Laix
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Laix (INSEE 54290) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of CA Grand Longwy Agglomération. Population 211 (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 20.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 16,263 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE YVES DUTEIL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LEMAIRE STEPHAN). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE YVES DUTEIL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LEMAIRE STEPHAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 192 (2012) → 211 (2023): 9.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 181 (1990) → 211 (2023): 16.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 97, of which 3.1 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bazailles): 4.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cutry): 5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Villers-la-Montagne): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Villers-la-Montagne): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Laix): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ERROUVILLE_SAPC weather station, 9.8 km away at 373 m; the village itself is at 357 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at VILLETTE, 15.1 km away at 345 m, over 28 summers. [12]
An average of 978 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MEXY, 5.9 km away at 372 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54290/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54290/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54290/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54290/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54056
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54151
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54575
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54290
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coudray | 27 | 310 km W | 216 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 % |
| Bradiancourt | 76 | 318 km W | 221 | 24.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bezalles | 77 | 204 km SW | 221 | 24.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marcy-sous-Marle | 02 | 151 km W | 203 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chavonne | 02 | 160 km W | 214 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Linghem | 62 | 275 km NW | 219 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcy-sous-Marle | 02 | 151 km W | 203 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chavonne | 02 | 160 km W | 214 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bezalles | 77 | 204 km SW | 221 | 24.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Linghem | 62 | 275 km NW | 219 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coudray | 27 | 310 km W | 216 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 % |
| Bradiancourt | 76 | 318 km W | 221 | 24.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Laix'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcy-sous-Marle | 02 | 151 km W | 203 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chavonne | 02 | 160 km W | 214 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vandeuil | 51 | 145 km W | 187 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pagny-lès-Goin | 57 | 62 km SE | 225 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Velennes | 60 | 260 km W | 227 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marsal | 57 | 95 km SE | 229 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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