Barst
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Barst (INSEE 57052) is in Moselle (57), part of CC de Freyming-Merlebach. Population 570 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/57052-barst
Vitality score
Vitality score 22.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 29 % of the 17,358 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.58 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIENTHAL). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIENTHAL | INSEE BPE 1 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 566 (2012) → 570 (2023): 0.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 453 (1990) → 570 (2023): 25.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 261, of which 1.1 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cappel): 1.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cappel): 1.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Henriville): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Seingbouse): 4.9 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Cappel): 1.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SEINGBOUSE weather station, 6.5 km away at 347 m; the village itself is at 288 m. [11]
The village sits 59 m below 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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SEINGBOUSE, 6.5 km away at 347 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 59 m above 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 762 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SEINGBOUSE, 6.5 km away at 347 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 — 57052/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57052/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57052/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57052/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57122
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57316
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57644
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottenchy | 80 | 332 km W | 566 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Philibert | 21 | 247 km SW | 544 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rieux | 76 | 391 km W | 583 | 21.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 76 % |
| Le Coudray-sur-Thelle | 60 | 343 km W | 554 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fresnoy-le-Luat | 60 | 295 km W | 551 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Muirancourt | 60 | 284 km W | 587 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Philibert | 21 | 247 km SW | 544 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Muirancourt | 60 | 284 km W | 587 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fresnoy-le-Luat | 60 | 295 km W | 551 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cottenchy | 80 | 332 km W | 566 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Coudray-sur-Thelle | 60 | 343 km W | 554 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rieux | 76 | 391 km W | 583 | 21.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 76 % |
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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 Barst'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottenchy | 80 | 332 km W | 566 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Coudray-sur-Thelle | 60 | 343 km W | 554 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fresnoy-le-Luat | 60 | 295 km W | 551 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Muirancourt | 60 | 284 km W | 587 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Limoges-Fourches | 77 | 309 km W | 625 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Weislingen | 67 | 35 km SE | 525 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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