Béning-lès-Saint-Avold
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 20.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Béning-lès-Saint-Avold (INSEE 57061) is in Moselle (57), part of CC de Freyming-Merlebach. Population 1,095 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 20.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 6 % of the 13,790 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.72 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SNACK CHEZ DOM). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL VERLAINE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BENING LES SAINT AVOLD AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (EIRL RACZKOWSKI ANDREA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 1 | SNACK CHEZ DOM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL VERLAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BENING LES SAINT AVOLD AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | EIRL RACZKOWSKI ANDREA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,216 (2012) → 1,095 (2023): -10 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,256 (1990) → 1,095 (2023): -12.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 579, of which 0.7 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Freyming-Merlebach): 1.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Freyming-Merlebach): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Freyming-Merlebach): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cocheren): 1.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Béning-lès-Saint-Avold): 0 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SEINGBOUSE weather station, 1.2 km away at 347 m; the village itself is at 232 m. [11]
The village sits 115 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, 1.2 km away at 347 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 115 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, 1.2 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 — 57061/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57061/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57061/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57061/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57240
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57144
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57061
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etzling | 57 | 10 km NE | 1,136 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Norroy-le-Veneur | 57 | 54 km W | 993 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Osthouse | 67 | 101 km SE | 975 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thiverval-Grignon | 78 | 360 km W | 1,023 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ranguevaux | 57 | 60 km W | 907 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 % |
| Parcieux | 01 | 389 km SW | 1,315 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 72 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etzling | 57 | 10 km NE | 1,136 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Norroy-le-Veneur | 57 | 54 km W | 993 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ranguevaux | 57 | 60 km W | 907 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 % |
| Osthouse | 67 | 101 km SE | 975 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thiverval-Grignon | 78 | 360 km W | 1,023 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parcieux | 01 | 389 km SW | 1,315 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 72 % |
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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 Béning-lès-Saint-Avold'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etzling | 57 | 10 km NE | 1,136 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Norroy-le-Veneur | 57 | 54 km W | 993 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaux | 57 | 55 km W | 792 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Machilly | 74 | 323 km S | 1,152 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Compertrix | 51 | 183 km W | 1,308 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fublaines | 77 | 285 km W | 1,370 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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