Velle-sur-Moselle
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 24.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Velle-sur-Moselle (INSEE 54559) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of CC Meurthe Mortagne Moselle. Population 327 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 24.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 17,995 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 304 (2012) → 327 (2023): 7.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 218 (1990) → 327 (2023): 50 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 142, of which 3.5 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Barbonville): 5.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tonnoy): 3.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Tonnoy): 3.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bayon): 7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Crévéchamps): 1.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the NANCY-ESSEY weather station, 18.1 km away at 212 m; the village itself is at 242 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at NANCY-ESSEY, 18.1 km away at 212 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 812 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BENNEY, 5.1 km away at 350 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
17 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 167,275 € — 1,198 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Meurthe-et-Moselle is 1,727 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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 — 54559/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54559/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54559/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54559/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54045
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54527
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54054
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54144
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wulverdinghe | 59 | 386 km NW | 334 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 76 % |
| Cazaux-Savès | 32 | 689 km SW | 326 | 24.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 41 % · humidity 43 % |
| Meslières | 25 | 132 km S | 323 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Calleville-les-Deux-Églises | 76 | 404 km W | 328 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Léning | 57 | 61 km NE | 321 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Erny-Saint-Julien | 62 | 369 km NW | 338 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léning | 57 | 61 km NE | 321 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meslières | 25 | 132 km S | 323 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Erny-Saint-Julien | 62 | 369 km NW | 338 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wulverdinghe | 59 | 386 km NW | 334 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 76 % |
| Calleville-les-Deux-Églises | 76 | 404 km W | 328 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cazaux-Savès | 32 | 689 km SW | 326 | 24.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 41 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Velle-sur-Moselle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léning | 57 | 61 km NE | 321 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaine-sur-Ay | 51 | 173 km W | 316 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaudefontaine | 51 | 121 km NW | 312 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vironvay | 27 | 377 km W | 334 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thoraise | 25 | 153 km S | 336 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Branscourt | 51 | 198 km NW | 308 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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