Montiers-sur-Saulx
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 24.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montiers-sur-Saulx (INSEE 55348) is in Meuse (55), part of CC des Portes de Meuse. Population 365 (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 24.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 18,070 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.16 | 10 | 1.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE LION D'OR). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTIERS SUR SAULX AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE DE LA HAUTE SAULX). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | LE LION D'OR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | MONTIERS SUR SAULX AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE DE LA HAUTE SAULX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 451 (2012) → 365 (2023): -19.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 551 (1990) → 365 (2023): -33.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 262, of which 13 % second homes and 21 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bure): 8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Dammarie-sur-Saulx): 7.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Dammarie-sur-Saulx): 7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Rachecourt-sur-Marne): 12.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montiers-sur-Saulx): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the HOUDELAINCOURT weather station, 17.9 km away at 390 m; the village itself is at 284 m. [12]
The village sits 106 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at HOUDELAINCOURT, 17.9 km away at 390 m, over 14 summers. [12]
That station sits 106 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,063 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BIENCOURT-SUR-O, 7 km away at 295 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55348/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55348/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55348/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55348/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55087
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55144
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52414
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55348
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmaur | 11 | 630 km SW | 356 | 34.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Azay-sur-Indre | 37 | 354 km SW | 363 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Hugon | 18 | 250 km SW | 387 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verneuil-sur-Igneraie | 36 | 321 km SW | 344 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grand | 88 | 23 km SE | 372 | 25.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étréchy | 18 | 243 km SW | 408 | 27.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand | 88 | 23 km SE | 372 | 25.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étréchy | 18 | 243 km SW | 408 | 27.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-Hugon | 18 | 250 km SW | 387 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verneuil-sur-Igneraie | 36 | 321 km SW | 344 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Azay-sur-Indre | 37 | 354 km SW | 363 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montmaur | 11 | 630 km SW | 356 | 34.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Montiers-sur-Saulx'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azay-sur-Indre | 37 | 354 km SW | 363 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Semur-en-Vallon | 72 | 346 km W | 428 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Beauzire | 43 | 393 km SW | 457 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loge-Fougereuse | 85 | 495 km SW | 373 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boigneville | 91 | 215 km W | 369 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gyé-sur-Seine | 10 | 84 km SW | 463 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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