Gondrecourt-le-Château
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 27.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gondrecourt-le-Château (INSEE 55215) is in Meuse (55), part of CC des Portes de Meuse. Population 1,032 (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 27.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 14,114 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.14 | 10 | 1.36 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MIE MADO). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA PETITE MEUSIENNE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE VAL D'ORNOIS). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURENE MILLET-MALINGREY, MÉDECIN · LÉOPOLD HEYMONET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L ORNAIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
1 × Bank (CLCA DU SUD BARROIS). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (DA COSTA MARIA). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE CENTRAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA MIE MADO | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA PETITE MEUSIENNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE VAL D'ORNOIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | LAURENE MILLET-MALINGREY, MÉDECIN · LÉOPOLD HEYMONET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE L ORNAIN | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CLCA DU SUD BARROIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | DA COSTA MARIA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE CENTRAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,169 (2012) → 1,032 (2023): -11.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,622 (1990) → 1,032 (2023): -36.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 618, of which 4.4 % second homes and 18.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Abainville): 2.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gondrecourt-le-Château): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Gondrecourt-le-Château): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gondrecourt-le-Château): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Gondrecourt-le-Château): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the HOUDELAINCOURT weather station, 5.6 km away at 390 m; the village itself is at 301 m. [10]
The village sits 89 m below 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at HOUDELAINCOURT, 5.6 km away at 390 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 89 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,021 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GONDRECOURT, 0.6 km away at 314 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55215/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55215/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55215/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55215/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55001
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55215
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouclans | 25 | 151 km S | 1,053 | 35.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 30 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puyoô | 64 | 743 km SW | 1,077 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Fossat | 09 | 673 km SW | 1,071 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
| Dompaire | 88 | 62 km SE | 1,077 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Asfeld | 08 | 147 km NW | 1,082 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes | 01 | 231 km S | 1,125 | 41.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 76 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompaire | 88 | 62 km SE | 1,077 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Asfeld | 08 | 147 km NW | 1,082 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 99 % |
| Bouclans | 25 | 151 km S | 1,053 | 35.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 30 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes | 01 | 231 km S | 1,125 | 41.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 76 % |
| Le Fossat | 09 | 673 km SW | 1,071 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
| Puyoô | 64 | 743 km SW | 1,077 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Gondrecourt-le-Château'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompaire | 88 | 62 km SE | 1,077 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ligny-le-Châtel | 89 | 146 km SW | 1,200 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Niederhaslach | 67 | 135 km E | 1,383 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Serqueux | 76 | 315 km NW | 943 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bligny-sur-Ouche | 21 | 169 km S | 814 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bailleau-le-Pin | 28 | 308 km W | 1,684 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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