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Pont-à-Mousson

Meurthe-et-Moselle · CC du Bassin de Pont-à-Mousson · INSEE 54431

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 65.3/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Pont-à-Mousson (INSEE 54431) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of CC du Bassin de Pont-à-Mousson. Population 14,190 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/54431-pont-a-mousson

Vitality score

Vitality score 65.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: low (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Pharmacy).

Better served than 71 % of the 1,747 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.582514.42
Social0.92017.99
Education0.58105.83
Health0.66106.65
Public & culture0.2251.08
Population trend0.47104.69
Housing mix0.9654.82

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 4 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 3 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 2 of 2
Sport 2 of 2
Everyday services 3 of 3
Lodging 1 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L EPI D OR DU PAYS · AU BON PAIN · LULU LA BOULANGE · BOULANGERIE-PATISSERIE BALLAND · LA RUEE DES PAINS). [3,4]

6 × Butcher (boucherie) (BRICE ET FILS · VALMAU · VAP 54 · HILAL). [3,4]

6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE SAINT MARTIN · GRALY DISTRIBUTION · PAMBIO · LA PIAZZETTA · BADRE). [3,4]

6 × Supermarket (SOCIETE DELPHIUM · LIDL · MACELLUM · MUSSIPONTUM · ALDI ENNERY). [3,4]

44 × Restaurant (PIZZAS PAM · LE P'TITZOGNON · SARL LE MUSSIPONTAIN · LA ROSE DES SABLES · MC DONALD'S). [3,4]

13 × Café / bar (L'ACCOUDOIR · BUSHIDO · LE TEN CAFE · AU PASSE TEMPS · BELLE EPOQUE). [4]

4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SAINT MARTIN · ECOL MATE SAINT JEAN · ECOL MATE SAINT CHARLES · ECOL MATE GEORGES POMPIDOU). [3]

7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE POMPIDOU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GEORGES GUYNEMER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE P DOHM · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT MARTIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PROCHEVILLE). [3]

2 × Collège (COLLEGE JACQUES MARQUETTE · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME LA SALLE). [3]

22 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAZHARI MELKI, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE MABILLON, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE LEBRUN, MÉDECIN · MURIELLE CLAUDE-HAFNER, MÉDECIN · BENOIT PETITPAS, MÉDECIN). [3]

4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE TOUSSAINT BERNARD · PHARMACIE MACRIYA · PHARMACIE CHEVALIER-PAX · PHARMACIE DE L'UNIVERSITE). [3,4]

3 × Post office / agence postale (PONT A MOUSSON ETATS UNIS AP · LA POSTE). [3]

1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE YVON TONDON). [3]

1 × Cinema (CONCORDE). [3]

5 × Gym / sports hall (NOTRE DAME COUR + EXTERNAT COLLEGE · GYMNASE KENNEDY · CENTRE DES SPORTS BERNARD GUY · LYCEE JEAN HANZELET · CFA). [3]

1 × Swimming pool (BASE DE LOISIRS LE GRAND BLEU). [3]

9 × Bank (CAISSE MUTUELLE DE DEPOTS ET DE PRETS · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]

25 × Hairdresser (ALYSO · ATMOSP'HAIR · MAX ET LOLA). [3,4]

3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]

4 × Hotel (HÔTEL RESTAURANT LA BAGATELLE · HÔTEL ENZO · ABBAYE DES PRÉMONTRÉS · L'HOTEL DU PARC). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 14 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)9L EPI D OR DU PAYS · AU BON PAIN · LULU LA BOULANGE · BOULANGERIE-PATISSERIE BALLAND · LA RUEE DES PAINSINSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)6BRICE ET FILS · VALMAU · VAP 54 · HILALINSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)6EPICERIE SAINT MARTIN · GRALY DISTRIBUTION · PAMBIO · LA PIAZZETTA · BADREINSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4]
Supermarket6SOCIETE DELPHIUM · LIDL · MACELLUM · MUSSIPONTUM · ALDI ENNERYINSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant44PIZZAS PAM · LE P'TITZOGNON · SARL LE MUSSIPONTAIN · LA ROSE DES SABLES · MC DONALD'SINSEE BPE 44 / INSEE SIRENE 77 [3,4]
Café / bar13L'ACCOUDOIR · BUSHIDO · LE TEN CAFE · AU PASSE TEMPS · BELLE EPOQUEINSEE SIRENE 13 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)4ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SAINT MARTIN · ECOL MATE SAINT JEAN · ECOL MATE SAINT CHARLES · ECOL MATE GEORGES POMPIDOUINSEE BPE 4 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)7ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE POMPIDOU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GEORGES GUYNEMER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE P DOHM · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT MARTIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PROCHEVILLEINSEE BPE 7 [3]
Collège2COLLEGE JACQUES MARQUETTE · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME LA SALLEINSEE BPE 2 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)22LAZHARI MELKI, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE MABILLON, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE LEBRUN, MÉDECIN · MURIELLE CLAUDE-HAFNER, MÉDECIN · BENOIT PETITPAS, MÉDECININSEE BPE 22 [3]
Pharmacy4PHARMACIE TOUSSAINT BERNARD · PHARMACIE MACRIYA · PHARMACIE CHEVALIER-PAX · PHARMACIE DE L'UNIVERSITEINSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale3PONT A MOUSSON ETATS UNIS AP · LA POSTEINSEE BPE 3 [3]
Library1MEDIATHEQUE YVON TONDONINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema1CONCORDEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Gym / sports hall5NOTRE DAME COUR + EXTERNAT COLLEGE · GYMNASE KENNEDY · CENTRE DES SPORTS BERNARD GUY · LYCEE JEAN HANZELET · CFAINSEE BPE 5 [3]
Swimming pool1BASE DE LOISIRS LE GRAND BLEUINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Bank9CAISSE MUTUELLE DE DEPOTS ET DE PRETS · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBASINSEE BPE 9 [3]
Hairdresser25ALYSO · ATMOSP'HAIR · MAX ET LOLAINSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 30 [3,4]
Fuel station3STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel4HÔTEL RESTAURANT LA BAGATELLE · HÔTEL ENZO · ABBAYE DES PRÉMONTRÉS · L'HOTEL DU PARCINSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]

Market and village life

Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday Place Saint Antoine. [5]

Trajectory

1968: 13,400 peak 2012: 15,053 2023: 14,190 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 15,053 (2012) → 14,190 (2023): -5.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]

Population 14,643 (1990) → 14,190 (2023): -3.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 7,566, of which 1.8 % second homes and 12.1 % vacant. [8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 km
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Pont-à-Mousson): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]

Food shop (Pont-à-Mousson): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]

GP (Pont-à-Mousson): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Pont-à-Mousson): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Pont-à-Mousson): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 79 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]

Measured at the NOMENY weather station, 13.4 km away at 208 m; the village itself is at 181 m. [10]

An average of 810 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]

Rainfall measured at PAGNY-SUR-MOSELLE, 9.1 km away at 179 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]

Uncertainties

sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)

sources disagree on Pharmacy

The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54431/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. Commune website 2026-10— https://ville-pont-a-mousson.fr/fr/mk/25872/223/marche-de-la-place-saint-antoine— “ce marché qui a lieu tous les samedis matin Place Saint Antoine”(unverified)
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54431/2012
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54431/1990
  8. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54431/logement/2023
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 54431
  10. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Saint-Martin-de-Crau13593 km S14,14553Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 3 % · winter 26 %
Crépy-en-Valois60234 km W14,35162.4ServedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 59 %
Berre-l'Étang13607 km S13,83257.8Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 20 %
Belleville-en-Beaujolais69326 km S14,01664.9ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 50 %
Saint-Omer62341 km NW14,38265.1ServedCooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 22 %
Hautmont59215 km NW14,15250.6Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 61 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Hautmont59215 km NW14,15250.6Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 61 %
Crépy-en-Valois60234 km W14,35162.4ServedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 59 %
Belleville-en-Beaujolais69326 km S14,01664.9ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 50 %
Saint-Omer62341 km NW14,38265.1ServedCooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 22 %
Saint-Martin-de-Crau13593 km S14,14553Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 3 % · winter 26 %
Berre-l'Étang13607 km S13,83257.8Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 20 %

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