Nancy
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 89.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nancy (INSEE 54395) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of Métropole du Grand Nancy. Population 103,671 (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/54395-nancy
Vitality score
Vitality score 89.8/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 177 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 | 0.95 | 25 | 23.68 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.98 | 10 | 9.79 |
| Health | 1 | 10 | 9.96 |
| Public & culture | 0.6 | 5 | 2.99 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.43 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
70 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL GENOT · SDB13 · ALAIN BATT CHOCOLATS). [3,4]
15 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOULEMNAKHER NOURREDINE · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE MELINE ET FILS). [3,4]
42 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (GOUTKIDIS VASSILIOS · LES FOUS DE TERROIRS · COMTESSE DU BARRY · SAVEUR D'ORIENT · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
24 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · AUCHAN HYPERMARCHE · SHOPI · PROXI SERVICE SUPER). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGES DE FRANCE FAUBOURG). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (AUX DELICES DE LA MER). [3,4]
513 × Restaurant (BRASSERIE DE LA PEPINIERE · LES FRERES MARCHAND · LA BRIOCHE DOREE · LORRAINE GASTRONOMIE · LE VIVIER). [3,4]
120 × Café / bar (SGC BEV · LE ST GERMAIN · CAFE LES TROLLS · CHEZ NOUS 1 RUE ARISTIDE BRIAND A NANCY · MINI ST EPVRE). [4]
21 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERN PUBLIQUE BUFFON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MICHELET · ECOL MATE DU MONTET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB SAINT GEORGES · ECOL MATE CHARLEMAGNE). [3]
31 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE CHARLES DE FOUCAULD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BUFFON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHARLEMAGNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT GEORGES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOUDONVILLE). [3]
13 × Collège (COLLEGE LA CRAFFE · COLLEGE GEORGES DE LA TOUR · COLLEGE JEAN LAMOUR · COLLEGE ALFRED MEZIERES · COLLEGE FREDERIC CHOPIN). [3]
115 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLAIRE DELAGE, MÉDECIN · SOLÈNE TERRIER DE LA CHAISE, MÉDECIN · VALERIE THOMAS, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE BIC-LYONS, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE CAVARE, MÉDECIN). [3]
39 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA CROIX · PHARMACIE DES COQUELICOTS · PHARMACIE LAMBERT DES CILLEULS · PHARMACIE GOULET · PHARMACIE HANTELLE). [3,4]
13 × Post office / agence postale (NANCY LA LOTHARINGIE RP · NANCY LE TOUATI RP · NANCY JEAN JAURES RP · NANCY TABAC MONCHIERI RP · NANCY LECLERC LES DEUX RIVES RP). [3]
4 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE NANCY. MÉDIATHÈQUE MANUFACTURE · BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE NANCY. MÉDIATHÈQUE SAINT-PIERRE · BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE NANCY. MEDIATHEQUE HAUT-DU-LIÈVRE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE STANISLAS BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE NANCY). [3]
5 × Cinema (CAMEO · CAMEO SAINT SEBASTIEN · UGC SAINT JEAN · FORUM). [3]
42 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU GROUPE SCOLAIRE ST LEON · GYMNASE PROVENCAL · GYMNASE ALFRED MEZIERES · GYMNASE LOUIS ARMAND · GYMNASE BAZIN). [3]
46 × Bank (CCF · CREDIT MUTUEL PROFESSIONS DE SANTE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · BANQUE DU BATIMENT ET DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS · CREDIT COOPERATIF). [3]
156 × Hairdresser (NJB · PASSAGE BLEU COIFFURE). [3,4]
6 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
23 × Hotel (IBIS · BEST WESTERN HÔTEL CRYSTAL · HÔTEL REVOTEL · MERCURE NANCY CENTRE PLACE STANISLAS · HÔTEL LES PORTES D'OR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 13 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 14 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 8 × Supermarket, 109 × Restaurant, 3 × Pharmacy, 5 × Bank, 41 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 70 | SARL GENOT · SDB13 · ALAIN BATT CHOCOLATS | INSEE BPE 70 / INSEE SIRENE 76 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 15 | BOULEMNAKHER NOURREDINE · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE MELINE ET FILS | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 42 | GOUTKIDIS VASSILIOS · LES FOUS DE TERROIRS · COMTESSE DU BARRY · SAVEUR D'ORIENT · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 42 / INSEE SIRENE 75 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 24 | LIDL · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · AUCHAN HYPERMARCHE · SHOPI · PROXI SERVICE SUPER | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 30 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGES DE FRANCE FAUBOURG | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | AUX DELICES DE LA MER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 513 | BRASSERIE DE LA PEPINIERE · LES FRERES MARCHAND · LA BRIOCHE DOREE · LORRAINE GASTRONOMIE · LE VIVIER | INSEE BPE 513 / INSEE SIRENE 706 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 120 | SGC BEV · LE ST GERMAIN · CAFE LES TROLLS · CHEZ NOUS 1 RUE ARISTIDE BRIAND A NANCY · MINI ST EPVRE | INSEE SIRENE 120 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 21 | ECOLE MATERN PUBLIQUE BUFFON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MICHELET · ECOL MATE DU MONTET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB SAINT GEORGES · ECOL MATE CHARLEMAGNE | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 31 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE CHARLES DE FOUCAULD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BUFFON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHARLEMAGNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT GEORGES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOUDONVILLE | INSEE BPE 31 [3] |
| Collège | 13 | COLLEGE LA CRAFFE · COLLEGE GEORGES DE LA TOUR · COLLEGE JEAN LAMOUR · COLLEGE ALFRED MEZIERES · COLLEGE FREDERIC CHOPIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 115 | CLAIRE DELAGE, MÉDECIN · SOLÈNE TERRIER DE LA CHAISE, MÉDECIN · VALERIE THOMAS, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE BIC-LYONS, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE CAVARE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 115 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 39 | PHARMACIE DE LA CROIX · PHARMACIE DES COQUELICOTS · PHARMACIE LAMBERT DES CILLEULS · PHARMACIE GOULET · PHARMACIE HANTELLE | INSEE BPE 39 / INSEE SIRENE 47 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 13 | NANCY LA LOTHARINGIE RP · NANCY LE TOUATI RP · NANCY JEAN JAURES RP · NANCY TABAC MONCHIERI RP · NANCY LECLERC LES DEUX RIVES RP | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Library | 4 | BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE NANCY. MÉDIATHÈQUE MANUFACTURE · BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE NANCY. MÉDIATHÈQUE SAINT-PIERRE · BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE NANCY. MEDIATHEQUE HAUT-DU-LIÈVRE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE STANISLAS BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE NANCY | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Cinema | 5 | CAMEO · CAMEO SAINT SEBASTIEN · UGC SAINT JEAN · FORUM | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 42 | GYMNASE DU GROUPE SCOLAIRE ST LEON · GYMNASE PROVENCAL · GYMNASE ALFRED MEZIERES · GYMNASE LOUIS ARMAND · GYMNASE BAZIN | INSEE BPE 42 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 46 | CCF · CREDIT MUTUEL PROFESSIONS DE SANTE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · BANQUE DU BATIMENT ET DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS · CREDIT COOPERATIF | INSEE BPE 46 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 156 | NJB · PASSAGE BLEU COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 156 / INSEE SIRENE 226 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 6 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 23 | IBIS · BEST WESTERN HÔTEL CRYSTAL · HÔTEL REVOTEL · MERCURE NANCY CENTRE PLACE STANISLAS · HÔTEL LES PORTES D'OR | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 54 [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 105,067 (2012) → 103,671 (2023): -1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 99,351 (1990) → 103,671 (2023): 4.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 73,117, of which 5.2 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Nancy): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Nancy): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Nancy): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Nancy): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Nancy): 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, 2.8 km away at 212 m; the village itself is at 200 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NANCY-ESSEY, 2.8 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, 2.8 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 — 54395/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54395/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54395/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54395/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54395
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulhouse | 68 | 135 km SE | 104,978 | 90.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caen | 14 | 482 km W | 109,400 | 91.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Argenteuil | 95 | 289 km W | 106,130 | 91.8 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Asnières-sur-Seine | 92 | 286 km W | 93,941 | 91.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nanterre | 92 | 292 km W | 97,783 | 89.8 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avignon | 84 | 538 km S | 92,188 | 91.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulhouse | 68 | 135 km SE | 104,978 | 90.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Asnières-sur-Seine | 92 | 286 km W | 93,941 | 91.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Argenteuil | 95 | 289 km W | 106,130 | 91.8 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nanterre | 92 | 292 km W | 97,783 | 89.8 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caen | 14 | 482 km W | 109,400 | 91.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avignon | 84 | 538 km S | 92,188 | 91.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Nancy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulhouse | 68 | 135 km SE | 104,978 | 90.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orléans | 45 | 328 km W | 116,357 | 91.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Besançon | 25 | 162 km S | 118,489 | 91.7 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Metz | 57 | 47 km N | 122,572 | 90.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reims | 51 | 169 km NW | 177,674 | 91.7 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chelles | 77 | 264 km W | 54,620 | 85 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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