Ars-sur-Moselle
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ars-sur-Moselle (INSEE 57032) is in Moselle (57), part of Metz Métropole. Population 4,616 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/57032-ars-sur-moselle
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 25 % of the 4,993 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.9 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL MAISON ERMAN · FELTIN & FILS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUPERMARCHE MATCH). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (AZAD · FOOD'USINE · L'ARCUS · PIZZA-HOUSE · DOLCE VITA BY M&L). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE PUB IRLANDAIS · LE QG). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VAL DE MANCE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PILATRE DE ROZIER). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NUNZIATA ARGENTO, MÉDECIN · FREDERIQUE ZIMMER-PARENTY, MÉDECIN · SERGE MAURIERE, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE LIONNARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE · PHARMACIE DES ARCHES). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (UNION). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE STEPHANE SUSUNG). [3]
3 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE GRAND EST EUROPE · CCM METZ SUD LES COTEAUX). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (CORALIE BEAUTE · ROXANE COIFFURE · ENDLESS COIFFURE · FADE CUT). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Post office / agence postale, 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle), Post office / agence postale. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SARL MAISON ERMAN · FELTIN & FILS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | PROXI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPERMARCHE MATCH | 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 | 6 | AZAD · FOOD'USINE · L'ARCUS · PIZZA-HOUSE · DOLCE VITA BY M&L | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE PUB IRLANDAIS · LE QG | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VAL DE MANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PILATRE DE ROZIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | NUNZIATA ARGENTO, MÉDECIN · FREDERIQUE ZIMMER-PARENTY, MÉDECIN · SERGE MAURIERE, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE LIONNARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE · PHARMACIE DES ARCHES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | UNION | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE STEPHANE SUSUNG | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE GRAND EST EUROPE · CCM METZ SUD LES COTEAUX | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | CORALIE BEAUTE · ROXANE COIFFURE · ENDLESS COIFFURE · FADE CUT | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday matin. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,782 (2012) → 4,616 (2023): -3.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,084 (1990) → 4,616 (2023): -9.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,502, of which 0.6 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ars-sur-Moselle): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Ars-sur-Moselle): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Ars-sur-Moselle): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ars-sur-Moselle): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ars-sur-Moselle): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the METZ-FRESCATY weather station, 3.6 km away at 192 m; the village itself is at 174 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at METZ-FRESCATY, 3.6 km away at 192 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 721 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at METZ-FRESCATY, 3.6 km away at 192 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57032/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://ville-arssurmoselle.fr/decouvrir-ma-ville/presentation-de-la-ville— “marché hebdomadaire pour l'approvisionnement en produits frais (vendredi matin)”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57032/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57032/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57032/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57032
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauconin-Neufmontiers | 77 | 236 km W | 3,784 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bretteville-sur-Odon | 14 | 473 km W | 4,494 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Yffiniac | 22 | 644 km W | 5,074 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosheim | 67 | 121 km SE | 5,457 | 52.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mouguerre | 64 | 848 km SW | 5,428 | 51.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainghin-en-Weppes | 59 | 282 km NW | 5,638 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosheim | 67 | 121 km SE | 5,457 | 52.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chauconin-Neufmontiers | 77 | 236 km W | 3,784 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainghin-en-Weppes | 59 | 282 km NW | 5,638 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bretteville-sur-Odon | 14 | 473 km W | 4,494 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Yffiniac | 22 | 644 km W | 5,074 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mouguerre | 64 | 848 km SW | 5,428 | 51.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Ars-sur-Moselle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauconin-Neufmontiers | 77 | 236 km W | 3,784 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fourchambault | 58 | 319 km SW | 3,992 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pringy | 77 | 265 km W | 3,864 | 44.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Verquin | 62 | 293 km NW | 3,445 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morigny-Champigny | 91 | 294 km W | 4,412 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fagnières | 51 | 129 km W | 4,858 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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