Saint-Mihiel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Mihiel (INSEE 55463) is in Meuse (55), part of CC du Sammiellois. Population 3,772 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/55463-saint-mihiel
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 5,924 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 | 0.53 | 25 | 13.19 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.76 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.2 | 10 | 2.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SEREIVAN · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE FRENOT). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BARROSO RODRIGUES MANUEL · MEDEVA). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES ENVIES DE LOUISE · IBM). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · E.LECLERC EXPRESS · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (SARL RESTAURANT RIVE GAUCHE · LE LION D'OR · LES JUMEAUX). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (BRASSERIE DU CYGNE · BAR TABAC LES CAPUCINS · BAR LE FAUBOURG). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA HALLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES AVRILS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LES AVRILS). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HUGUES JEANMAIRE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CHRISTOPHE FURIET, MÉDECIN · SANDRA ROY, MÉDECIN · AMANDINE SCHIVRE, MÉDECIN · ALEX EZZ-EDDINE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE NOTRE DAME). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ET BIBLIOTHÈQUE BÉNÉDICTINE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE DE COUBERTIN · GYMNASE). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL MEUSE SUD ST DIZIER · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE DU CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE DE LORRAINE). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (MIGNOT ALEXA). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SEREIVAN · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE FRENOT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BARROSO RODRIGUES MANUEL · MEDEVA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LES ENVIES DE LOUISE · IBM | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · E.LECLERC EXPRESS · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | SARL RESTAURANT RIVE GAUCHE · LE LION D'OR · LES JUMEAUX | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | BRASSERIE DU CYGNE · BAR TABAC LES CAPUCINS · BAR LE FAUBOURG | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA HALLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES AVRILS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LES AVRILS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | HUGUES JEANMAIRE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CHRISTOPHE FURIET, MÉDECIN · SANDRA ROY, MÉDECIN · AMANDINE SCHIVRE, MÉDECIN · ALEX EZZ-EDDINE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ET BIBLIOTHÈQUE BÉNÉDICTINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE DE COUBERTIN · GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL MEUSE SUD ST DIZIER · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE DU CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE DE LORRAINE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | MIGNOT ALEXA | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8h à 12H30. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,339 (2012) → 3,772 (2023): -13.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,367 (1990) → 3,772 (2023): -29.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,219, of which 3.2 % second homes and 19.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Mihiel): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Mihiel): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Mihiel): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Mihiel): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Mihiel): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 90 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the RICHECOURT weather station, 15.9 km away at 227 m; the village itself is at 222 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NONSARD, 17 km away at 230 m, over 22 summers. [10]
An average of 845 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST MIHIEL, 1.2 km away at 226 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
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 — 55463/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://saint-mihiel.fr/marche-hebdomadaire/— “venez au marché tous les samedis, le matin de 8h à 12H30”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55463/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55463/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55463/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55463
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipriac | 35 | 566 km W | 3,859 | 55.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 14 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vouziers | 08 | 83 km NW | 3,825 | 61.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise | 69 | 371 km S | 3,785 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moréac | 56 | 626 km W | 3,704 | 53.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtelaudren-Plouagat | 22 | 628 km W | 3,974 | 61.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouzonville | 57 | 85 km NE | 3,721 | 56.6 | Partly served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouziers | 08 | 83 km NW | 3,825 | 61.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouzonville | 57 | 85 km NE | 3,721 | 56.6 | Partly served | no figures |
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise | 69 | 371 km S | 3,785 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pipriac | 35 | 566 km W | 3,859 | 55.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 14 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moréac | 56 | 626 km W | 3,704 | 53.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtelaudren-Plouagat | 22 | 628 km W | 3,974 | 61.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · 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 Saint-Mihiel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nantua | 01 | 304 km S | 3,416 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Héand | 42 | 384 km S | 3,665 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orcines | 63 | 394 km SW | 3,609 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cruseilles | 74 | 320 km S | 5,376 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chauffailles | 71 | 312 km S | 3,638 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aubusson | 23 | 413 km SW | 3,018 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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