Trémont-sur-Saulx
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Trémont-sur-Saulx (INSEE 55514) is in Meuse (55), part of CA de Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse. Population 554 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 19.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 17,489 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
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 MARIE LOUISE CARON). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
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. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIE LOUISE CARON | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 629 (2012) → 554 (2023): -11.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 608 (1990) → 554 (2023): -8.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 273, of which 2.9 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (L'Isle-en-Rigault): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Robert-Espagne): 1.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (L'Isle-en-Rigault): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Robert-Espagne): 1.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Trémont-sur-Saulx): 0 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VASSINCOURT weather station, 6.9 km away at 187 m; the village itself is at 178 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VASSINCOURT, 6.9 km away at 187 m, over 19 summers. [11]
An average of 1,033 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAUDRUPT, 5.5 km away at 200 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 — 55514/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55514/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55514/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55514/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55296
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55435
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55514
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frugerès-les-Mines | 43 | 397 km S | 548 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Alaincourt | 02 | 166 km NW | 517 | 20.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaignay | 21 | 141 km S | 493 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marliens | 21 | 171 km S | 607 | 26.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rumigny | 80 | 233 km NW | 613 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sacy-le-Petit | 60 | 190 km W | 638 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaignay | 21 | 141 km S | 493 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Alaincourt | 02 | 166 km NW | 517 | 20.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marliens | 21 | 171 km S | 607 | 26.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sacy-le-Petit | 60 | 190 km W | 638 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rumigny | 80 | 233 km NW | 613 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frugerès-les-Mines | 43 | 397 km S | 548 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Trémont-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesny | 57 | 93 km E | 553 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeroy | 77 | 168 km W | 711 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maisons-en-Champagne | 51 | 41 km W | 552 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bolsenheim | 67 | 191 km E | 577 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wintzenheim-Kochersberg | 67 | 181 km E | 532 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kienheim | 67 | 185 km E | 537 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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