Laxou
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Laxou (INSEE 54304) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of Métropole du Grand Nancy. Population 14,771 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/54304-laxou
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 1,650 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.66 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.87 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.73 | 10 | 7.3 |
| Public & culture | 0.27 | 5 | 1.33 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SDB13 · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · L' AMI DU PAIN · GREGORY BAUDET DE PERE EN FILS · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LA CASCADE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (GRAND FRAIS · BOUCHERIE CENTRALE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COURT-CIRCUIT NANCY). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LIDL · OUXAL · AUCHAN · ALDI ENNERY · ALDI). [3,4]
27 × Restaurant (FLUNCH · LEYERS · ELLIPSE · L'AUBERGE · PIZZA DES 3 VILLES). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BRASSERIE JEANNE D'ARC). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ALBERT SCHWEITZER · ECOL MATE LOUIS PERGAUD · ECOLE MATERNELLE VICTOR HUGO · ECOL MATE EMILE ZOLA). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE AVENIR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ALBERT SCHWEITZER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS PERGAUD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EMILE ZOLA). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE VICTOR PROUVE · COLLEGE LA FONTAINE · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE AVENIR). [3]
42 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MATTHIEU PROT, MÉDECIN · ALEXIS POINSARD, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE AUBERT, MÉDECIN · AURELIEN CARE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BAPTISTE BESSE, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA SAPINIERE · PHARMACIE HAMON YANNICK · PHARMACIE DU VILLAGE · PHARMACIE DE LA FONTAINE · PHARMACIE POLE SANTE LAXOU). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Library (54 - MEDIATHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE MEURTHE ET MOSELLE · BIBLIOTHEQUE-MEDIATHEQUE DU CHAMP-LE-BOEUF · BIBLIOTHEQUE-MEDIATHEQUE GERARD THIRION). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE LOUIS PERGAUD · GYMNASE LOUIS PASTEUR · GYMNASE VICTOR HUGO · SALLE OMNISPORTS EUROPE · GYMNASE LA FONTAINE). [3]
8 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE FEDERALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL SOCIETE A MISSION (APPLICATION LOI PACTE · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE CIC EST · CREDIT AGRICOLE DE LORAINE). [3]
15 × Hairdresser (SARL LORRAINE STYL · MARQUES CEROEIRA MARIA · SARL H & L · INITIAL · NO.SYZO). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (B&B HOTELS · HÔTEL FORMAT1 · LORRAINE HOTEL · IBIS STYLE NANCY LAXOU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | SDB13 · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · L' AMI DU PAIN · GREGORY BAUDET DE PERE EN FILS · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LA CASCADE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | GRAND FRAIS · BOUCHERIE CENTRALE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | COURT-CIRCUIT NANCY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | LIDL · OUXAL · AUCHAN · ALDI ENNERY · ALDI | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 27 | FLUNCH · LEYERS · ELLIPSE · L'AUBERGE · PIZZA DES 3 VILLES | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 39 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BRASSERIE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ALBERT SCHWEITZER · ECOL MATE LOUIS PERGAUD · ECOLE MATERNELLE VICTOR HUGO · ECOL MATE EMILE ZOLA | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE AVENIR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ALBERT SCHWEITZER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS PERGAUD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EMILE ZOLA | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE VICTOR PROUVE · COLLEGE LA FONTAINE · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE AVENIR | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 42 | MATTHIEU PROT, MÉDECIN · ALEXIS POINSARD, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE AUBERT, MÉDECIN · AURELIEN CARE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BAPTISTE BESSE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 42 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE DE LA SAPINIERE · PHARMACIE HAMON YANNICK · PHARMACIE DU VILLAGE · PHARMACIE DE LA FONTAINE · PHARMACIE POLE SANTE LAXOU | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 3 | 54 - MEDIATHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE MEURTHE ET MOSELLE · BIBLIOTHEQUE-MEDIATHEQUE DU CHAMP-LE-BOEUF · BIBLIOTHEQUE-MEDIATHEQUE GERARD THIRION | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | GYMNASE LOUIS PERGAUD · GYMNASE LOUIS PASTEUR · GYMNASE VICTOR HUGO · SALLE OMNISPORTS EUROPE · GYMNASE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE FEDERALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL SOCIETE A MISSION (APPLICATION LOI PACTE · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE CIC EST · CREDIT AGRICOLE DE LORAINE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 15 | SARL LORRAINE STYL · MARQUES CEROEIRA MARIA · SARL H & L · INITIAL · NO.SYZO | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 6 | B&B HOTELS · HÔTEL FORMAT1 · LORRAINE HOTEL · IBIS STYLE NANCY LAXOU | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [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 14,843 (2012) → 14,771 (2023): -0.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 15,490 (1990) → 14,771 (2023): -4.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,865, of which 1.9 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Laxou): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Laxou): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Laxou): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Laxou): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Laxou): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 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-ESSEY weather station, 5.1 km away at 212 m; the village itself is at 234 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NANCY-ESSEY, 5.1 km away at 212 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 763 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at NANCY-ESSEY, 5.1 km away at 212 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 — 54304/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54304/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54304/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54304/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54304
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Raincy | 93 | 267 km W | 14,735 | 62.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Avertin | 37 | 429 km W | 14,999 | 53 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verrières-le-Buisson | 91 | 285 km W | 15,057 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ramonville-Saint-Agne | 31 | 675 km SW | 15,158 | 57.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 54 % · humidity 50 % |
| Illzach | 68 | 134 km SE | 14,923 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lognes | 77 | 259 km W | 15,074 | 52 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illzach | 68 | 134 km SE | 14,923 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lognes | 77 | 259 km W | 15,074 | 52 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Raincy | 93 | 267 km W | 14,735 | 62.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verrières-le-Buisson | 91 | 285 km W | 15,057 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Avertin | 37 | 429 km W | 14,999 | 53 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ramonville-Saint-Agne | 31 | 675 km SW | 15,158 | 57.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 54 % · 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 Laxou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illzach | 68 | 134 km SE | 14,923 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montesson | 78 | 294 km W | 14,549 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Audincourt | 25 | 143 km S | 14,071 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Vésinet | 78 | 295 km W | 15,554 | 62.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carrières-sur-Seine | 78 | 292 km W | 14,791 | 46.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wittenheim | 68 | 131 km SE | 15,553 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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