Villey-le-Sec
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 26.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villey-le-Sec (INSEE 54583) is in Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), part of CC Terres Touloises. Population 419 (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 26.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 17,969 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA JUMENT VERTE). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU FOYER RURAL). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING VILLEY-LE-SEC). [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. [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 | LA JUMENT VERTE | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU FOYER RURAL | 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 | 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 VILLEY-LE-SEC | 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 417 (2012) → 419 (2023): 0.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 239 (1990) → 419 (2023): 75.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 189, of which 4.8 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gondreville): 3.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gondreville): 3.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Gondreville): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gondreville): 3.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Gondreville): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 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-OCHEY weather station, 8.8 km away at 336 m; the village itself is at 328 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NANCY-OCHEY, 8.8 km away at 336 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 828 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at NANCY-OCHEY, 8.8 km away at 336 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
32 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 147,000 € — 1,131 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Meurthe-et-Moselle is 1,727 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
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 — 54583/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54583/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54583/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 54583/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54232
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacé | 61 | 441 km W | 404 | 24.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sommelonne | 55 | 69 km W | 407 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champigny-lès-Langres | 52 | 97 km SW | 402 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigné-lès-Rairies | 49 | 473 km W | 418 | 21.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Gorgon | 56 | 619 km W | 443 | 25.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Schillersdorf | 67 | 116 km E | 407 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sommelonne | 55 | 69 km W | 407 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champigny-lès-Langres | 52 | 97 km SW | 402 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Schillersdorf | 67 | 116 km E | 407 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pacé | 61 | 441 km W | 404 | 24.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigné-lès-Rairies | 49 | 473 km W | 418 | 21.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Gorgon | 56 | 619 km W | 443 | 25.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Villey-le-Sec'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champigny-lès-Langres | 52 | 97 km SW | 402 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saulxures-lès-Vannes | 54 | 19 km SW | 376 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uruffe | 54 | 20 km SW | 365 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Giel-Courteilles | 61 | 453 km W | 488 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allonnes | 28 | 321 km W | 321 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bovelles | 80 | 310 km NW | 425 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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