Frolois
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 36.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Frolois (INSEE 54214) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of CC Moselle et Madon. Population 717 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 36.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 16,295 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA PETITE CUISINE). [4,3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT EXUPERY). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FROLOIS AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE PIERRE BARBIER). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LA PETITE CUISINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT EXUPERY | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | FROLOIS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE PIERRE BARBIER | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 704 (2012) → 717 (2023): 1.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 464 (1990) → 717 (2023): 54.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 319, of which 0.6 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bainville-sur-Madon): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pulligny): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Pulligny): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pulligny): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Frolois): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the NANCY-OCHEY weather station, 12.2 km away at 336 m; the village itself is at 272 m. [11]
The village sits 64 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, 12.2 km away at 336 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 64 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 812 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BENNEY, 8.5 km away at 350 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54214/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54214/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54214/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54214/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54043
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54437
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54214
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontvannes | 10 | 169 km W | 707 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chanteloup-les-Bois | 49 | 534 km W | 734 | 31.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vernon | 86 | 485 km SW | 730 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vieu-d'Izenave | 01 | 280 km S | 719 | 34.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valfleury | 42 | 360 km S | 739 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Geloux | 40 | 728 km SW | 719 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 85 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontvannes | 10 | 169 km W | 707 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vieu-d'Izenave | 01 | 280 km S | 719 | 34.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valfleury | 42 | 360 km S | 739 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vernon | 86 | 485 km SW | 730 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chanteloup-les-Bois | 49 | 534 km W | 734 | 31.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Geloux | 40 | 728 km SW | 719 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 85 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Frolois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontvannes | 10 | 169 km W | 707 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valfleury | 42 | 360 km S | 739 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bayel | 10 | 108 km W | 738 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sevelinges | 42 | 307 km SW | 646 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ossey-les-Trois-Maisons | 10 | 177 km W | 581 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brancourt-en-Laonnois | 02 | 224 km NW | 702 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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