Verdun
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Verdun (INSEE 55545) is in Meuse (55), part of CA du Grand Verdun. Population 16,890 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/55545-verdun
Vitality score
Vitality score 65/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 1,424 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.03 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.61 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.31 | 10 | 3.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
19 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES · SARL DRAGEES DIFFUSION · BOUKHELIFA TAKLIT · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · CHOCOLAT CONFISERIE CHRISTAL). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LARMINY SARL · VIANDES DESPI). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (A COTE ALIMENTATON GENERALE · EPICERIE SAINT VICTOR · KAMA EXOTIQUE · MARCEL · EDEN). [3,4]
9 × Supermarket (LIDL · NORMA SARL · CENTRE DISTRIBUTEUR E.LECLERC · ALDI · CARREFOUR). [3,4]
66 × Restaurant (SNC KRAWCZYK PHILIPPE · HUMBERT ET CIE · MC DONALD'S). [3,4]
26 × Café / bar (LE POINT CENTRAL · LE FLOW BAR · LE PALAIS · LOFT BAR · LES LOGES). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOL MATE GROUPE SCOLAIRE JULE). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GLORIEUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PORTE DE FRANCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DANIELLE MITTERRAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CAROLINE AIGLE). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE BUVIGNIER · COLLEGE MAURICE BARRES · COLLEGE PRIVE N.DAME · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JEAN DE GLORIEUX). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VERONIQUE DERIN, MÉDECIN · PAULINE MONTAUT, MÉDECIN · STÉPHANE MARIOT, MÉDECIN · JEROME WAGREZ, MÉDECIN · PASCALE MULET, MÉDECIN). [3]
7 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINT SAUVEUR · GRANDE PHARMACIE REGIONALE · PHARMACIE FRANCOIS · PHARMACIE SAINT PAUL · PHARMACIE DES EPARGES). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (VERDUN C RP · VERDUN SCHWEITZER AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (L'ÆNCRE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CAROUSSEL). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE PORTE DE FRANCE · BASE DE LOISIRS PRE L EVEQUE · PARC DE LONDRES · STADE GALAVAUDE · LYCEE FOURNIER). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE DE LOISIRS PRE L EVEQUE). [3]
12 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE CIC EST). [3]
31 × Hairdresser (BLAS ANNICK · CAPOCCELLO ROSA · COIFFURE AU NATUREL). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (FORMULE 1 · IBIS BUDGET VERDUN · LA CLOCHE D'OR · HOTEL B B VERDUN · LES JARDINS DU MESS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES BREUILS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 17 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 6 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 19 | AUX DELICES · SARL DRAGEES DIFFUSION · BOUKHELIFA TAKLIT · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · CHOCOLAT CONFISERIE CHRISTAL | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LARMINY SARL · VIANDES DESPI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | A COTE ALIMENTATON GENERALE · EPICERIE SAINT VICTOR · KAMA EXOTIQUE · MARCEL · EDEN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 9 | LIDL · NORMA SARL · CENTRE DISTRIBUTEUR E.LECLERC · ALDI · CARREFOUR | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Restaurant | 66 | SNC KRAWCZYK PHILIPPE · HUMBERT ET CIE · MC DONALD'S | INSEE BPE 66 / INSEE SIRENE 101 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 26 | LE POINT CENTRAL · LE FLOW BAR · LE PALAIS · LOFT BAR · LES LOGES | INSEE SIRENE 26 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOL MATE GROUPE SCOLAIRE JULE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GLORIEUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PORTE DE FRANCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DANIELLE MITTERRAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CAROLINE AIGLE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE BUVIGNIER · COLLEGE MAURICE BARRES · COLLEGE PRIVE N.DAME · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JEAN DE GLORIEUX | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | VERONIQUE DERIN, MÉDECIN · PAULINE MONTAUT, MÉDECIN · STÉPHANE MARIOT, MÉDECIN · JEROME WAGREZ, MÉDECIN · PASCALE MULET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 7 | PHARMACIE SAINT SAUVEUR · GRANDE PHARMACIE REGIONALE · PHARMACIE FRANCOIS · PHARMACIE SAINT PAUL · PHARMACIE DES EPARGES | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | VERDUN C RP · VERDUN SCHWEITZER AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | L'ÆNCRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CAROUSSEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | GYMNASE PORTE DE FRANCE · BASE DE LOISIRS PRE L EVEQUE · PARC DE LONDRES · STADE GALAVAUDE · LYCEE FOURNIER | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BASE DE LOISIRS PRE L EVEQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 12 | BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE CIC EST | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 31 | BLAS ANNICK · CAPOCCELLO ROSA · COIFFURE AU NATUREL | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 41 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | FORMULE 1 · IBIS BUDGET VERDUN · LA CLOCHE D'OR · HOTEL B B VERDUN · LES JARDINS DU MESS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES BREUILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 18,327 (2012) → 16,890 (2023): -7.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 20,753 (1990) → 16,890 (2023): -18.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 10,318, of which 2.1 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Verdun): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Verdun): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Verdun): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Verdun): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Verdun): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VERDUN weather station, 1.6 km away at 210 m; the village itself is at 198 m. [9]
An average of 870 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VERDUN, 1.6 km away at 210 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 — 55545/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55545/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55545/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55545/logement/2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 473 km W | 16,584 | 68.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 61 % |
| Châteaurenard | 13 | 588 km S | 16,545 | 66.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 49 % |
| Firminy | 42 | 427 km S | 17,060 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 99 % |
| Sedan | 08 | 69 km NW | 16,667 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 97 % |
| Blanquefort | 33 | 656 km SW | 17,215 | 58.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 30 % |
| Montceau-les-Mines | 71 | 287 km S | 17,064 | 61.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedan | 08 | 69 km NW | 16,667 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 97 % |
| Montceau-les-Mines | 71 | 287 km S | 17,064 | 61.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 99 % |
| Firminy | 42 | 427 km S | 17,060 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 99 % |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 473 km W | 16,584 | 68.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 61 % |
| Châteaurenard | 13 | 588 km S | 16,545 | 66.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 49 % |
| Blanquefort | 33 | 656 km SW | 17,215 | 58.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 30 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/55545-verdun