Houdelaincourt
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Houdelaincourt (INSEE 55248) is in Meuse (55), part of CC des Portes de Meuse. Population 281 (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 24.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 17,659 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.85 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.45 |
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 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES QUATRE VENTS). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (HOUDELAINCOURT RP). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DU CANAL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA MIE MADO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES QUATRE VENTS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | HOUDELAINCOURT RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DU CANAL | 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 338 (2012) → 281 (2023): -16.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 358 (1990) → 281 (2023): -21.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 164, of which 5.5 % second homes and 10.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Houdelaincourt): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gondrecourt-le-Château): 4.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Gondrecourt-le-Château): 4.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gondrecourt-le-Château): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Houdelaincourt): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
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, 3.1 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, 3.1 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 862 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at HOUDELAINCOURT, 3.1 km away at 390 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 — 55248/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55248/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55248/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55248/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55248
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdets | 64 | 757 km SW | 300 | 29.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 7 % |
| Arracourt | 54 | 80 km E | 254 | 26.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hartennes-et-Taux | 02 | 174 km NW | 343 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ogéviller | 54 | 92 km E | 276 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cardesse | 64 | 751 km SW | 293 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chevillé | 72 | 387 km W | 334 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 91 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arracourt | 54 | 80 km E | 254 | 26.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ogéviller | 54 | 92 km E | 276 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hartennes-et-Taux | 02 | 174 km NW | 343 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chevillé | 72 | 387 km W | 334 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 91 % |
| Cardesse | 64 | 751 km SW | 293 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Verdets | 64 | 757 km SW | 300 | 29.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Houdelaincourt'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartennes-et-Taux | 02 | 174 km NW | 343 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouges-le-Château | 36 | 329 km SW | 261 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Stainville | 55 | 24 km NW | 373 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresnay-le-Comte | 28 | 296 km W | 281 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loisey | 55 | 28 km NW | 270 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verrey-sous-Salmaise | 21 | 137 km SW | 303 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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