Lay-Saint-Christophe
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lay-Saint-Christophe (INSEE 54305) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of CC du Bassin de Pompey. Population 2,355 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/54305-lay-saint-christophe
Vitality score
Vitality score 48/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 8,608 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MIE DE LAY · UN PAIN DE COTE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA TERANGA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHARLEMAGNE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANTONY HANRY). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PAUL-ARTHUR MERSCH, MÉDECIN · RENAUD GERARDIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LAMBERT DES CILLEULS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE MULTI ACTIVITES). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (CREA TIFF'MODE · MONIMMO54 · IT'S ME). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA MIE DE LAY · UN PAIN DE COTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | LA TERANGA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHARLEMAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANTONY HANRY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | PAUL-ARTHUR MERSCH, MÉDECIN · RENAUD GERARDIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LAMBERT DES CILLEULS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE MULTI ACTIVITES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | CREA TIFF'MODE · MONIMMO54 · IT'S ME | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 2,555 (2012) → 2,355 (2023): -7.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,449 (1990) → 2,355 (2023): -3.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,075, of which 0.6 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lay-Saint-Christophe): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lay-Saint-Christophe): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Lay-Saint-Christophe): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lay-Saint-Christophe): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lay-Saint-Christophe): 0.1 km to the west (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, 6.9 km away at 212 m; the village itself is at 206 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NANCY-ESSEY, 6.9 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, 6.9 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 — 54305/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54305/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54305/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54305/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54305
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-la-Mallet | 76 | 449 km W | 2,725 | 46.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaivre-et-Montoille | 70 | 125 km S | 2,422 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Réding | 57 | 66 km E | 2,280 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Membrolle-sur-Choisille | 37 | 438 km W | 3,290 | 39.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prouvy | 59 | 264 km NW | 2,178 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beautor | 02 | 231 km NW | 2,579 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réding | 57 | 66 km E | 2,280 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaivre-et-Montoille | 70 | 125 km S | 2,422 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beautor | 02 | 231 km NW | 2,579 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prouvy | 59 | 264 km NW | 2,178 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Membrolle-sur-Choisille | 37 | 438 km W | 3,290 | 39.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-la-Mallet | 76 | 449 km W | 2,725 | 46.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 43 % · 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 Lay-Saint-Christophe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirefleurs | 63 | 407 km SW | 2,373 | 41.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fitz-James | 60 | 284 km W | 2,514 | 45.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouafle | 78 | 316 km W | 2,234 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Zillisheim | 68 | 142 km SE | 2,561 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarry | 51 | 133 km W | 2,044 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Kintzheim | 67 | 104 km SE | 1,684 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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