Douaumont-Vaux
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Douaumont-Vaux (INSEE 55537) is in Meuse (55), part of CA du Grand Verdun. Population 81 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 1 former commune: Douaumont (55164). [3]
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 21/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 8,579 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.66 | 10 | 6.57 |
| Housing mix | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [4,5]
1 × Restaurant (L'ABRI DES PELERINS). [4,5]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | L'ABRI DES PELERINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 75 (2012) → 81 (2023): 8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 70 (1990) → 81 (2023): 15.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 38, of which 0 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Eix): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bras-sur-Meuse): 7.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Belleville-sur-Meuse): 7.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Verdun): 7.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Eix): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the VERDUN weather station, 7 km away at 210 m; the village itself is at 265 m. [13]
The village sits 55 m above 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ROUVRES-EN-WOEVRE, 15.6 km away at 226 m, over 14 summers. [13]
An average of 937 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at BRAS-SUR-MEUSE, 6.9 km away at 194 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55537/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55537/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55537/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55537/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55171
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55073
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55043
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55545
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talazac | 65 | 775 km SW | 76 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 36 % |
| Souhey | 21 | 207 km S | 82 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brassy | 80 | 255 km W | 82 | 24.7 | Few services | no figures |
| Nant-le-Petit | 55 | 65 km S | 81 | 16 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pessans | 25 | 240 km S | 89 | 27.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fromy | 08 | 46 km N | 87 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fromy | 08 | 46 km N | 87 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nant-le-Petit | 55 | 65 km S | 81 | 16 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Souhey | 21 | 207 km S | 82 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pessans | 25 | 240 km S | 89 | 27.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brassy | 80 | 255 km W | 82 | 24.7 | Few services | no figures |
| Talazac | 65 | 775 km SW | 76 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Douaumont-Vaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souhey | 21 | 207 km S | 82 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fromy | 08 | 46 km N | 87 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courtagnon | 51 | 111 km W | 77 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saffais | 54 | 95 km SE | 104 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gellenoncourt | 54 | 89 km SE | 81 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-sur-Nied | 57 | 84 km E | 81 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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