Étain
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Étain (INSEE 55181) is in Meuse (55), part of CC du Pays d'Étain. Population 3,375 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/55181-etain
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 39 % of the 6,458 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.73 | 20 | 14.58 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.44 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MAISON DES DELICES · LA MIE SUCREE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (HOTEL LA SIRENE · IE FOOD · PAPAZZERIA). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (CAFE DES SPORTS · CHEZ DG). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PETIT PRINCE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LE GRAND MEAULNES). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LOUISE MICHEL). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AMANDINE FENICE, MÉDECIN · ERIC DESCHAMPS, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ALEXANDRA REMY-BAUDSON, MÉDECIN · RACHEL VISAT-DUPUIS, MÉDECIN · YVES DHYVERT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ALLACH JANNOT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU CENTRE SOCIAL · MAIRIE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE GRAND EST EUROPE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (DIAGONAL · D'ICI ET D'AILLEURS · LA BARBE A PAPA). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA SIRENE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA MAISON DES DELICES · LA MIE SUCREE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | HOTEL LA SIRENE · IE FOOD · PAPAZZERIA | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | CAFE DES SPORTS · CHEZ DG | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LE PETIT PRINCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LE GRAND MEAULNES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LOUISE MICHEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | AMANDINE FENICE, MÉDECIN · ERIC DESCHAMPS, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ALEXANDRA REMY-BAUDSON, MÉDECIN · RACHEL VISAT-DUPUIS, MÉDECIN · YVES DHYVERT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE ALLACH JANNOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU CENTRE SOCIAL · MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 3 | BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE GRAND EST EUROPE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | DIAGONAL · D'ICI ET D'AILLEURS · LA BARBE A PAPA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DE LA SIRENE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday à partir de 8 heures sur la Place de la Mairie. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,768 (2012) → 3,375 (2023): -10.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,577 (1990) → 3,375 (2023): -5.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,745, of which 1.1 % second homes and 11 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Étain): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Étain): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Étain): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Étain): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Étain): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROUVRES-EN-WOEVRE weather station, 3.9 km away at 226 m; the village itself is at 209 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROUVRES-EN-WOEVRE, 3.9 km away at 226 m, over 14 summers. [10]
An average of 678 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROUVRES-EN-WOEVRE, 3.9 km away at 226 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55181/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-etain.fr/marche-de-la-ville/— “Le marché a lieu les jeudis matins à partir de 8 heures sur la Place de la Mairie.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55181/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55181/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55181/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55181
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans | 33 | 683 km SW | 3,409 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Flixecourt | 80 | 271 km W | 3,221 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Breteil | 35 | 566 km W | 3,675 | 37.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étrépagny | 27 | 292 km W | 3,670 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 91 % |
| Guichainville | 27 | 325 km W | 3,087 | 47.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gallardon | 28 | 299 km W | 3,530 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flixecourt | 80 | 271 km W | 3,221 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étrépagny | 27 | 292 km W | 3,670 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 91 % |
| Gallardon | 28 | 299 km W | 3,530 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guichainville | 27 | 325 km W | 3,087 | 47.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Breteil | 35 | 566 km W | 3,675 | 37.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans | 33 | 683 km SW | 3,409 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Étain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guichainville | 27 | 325 km W | 3,087 | 47.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gallardon | 28 | 299 km W | 3,530 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ardentes | 36 | 394 km SW | 3,715 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bresles | 60 | 246 km W | 4,029 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sérifontaine | 60 | 281 km W | 2,784 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Menehould | 51 | 55 km W | 4,146 | 57.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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