Villers-la-Chèvre
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 27.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villers-la-Chèvre (INSEE 54574) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of CC Terre Lorraine du Longuyonnais. Population 580 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 27.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 17,296 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.99 | 10 | 9.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA CAMBROUSSE \ RESTAURANT · LITTLE ITALY). [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 | 2 | LA CAMBROUSSE \ RESTAURANT · LITTLE ITALY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 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 571 (2012) → 580 (2023): 1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 389 (1990) → 580 (2023): 49.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 267, of which 1.9 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cosnes-et-Romain): 2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lexy): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Lexy): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gorcy): 3.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Cosnes-et-Romain): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VILLETTE weather station, 8.7 km away at 345 m; the village itself is at 358 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VILLETTE, 8.7 km away at 345 m, over 28 summers. [11]
An average of 978 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MEXY, 6.5 km away at 372 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54574/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54574/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54574/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54574/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54138
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54314
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54234
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormes | 51 | 129 km W | 576 | 25.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dommartemont | 54 | 96 km SE | 566 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Haegen | 67 | 149 km SE | 671 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crissey | 39 | 271 km S | 687 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Féy | 57 | 60 km SE | 754 | 25.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaine-sous-Préaux | 76 | 327 km W | 569 | 14 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Féy | 57 | 60 km SE | 754 | 25.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dommartemont | 54 | 96 km SE | 566 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ormes | 51 | 129 km W | 576 | 25.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Haegen | 67 | 149 km SE | 671 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crissey | 39 | 271 km S | 687 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-sous-Préaux | 76 | 327 km W | 569 | 14 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 64 % · 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 Villers-la-Chèvre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haegen | 67 | 149 km SE | 671 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chenières | 54 | 6.3 km SE | 596 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cramoisy | 60 | 240 km W | 803 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Farbus | 62 | 226 km NW | 629 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boussières-sur-Sambre | 59 | 153 km NW | 522 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eckartswiller | 67 | 146 km SE | 420 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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