Dammarie-sur-Saulx
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dammarie-sur-Saulx (INSEE 55144) is in Meuse (55), part of CC des Portes de Meuse. Population 384 (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 20.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 18,015 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE THOUVENOT). [4,3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHARLES BOECKLER, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (DAMMARIE SUR SAULX RP). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (FERRET AYMERIC). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE THOUVENOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | CHARLES BOECKLER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | DAMMARIE SUR SAULX RP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | FERRET AYMERIC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 475 (2012) → 384 (2023): -19.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 512 (1990) → 384 (2023): -25 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 244, of which 4.1 % second homes and 16.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Stainville): 7.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Dammarie-sur-Saulx): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Dammarie-sur-Saulx): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cousances-les-Forges): 11.7 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Le Bouchon-sur-Saulx): 2.5 km to the north (straight line). [11]
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 — 55144/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55144/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55144/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55144/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55501
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55144
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55132
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55061
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Malmaison | 02 | 138 km NW | 403 | 21.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Luigny | 28 | 313 km W | 430 | 24.3 | Few services | no figures |
| Plomion | 02 | 162 km NW | 432 | 27.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Brieulles-sur-Meuse | 55 | 83 km N | 318 | 17.7 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Équancourt | 80 | 227 km NW | 300 | 19.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Guillaucourt | 80 | 235 km NW | 386 | 16.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brieulles-sur-Meuse | 55 | 83 km N | 318 | 17.7 | No daily shops | no figures |
| La Malmaison | 02 | 138 km NW | 403 | 21.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Plomion | 02 | 162 km NW | 432 | 27.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Équancourt | 80 | 227 km NW | 300 | 19.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Guillaucourt | 80 | 235 km NW | 386 | 16.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Luigny | 28 | 313 km W | 430 | 24.3 | Few services | no figures |
Elsewhere
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