Savonnières-devant-Bar
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 26.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Savonnières-devant-Bar (INSEE 55476) is in Meuse (55), part of CA de Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse. Population 430 (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 26.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 17,977 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.85 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (AUCHAN). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE CADDY BAR · VIP55). [4]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOL MUTUEL LORRAIN). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Restaurant, 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 | 1 | AUCHAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 3 | LE CADDY BAR · VIP55 | INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOL MUTUEL LORRAIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 483 (2012) → 430 (2023): -11 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 548 (1990) → 430 (2023): -21.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 240, of which 1.7 % second homes and 11.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bar-le-Duc): 1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Savonnières-devant-Bar): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bar-le-Duc): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bar-le-Duc): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bar-le-Duc): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BEHONNE_SAPC weather station, 4.4 km away at 301 m; the village itself is at 188 m. [10]
The village sits 113 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VASSINCOURT, 12.1 km away at 187 m, over 19 summers. [10]
An average of 889 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BEHONNE_SAPC, 4.4 km away at 301 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 — 55476/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55476/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55476/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55476/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55029
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55476
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallon | 02 | 184 km NW | 424 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Étangs | 57 | 98 km NE | 421 | 25 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 47 % |
| Gerland | 21 | 185 km S | 443 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouzonville-aux-Bois | 45 | 228 km W | 428 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 89 % |
| Tourmont | 39 | 214 km S | 437 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coyecques | 62 | 298 km NW | 597 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Étangs | 57 | 98 km NE | 421 | 25 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 47 % |
| Dallon | 02 | 184 km NW | 424 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gerland | 21 | 185 km S | 443 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tourmont | 39 | 214 km S | 437 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouzonville-aux-Bois | 45 | 228 km W | 428 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 89 % |
| Coyecques | 62 | 298 km NW | 597 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Savonnières-devant-Bar'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Bertrand | 79 | 466 km SW | 465 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vitray-en-Beauce | 28 | 282 km W | 346 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chavot-Courcourt | 51 | 96 km W | 340 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vinzieux | 07 | 383 km S | 538 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Just-sur-Dive | 49 | 431 km W | 373 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mareil-en-Champagne | 72 | 404 km W | 342 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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