Bras-sur-Meuse
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bras-sur-Meuse (INSEE 55073) is in Meuse (55), part of CA du Grand Verdun. Population 661 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/55073-bras-sur-meuse
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 16,656 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE BOULANGER · EMOTTA). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL LE MARVILLOIS). [3]
1 × Restaurant (L'ARTAUMARCE). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ARC EN CIEL). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE EDMONDE CHARLES ROUX). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LM BOHEME). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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) | 2 | LE BOULANGER · EMOTTA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL LE MARVILLOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 | L'ARTAUMARCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ARC EN CIEL | INSEE BPE 1 [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 EDMONDE CHARLES ROUX | 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 | 1 | LM BOHEME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 710 (2012) → 661 (2023): -6.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 486 (1990) → 661 (2023): 36 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 307, of which 1 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bras-sur-Meuse): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bras-sur-Meuse): 1.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Belleville-sur-Meuse): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Belleville-sur-Meuse): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bras-sur-Meuse): 0.2 km to the south-west (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, 4.8 km away at 210 m; the village itself is at 195 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SEPTSARGES, 17.7 km away at 293 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 98 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 937 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BRAS-SUR-MEUSE, 0.2 km away at 194 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 — 55073/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55073/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55073/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55073/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55073
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55043
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bascons | 40 | 745 km SW | 855 | 40.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 53 % · humidity 36 % |
| Lacs | 36 | 384 km SW | 653 | 34.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Larrivière-Saint-Savin | 40 | 750 km SW | 583 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cerville | 54 | 89 km SE | 531 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Monts-Ronds | 25 | 235 km S | 667 | 29.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savignac | 33 | 667 km SW | 637 | 53.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 64 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerville | 54 | 89 km SE | 531 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Monts-Ronds | 25 | 235 km S | 667 | 29.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lacs | 36 | 384 km SW | 653 | 34.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savignac | 33 | 667 km SW | 637 | 53.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 64 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bascons | 40 | 745 km SW | 855 | 40.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 53 % · humidity 36 % |
| Larrivière-Saint-Savin | 40 | 750 km SW | 583 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Bras-sur-Meuse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerville | 54 | 89 km SE | 531 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Nizier-le-Désert | 01 | 351 km S | 921 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Binges | 21 | 209 km S | 880 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pugey | 25 | 230 km S | 676 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Steinbrunn-le-Haut | 68 | 225 km SE | 693 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rahling | 57 | 136 km E | 707 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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