Fouchères-aux-Bois
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fouchères-aux-Bois (INSEE 55195) is in Meuse (55), part of CC des Portes de Meuse. Population 138 (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 18/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 13,414 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.3 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 150 (2012) → 138 (2023): -8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 134 (1990) → 138 (2023): 3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 74, of which 13.5 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Stainville): 5.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Dammarie-sur-Saulx): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Dammarie-sur-Saulx): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ligny-en-Barrois): 8.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Le Bouchon-sur-Saulx): 1.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 75 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ERNEVILLE AUX BOIS_SAPC weather station, 18.2 km away at 313 m; the village itself is at 289 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ERNEVILLE AUX BOIS_SAPC, 18.2 km away at 313 m, over 20 summers. [12]
An average of 1,079 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at VILLERS LE SEC, 3.5 km away at 315 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
8 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 122,500 € — 769 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Meuse is 893 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55195/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55195/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55195/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55195/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55501
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55144
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55291
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55061
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavours | 01 | 315 km S | 138 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bazincourt-sur-Saulx | 55 | 10 km NW | 141 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rahon | 25 | 176 km SE | 140 | 20.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Athie | 89 | 153 km SW | 135 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mouffy | 89 | 168 km SW | 137 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mélecey | 70 | 154 km SE | 137 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazincourt-sur-Saulx | 55 | 10 km NW | 141 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Athie | 89 | 153 km SW | 135 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mélecey | 70 | 154 km SE | 137 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mouffy | 89 | 168 km SW | 137 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rahon | 25 | 176 km SE | 140 | 20.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lavours | 01 | 315 km S | 138 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Fouchères-aux-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xaffévillers | 88 | 103 km E | 131 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aillianville | 52 | 36 km SE | 148 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Châtelaine | 39 | 199 km S | 151 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guéblange-lès-Dieuze | 57 | 108 km E | 150 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Burthecourt-aux-Chênes | 54 | 74 km E | 151 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champlat-et-Boujacourt | 51 | 119 km NW | 139 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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