Épiez-sur-Meuse
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Épiez-sur-Meuse (INSEE 55173) is in Meuse (55), part of CC de Commercy - Void - Vaucouleurs. Population 37 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 10.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 2,957 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 | 0.5 | 10 | 5 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.23 |
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 33 (2012) → 37 (2023): 12.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 37 (1990) → 37 (2023): 0 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 26, of which 7.7 % second homes and 15.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pagny-la-Blanche-Côte): 6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vaucouleurs): 5.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Vaucouleurs): 6.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vaucouleurs): 6.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Maxey-sur-Vaise): 2.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 86 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MAXEY SA weather station, 2.4 km away at 250 m; the village itself is at 303 m. [11]
The village sits 53 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.89 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at HOUDELAINCOURT, 10.1 km away at 390 m, over 14 summers. [11]
That station sits 87 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 961 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MAXEY-SUR-VAISE, 2.2 km away at 256 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55173/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55173/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55173/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55173/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55397
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55533
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55328
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthaut | 11 | 668 km SW | 37 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 16 % · humidity 43 % |
| Visoncourt | 70 | 101 km SE | 36 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Remoncourt | 54 | 82 km E | 39 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Longevelle-lès-Russey | 25 | 165 km SE | 37 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Franqueville | 02 | 194 km NW | 39 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parfondrupt | 55 | 68 km N | 40 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parfondrupt | 55 | 68 km N | 40 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Remoncourt | 54 | 82 km E | 39 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Visoncourt | 70 | 101 km SE | 36 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Longevelle-lès-Russey | 25 | 165 km SE | 37 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Franqueville | 02 | 194 km NW | 39 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monthaut | 11 | 668 km SW | 37 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 16 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Épiez-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanty | 55 | 3.6 km SW | 36 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champigneulles-en-Bassigny | 52 | 46 km S | 36 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hâcourt | 52 | 43 km S | 41 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aspach | 57 | 98 km E | 40 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morville | 88 | 37 km S | 42 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Phlin | 54 | 62 km NE | 40 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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