Mauvages
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mauvages (INSEE 55327) is in Meuse (55), part of CC des Portes de Meuse. Population 236 (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 11/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 16,921 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 | 0.49 | 10 | 4.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.43 |
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 287 (2012) → 236 (2023): -17.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 238 (1990) → 236 (2023): -0.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 141, of which 5.7 % second homes and 16.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Houdelaincourt): 8.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vaucouleurs): 8.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Vaucouleurs): 8.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vaucouleurs): 8.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Naives-en-Blois): 7.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the HOUDELAINCOURT weather station, 5 km away at 390 m; the village itself is at 302 m. [11]
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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at HOUDELAINCOURT, 5 km away at 390 m, over 14 summers. [11]
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. [11]
An average of 862 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at HOUDELAINCOURT, 5 km away at 390 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55327/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55327/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55327/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55327/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55248
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55533
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55368
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pin | 39 | 210 km S | 238 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villers-Robert | 39 | 182 km S | 236 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boursin | 62 | 361 km NW | 236 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vennes | 25 | 176 km SE | 238 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nicole | 47 | 620 km SW | 237 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
| Villers-le-Tilleul | 08 | 131 km NW | 240 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-le-Tilleul | 08 | 131 km NW | 240 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vennes | 25 | 176 km SE | 238 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villers-Robert | 39 | 182 km S | 236 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Pin | 39 | 210 km S | 238 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boursin | 62 | 361 km NW | 236 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nicole | 47 | 620 km SW | 237 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Mauvages'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pin | 39 | 210 km S | 238 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Revigny | 39 | 218 km S | 234 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Houville-en-Vexin | 27 | 316 km W | 232 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Voise | 28 | 285 km W | 245 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ormoy | 28 | 300 km W | 229 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Louverot | 39 | 207 km S | 234 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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