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Bioncourt

Moselle · CC du Saulnois · INSEE 57084

A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.

No daily shops 18.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Bioncourt (INSEE 57084) is in Moselle (57), part of CC du Saulnois. Population 300 (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/57084-bioncourt

Vitality score

Vitality score 18.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 39 % of the 17,873 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0250
Social0200
Education0.63106.32
Health0100
Public & culture050
Population trend0.47104.68
Housing mix0.9154.55

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6
Eating out 0 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 0 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 1 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]

1 × Hairdresser (SALON SANDRINE). [3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE ELEMENTAIREINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser1SALON SANDRINEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 233 peak 2012: 325 2023: 300 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 325 (2012) → 300 (2023): -7.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 310 (1990) → 300 (2023): -3.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 132, of which 4.5 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmFood shop — 1.9 km S (Brin-sur-Seille)GP — 2.1 km S (Brin-sur-Seille)Pharmacy — 2.1 km S (Brin-sur-Seille)Bakery — 2.9 km NW (Aboncourt-sur-Seille)
In the commune Primary school Food shop — 1.9 km SGP — 2.1 km SPharmacy — 2.1 km SBakery — 2.9 km NW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Aboncourt-sur-Seille): 2.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Brin-sur-Seille): 1.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]

GP (Brin-sur-Seille): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Brin-sur-Seille): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Bioncourt): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]

Climate

No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57084/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57084/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57084/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57084/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 57002
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 54100
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 57084

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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Franqueville27416 km W30019.8No daily shopsno figures
Bult8858 km S30124.3Few servicesno figures
Pressy62341 km NW29818.2No daily shopsno figures
Sainte-Agathe-d'Aliermont76383 km W30420.9Few servicesno figures
Montcabrier81676 km SW30424.6Few servicesno figures
Souyeaux65780 km SW29624.3Few servicesno figures
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Bult8858 km S30124.3Few servicesno figures
Pressy62341 km NW29818.2No daily shopsno figures
Sainte-Agathe-d'Aliermont76383 km W30420.9Few servicesno figures
Franqueville27416 km W30019.8No daily shopsno figures
Montcabrier81676 km SW30424.6Few servicesno figures
Souyeaux65780 km SW29624.3Few servicesno figures

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