Heippes
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Heippes (INSEE 55241) is in Meuse (55), part of CC Val de Meuse - Voie Sacrée. Population 86 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/55241-heippes
Vitality score
Vitality score 7.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 9,143 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 | 0.33 | 5 | 1.67 |
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 72 (2012) → 86 (2023): 19.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 86 (1990) → 86 (2023): 0 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 60, of which 33.3 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Souilly): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Dieue-sur-Meuse): 13.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Souilly): 4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Dieue-sur-Meuse): 13.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Souilly): 3.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHAUMONT_SAPC weather station, 7.2 km away at 294 m; the village itself is at 277 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHAUMONT - SA, 8 km away at 240 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 887 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHAUMONT_SAPC, 7.2 km away at 294 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 — 55241/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55241/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55241/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55241/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55498
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55154
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacoué | 65 | 761 km SW | 85 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 % |
| Ranzières | 55 | 15 km E | 87 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 81 % |
| Pailhac | 65 | 776 km SW | 85 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 22 % · humidity 93 % |
| Annoux | 89 | 178 km SW | 85 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chambon-Sainte-Croix | 23 | 394 km SW | 89 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germain-le-Rocheux | 21 | 146 km S | 83 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranzières | 55 | 15 km E | 87 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Germain-le-Rocheux | 21 | 146 km S | 83 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Annoux | 89 | 178 km SW | 85 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chambon-Sainte-Croix | 23 | 394 km SW | 89 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sacoué | 65 | 761 km SW | 85 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 % |
| Pailhac | 65 | 776 km SW | 85 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 22 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Heippes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambon-Sainte-Croix | 23 | 394 km SW | 89 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bissy-sur-Fley | 71 | 264 km S | 85 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tignécourt | 88 | 114 km SE | 80 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marmeaux | 89 | 180 km SW | 84 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rugny | 89 | 148 km SW | 78 | 4.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamoux | 89 | 209 km SW | 94 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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