Villers-devant-Dun
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villers-devant-Dun (INSEE 55561) is in Meuse (55), part of CC du Pays de Stenay et du Val Dunois. Population 52 (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 5.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 5,097 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.13 | 10 | 1.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.18 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 | 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 53 (2012) → 52 (2023): -1.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 83 (1990) → 52 (2023): -37.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 44, of which 18.2 % second homes and 29.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dun-sur-Meuse): 5.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Doulcon): 5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Dun-sur-Meuse): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Buzancy): 11.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Dun-sur-Meuse): 5.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 75 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MOUZAY weather station, 10.1 km away at 166 m; the village itself is at 307 m. [11]
The village sits 141 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MOUZAY, 10.1 km away at 166 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 141 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 871 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DUN-SUR-MEUSE, 5.5 km away at 175 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 — 55561/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55561/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55561/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55561/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55167
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55165
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08089
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villebon | 28 | 306 km W | 53 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chardeny | 08 | 37 km W | 55 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lucey | 21 | 173 km S | 56 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 57 % |
| Vézannes | 89 | 192 km SW | 52 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigny-lès-Condé | 02 | 121 km W | 51 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Éringes | 21 | 206 km S | 56 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chardeny | 08 | 37 km W | 55 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigny-lès-Condé | 02 | 121 km W | 51 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lucey | 21 | 173 km S | 56 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 57 % |
| Vézannes | 89 | 192 km SW | 52 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Éringes | 21 | 206 km S | 56 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villebon | 28 | 306 km W | 53 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 65 % · 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 Villers-devant-Dun'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chardeny | 08 | 37 km W | 55 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Domèvre-sous-Montfort | 88 | 145 km SE | 61 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lavilleneuve | 52 | 154 km S | 57 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rangecourt | 52 | 153 km S | 62 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brainville-sur-Meuse | 52 | 140 km S | 69 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Anthot | 21 | 234 km S | 67 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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