Ligny-en-Barrois
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ligny-en-Barrois (INSEE 55291) is in Meuse (55), part of CA de Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse. Population 3,677 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 50.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 51 % of the 6,039 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 | 0.38 | 25 | 9.52 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.19 | 10 | 1.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MYSLIK · MAISON VOIRIOT). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL PERCIO ET FILS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (A L'ORIENTAL). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (SARL PERCIO ET FILS · NONO PIZZA · AUX DELICES DES METS · L'ESCALE · CASA PIZZAS). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (RESTAURANT DU CHEVAL BLANC - BAR DE L'ETAPE · LE TERMINUS · ATHENA). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RAYMOND POINCARE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BERNARD THEVENIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE ROBERT AUBRY · COLLEGE PRIVE BIENHEUREUX P DE LUXEMBOURG). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (EVE-MARIE VIVOT, MÉDECIN · LAURENCE PASCUAL-MINSTER, MÉDECIN · MATHIEU RIECKENBERG, MÉDECIN · MÉLODY DIDIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS NITCHE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MINSTER · PHARMACIE DU BARROIS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE JEANNE ANCELET-HUSTACHE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF GILBERT VERNET). [3]
2 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE GRAND EST EUROPE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (SALON CHRISTINE · TETE A TETE · MEN'S BARBERS · LE SALON D'ABEL). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE CHARTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | MYSLIK · MAISON VOIRIOT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL PERCIO ET FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | A L'ORIENTAL | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | SARL PERCIO ET FILS · NONO PIZZA · AUX DELICES DES METS · L'ESCALE · CASA PIZZAS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | RESTAURANT DU CHEVAL BLANC - BAR DE L'ETAPE · LE TERMINUS · ATHENA | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RAYMOND POINCARE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BERNARD THEVENIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE ROBERT AUBRY · COLLEGE PRIVE BIENHEUREUX P DE LUXEMBOURG | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | EVE-MARIE VIVOT, MÉDECIN · LAURENCE PASCUAL-MINSTER, MÉDECIN · MATHIEU RIECKENBERG, MÉDECIN · MÉLODY DIDIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS NITCHE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE MINSTER · PHARMACIE DU BARROIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 COMMUNAUTAIRE JEANNE ANCELET-HUSTACHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF GILBERT VERNET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE GRAND EST EUROPE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | SALON CHRISTINE · TETE A TETE · MEN'S BARBERS · LE SALON D'ABEL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE CHARTEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday matins place de la République et place du Tripot. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,170 (2012) → 3,677 (2023): -11.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,342 (1990) → 3,677 (2023): -31.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,333, of which 1.8 % second homes and 15.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ligny-en-Barrois): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Ligny-en-Barrois): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Ligny-en-Barrois): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ligny-en-Barrois): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ligny-en-Barrois): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ERNEVILLE AUX BOIS_SAPC weather station, 9 km away at 313 m; the village itself is at 225 m. [10]
The village sits 88 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 ERNEVILLE AUX BOIS_SAPC, 9 km away at 313 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 88 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 1,079 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VILLERS LE SEC, 7.7 km away at 315 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
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 — 55291/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.lignyenbarrois.com/mon-quotidien/marche-hebdomadaire/— “Le marché hebdomadaire a lieu tous les vendredis matins sur la place de la République et place du Tripot.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55291/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55291/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55291/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55291
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moréac | 56 | 608 km W | 3,704 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouzonville | 57 | 111 km NE | 3,721 | 56.6 | Partly served | no figures |
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise | 69 | 346 km S | 3,785 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vouziers | 08 | 91 km NW | 3,825 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mihiel | 55 | 27 km NE | 3,772 | 57.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léger-de-Linières | 49 | 469 km W | 3,866 | 49.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mihiel | 55 | 27 km NE | 3,772 | 57.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vouziers | 08 | 91 km NW | 3,825 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouzonville | 57 | 111 km NE | 3,721 | 56.6 | Partly served | no figures |
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise | 69 | 346 km S | 3,785 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léger-de-Linières | 49 | 469 km W | 3,866 | 49.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moréac | 56 | 608 km W | 3,704 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Ligny-en-Barrois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouziers | 08 | 91 km NW | 3,825 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Florentin | 89 | 141 km SW | 4,164 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Just-Malmont | 43 | 380 km S | 4,239 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mauriac | 15 | 448 km SW | 3,449 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arbois | 39 | 201 km S | 3,114 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carignan | 08 | 106 km N | 2,680 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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