Les Monthairons
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Monthairons (INSEE 55347) is in Meuse (55), part of CC Val de Meuse - Voie Sacrée. Population 324 (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 17.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 17,979 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.83 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (MILLE REFLETS). [4,3]
1 × Hotel (HOSTELLERIE DU CHATEAU DES MONTHAIRONS). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | MILLE REFLETS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOSTELLERIE DU CHATEAU DES MONTHAIRONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 390 (2012) → 324 (2023): -16.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 367 (1990) → 324 (2023): -11.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 168, of which 1.2 % second homes and 12.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dieue-sur-Meuse): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Dieue-sur-Meuse): 3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Dieue-sur-Meuse): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Dieue-sur-Meuse): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Les Monthairons): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VERDUN weather station, 13.5 km away at 210 m; the village itself is at 208 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHAUMONT - SA, 17.8 km away at 240 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 978 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DIEUE, 2.8 km away at 209 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 — 55347/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55347/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55347/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55347/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55154
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55347
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bargny | 60 | 179 km W | 324 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Osly-Courtil | 02 | 164 km W | 325 | 22 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 68 % |
| Saint-Remy-sur-Bussy | 51 | 61 km W | 325 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Schwobsheim | 67 | 183 km SE | 323 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grattepanche | 80 | 240 km W | 321 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grosne | 90 | 202 km SE | 321 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Remy-sur-Bussy | 51 | 61 km W | 325 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Osly-Courtil | 02 | 164 km W | 325 | 22 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 68 % |
| Bargny | 60 | 179 km W | 324 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Schwobsheim | 67 | 183 km SE | 323 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grosne | 90 | 202 km SE | 321 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grattepanche | 80 | 240 km W | 321 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · 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 Les Monthairons'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Remy-sur-Bussy | 51 | 61 km W | 325 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Schwobsheim | 67 | 183 km SE | 323 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grosne | 90 | 202 km SE | 321 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reppe | 90 | 195 km SE | 322 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puisieux | 77 | 182 km W | 317 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épagny | 21 | 180 km S | 328 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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