Cousances-les-Forges

Meuse · CC des Portes de Meuse · INSEE 55132

A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.

Few services 35.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 32 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Cousances-les-Forges (INSEE 55132) is in Meuse (55), part of CC des Portes de Meuse. Population 1,621 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[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 35.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 32 % of the 11,062 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	0.47	25	11.83
Social	0	20	0
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.39	10	3.93
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.39	10	3.87
Housing mix	0.95	5	4.77

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES MERVEILLES DU FOURNIL). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL LE MARVILLOIS). ^[3]

2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). ^[3,4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PETIT POUCET). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES FUSAINS). ^[3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OLIVIER LAMBERT, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PREVOT). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (COUSANCES LES FORGES AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (CAP'TIF). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	LES MERVEILLES DU FOURNIL	INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	SARL LE MARVILLOIS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	2		INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PETIT POUCET	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES FUSAINS	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	OLIVIER LAMBERT, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE PREVOT	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	COUSANCES LES FORGES AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	COMPLEXE SPORTIF	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	1	CAP'TIF	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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

1968: 1,694 peak 1982: 1,890 2023: 1,621 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,707 (2012) → 1,621 (2023): -5 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,828 (1990) → 1,621 (2023): -11.3 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 826, of which 2.3 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Bakery — 5.1 km NW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Ancerville): 5.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Cousances-les-Forges): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Cousances-les-Forges): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Cousances-les-Forges): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Cousances-les-Forges): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55132/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55132/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55132/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55132/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 55010
INSEE BPE 2025 — 55132

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
Meauzac	82	583 km SW	1,504	40.6	Partly served	no figures
Montlivault	41	291 km W	1,293	34.7	Few services	no figures
Roches-Prémarie-Andillé	86	426 km SW	2,191	46.1	Partly served	no figures
Lusigny	03	255 km SW	1,620	41.7	Partly served	no figures
Pulligny	54	78 km E	1,155	36.6	Few services	no figures
Ottrott	67	173 km E	1,620	49.3	Partly served	no figures

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Pulligny	54	78 km E	1,155	36.6	Few services	no figures
Ottrott	67	173 km E	1,620	49.3	Partly served	no figures
Lusigny	03	255 km SW	1,620	41.7	Partly served	no figures
Montlivault	41	291 km W	1,293	34.7	Few services	no figures
Roches-Prémarie-Andillé	86	426 km SW	2,191	46.1	Partly served	no figures
Meauzac	82	583 km SW	1,504	40.6	Partly served	no figures

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Elsewhere

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