Olizy-sur-Chiers
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Olizy-sur-Chiers (INSEE 55391) is in Meuse (55), part of CC du Pays de Stenay et du Val Dunois. Population 188 (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 9.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 11 % of the 15,585 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 | 0.42 | 10 | 4.22 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.84 |
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 194 (2012) → 188 (2023): -3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 204 (1990) → 188 (2023): -7.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 112, of which 11.6 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Margut): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Stenay): 7.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Inor): 4.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Margut): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Margut): 4.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MOUZAY weather station, 10.8 km away at 166 m; the village itself is at 176 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MOUZAY, 10.8 km away at 166 m, over 18 summers. [11]
An average of 812 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MOUZAY, 10.8 km away at 166 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 — 55391/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55391/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55391/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55391/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08276
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55502
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55250
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ternay | 86 | 480 km SW | 189 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pothières | 21 | 189 km S | 189 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boncourt | 27 | 290 km W | 190 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Antist | 65 | 815 km SW | 189 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Liebenswiller | 68 | 282 km SE | 191 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rimbachzell | 68 | 233 km SE | 188 | 10 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pothières | 21 | 189 km S | 189 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rimbachzell | 68 | 233 km SE | 188 | 10 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Liebenswiller | 68 | 282 km SE | 191 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boncourt | 27 | 290 km W | 190 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ternay | 86 | 480 km SW | 189 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Antist | 65 | 815 km SW | 189 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Olizy-sur-Chiers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gondrecourt-Aix | 54 | 53 km SE | 183 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hanviller | 57 | 170 km E | 186 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Seuil | 08 | 56 km W | 185 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Foulangues | 60 | 213 km W | 193 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chevregny | 02 | 118 km W | 197 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bornay | 39 | 328 km S | 184 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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