Belleray
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 3 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Belleray (INSEE 55042) is in Meuse (55), part of CA du Grand Verdun. Population 464 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/55042-belleray
Vitality score
Vitality score 10.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 3 % of the 17,938 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 4.04 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 459 (2012) → 464 (2023): 1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 513 (1990) → 464 (2023): -9.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 228, of which 3.1 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Haudainville): 1.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Haudainville): 1.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Verdun): 2.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Verdun): 2.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Haudainville): 1.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VERDUN weather station, 4.2 km away at 210 m; the village itself is at 198 m. [10]
An average of 870 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VERDUN, 4.2 km away at 210 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55042/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55042/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55042/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55042/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55236
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55545
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chepy | 51 | 75 km W | 462 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 74 % |
| Carnetin | 77 | 198 km W | 461 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 64 % |
| Blesmes | 02 | 143 km W | 474 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 54 % |
| Champillon | 51 | 104 km W | 510 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 99 % |
| Obermorschwihr | 68 | 187 km SE | 420 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
| Bondaroy | 45 | 253 km SW | 411 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 66 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chepy | 51 | 75 km W | 462 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 74 % |
| Champillon | 51 | 104 km W | 510 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 99 % |
| Blesmes | 02 | 143 km W | 474 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 54 % |
| Obermorschwihr | 68 | 187 km SE | 420 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
| Carnetin | 77 | 198 km W | 461 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 64 % |
| Bondaroy | 45 | 253 km SW | 411 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 66 % |
Elsewhere
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