). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LOUIS PERGAUD). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PAUL SELTON, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE RIVORY, MÉDECIN · PASCAL PEGOSCHOFF, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CEDRE · PHARMACIE DU HETRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FOUG LPAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LOUIS ARAGON). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE ROGER). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (TRESOR DE COULEUR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AUX DELICES DES ENFANTS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE EXPRESS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 1 | L'EDEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU LUTON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LOUIS PERGAUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | PAUL SELTON, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE RIVORY, MÉDECIN · PASCAL PEGOSCHOFF, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU CEDRE · PHARMACIE DU HETRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | FOUG LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LOUIS ARAGON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE ROGER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | TRESOR DE COULEUR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday matin rue des jeux. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,701 (2012) → 2,628 (2023): -2.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,873 (1990) → 2,628 (2023): -8.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,296, of which 0.8 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Foug): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Pagny-sur-Meuse): 3.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Foug): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Foug): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Foug): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the NANCY-OCHEY weather station, 17.2 km away at 336 m; the village itself is at 267 m. [11]
The village sits 69 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at NANCY-OCHEY, 17.2 km away at 336 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 69 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 981 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BULLIGNY, 12.7 km away at 291 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
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 — 54205/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.foug.fr/fr/commerces-services.html— “Tous les mardis matin rue des jeux”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54205/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54205/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54205/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54205
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55398
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brains | 44 | 584 km W | 2,709 | 49.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Domagné | 35 | 535 km W | 2,491 | 54.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Flaive-des-Loups | 85 | 598 km W | 2,585 | 46.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castets | 40 | 754 km SW | 2,516 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · humidity 50 % |
| Preignac | 33 | 650 km SW | 2,135 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 59 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay | 17 | 568 km SW | 3,063 | 38.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 65 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domagné | 35 | 535 km W | 2,491 | 54.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay | 17 | 568 km SW | 3,063 | 38.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 65 % |
| Brains | 44 | 584 km W | 2,709 | 49.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Flaive-des-Loups | 85 | 598 km W | 2,585 | 46.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Preignac | 33 | 650 km SW | 2,135 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 59 % · humidity 14 % |
| Castets | 40 | 754 km SW | 2,516 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Foug'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talensac | 35 | 573 km W | 2,571 | 46.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monchecourt | 59 | 259 km NW | 2,516 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trieux | 54 | 72 km N | 2,753 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosières-aux-Salines | 54 | 41 km E | 2,810 | 43.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bailleul-sur-Thérain | 60 | 271 km W | 2,330 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crespières | 78 | 284 km W | 1,719 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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