Mars-la-Tour
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mars-la-Tour (INSEE 54353) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of CC Mad et Moselle. Population 875 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/54353-mars-la-tour
Vitality score
Vitality score 52/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 15,155 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.63 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DOUCEURS DE LA TOUR). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BALTO). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOL PRIM ALBERT LEBRUN). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MOHAMMED EL AMINE BOURAS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GUITTIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MARS LA TOUR AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MARS LA TOUR). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LES DOUCEURS DE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BALTO | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOL PRIM ALBERT LEBRUN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | MOHAMMED EL AMINE BOURAS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE GUITTIN | 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 | MARS LA TOUR AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MARS LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 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 970 (2012) → 875 (2023): -9.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 823 (1990) → 875 (2023): 6.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 419, of which 1 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mars-la-Tour): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Jarny): 6.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Mars-la-Tour): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mars-la-Tour): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mars-la-Tour): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DONCOURT-LES-CONFLANS weather station, 6.9 km away at 235 m; the village itself is at 240 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DONCOURT-LES-CONFLANS, 6.9 km away at 235 m, over 20 summers. [10]
An average of 730 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at JARNY, 6.4 km away at 210 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
43 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 178,950 € — 1,399 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Meurthe-et-Moselle is 1,727 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54353/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54353/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54353/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54353/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54353
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54273
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estrée-Blanche | 62 | 305 km NW | 913 | 52.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourg-et-Comin | 02 | 165 km W | 809 | 60.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-sur-Allier | 03 | 335 km SW | 1,024 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verzenay | 51 | 127 km W | 991 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hiersac | 16 | 584 km SW | 1,142 | 44 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Docelles | 88 | 119 km SE | 856 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docelles | 88 | 119 km SE | 856 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verzenay | 51 | 127 km W | 991 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourg-et-Comin | 02 | 165 km W | 809 | 60.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estrée-Blanche | 62 | 305 km NW | 913 | 52.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-sur-Allier | 03 | 335 km SW | 1,024 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hiersac | 16 | 584 km SW | 1,142 | 44 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Mars-la-Tour'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docelles | 88 | 119 km SE | 856 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montreux-Vieux | 68 | 185 km SE | 928 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tronville-en-Barrois | 55 | 61 km SW | 1,302 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neufmanil | 08 | 112 km NW | 985 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-Française | 21 | 179 km S | 911 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marmagne | 71 | 276 km SW | 1,283 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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