Vaucouleurs
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vaucouleurs (INSEE 55533) is in Meuse (55), part of CC de Commercy - Void - Vaucouleurs. Population 1,906 (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 50.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 9,914 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.94 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BAGUETTI). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (OCAK MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SA ARC). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (PIZZA GIULIETTA · BRASSERIE RESTAURANT JEANNE D'ARC · ILK RESTAURANT · SNACK LE DELICE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DE LA PROMENADE · BAR LE MAGINOT). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES BORDS DE LA MEUSE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LES CUVELLES). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GAËTAN BLANCHARD, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CHARLES THILL, MÉDECIN · BRICE AUBERTIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SIMON VALLETTE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE DE LORRAINE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (LISIA COIFFURE · F M HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BAGUETTI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | OCAK MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SA ARC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | PIZZA GIULIETTA · BRASSERIE RESTAURANT JEANNE D'ARC · ILK RESTAURANT · SNACK LE DELICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DE LA PROMENADE · BAR LE MAGINOT | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES BORDS DE LA MEUSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LES CUVELLES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | GAËTAN BLANCHARD, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CHARLES THILL, MÉDECIN · BRICE AUBERTIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE SIMON VALLETTE | 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 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE DE LORRAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | LISIA COIFFURE · F M HAIR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 2,034 (2012) → 1,906 (2023): -6.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,401 (1990) → 1,906 (2023): -20.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,083, of which 2.9 % second homes and 17.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vaucouleurs): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vaucouleurs): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Vaucouleurs): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vaucouleurs): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vaucouleurs): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 82 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VAUCOULEURS weather station, 0.2 km away at 294 m; the village itself is at 259 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at HOUDELAINCOURT, 12.5 km away at 390 m, over 14 summers. [9]
That station sits 131 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 943 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VAUCOULEURS, 0.2 km away at 294 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55533/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55533/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55533/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55533/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55533
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brezolles | 28 | 338 km W | 1,785 | 53.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Faou | 29 | 726 km W | 1,911 | 62 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 20 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaune-la-Rolande | 45 | 246 km W | 1,992 | 54.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 58 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay | 42 | 315 km S | 1,979 | 61.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 65 % · humidity 21 % |
| Cérences | 50 | 522 km W | 1,852 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marle | 02 | 187 km NW | 2,229 | 55.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marle | 02 | 187 km NW | 2,229 | 55.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaune-la-Rolande | 45 | 246 km W | 1,992 | 54.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 58 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay | 42 | 315 km S | 1,979 | 61.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 65 % · humidity 21 % |
| Brezolles | 28 | 338 km W | 1,785 | 53.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cérences | 50 | 522 km W | 1,852 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Faou | 29 | 726 km W | 1,911 | 62 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 20 % · 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 Vaucouleurs'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 Clayette | 71 | 277 km S | 1,563 | 60.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mirebeau-sur-Bèze | 21 | 136 km S | 1,919 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blavozy | 43 | 415 km S | 1,724 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lantriac | 43 | 420 km S | 1,921 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cirey-sur-Vezouze | 54 | 94 km E | 1,555 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Selongey | 21 | 118 km S | 2,395 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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