Belles-Forêts
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Belles-Forêts (INSEE 57086) is in Moselle (57), part of CC Sarrebourg Moselle Sud. Population 224 (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 18.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 16,663 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 | 0.43 | 10 | 4.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BISPING). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (VANESSA COIFFURE). [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
| 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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BISPING | 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 | 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 | 1 | VANESSA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 247 (2012) → 224 (2023): -9.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 242 (1990) → 224 (2023): -7.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 129, of which 1.6 % second homes and 19.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mittersheim): 7.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fénétrange): 10.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Mittersheim): 7.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Fénétrange): 10.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Belles-Forêts): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 75 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BUHL-LORRAINE weather station, 16.6 km away at 258 m; the village itself is at 235 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BUHL-LORRAINE, 16.6 km away at 258 m, over 13 summers. [11]
An average of 931 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MITTERSHEIM, 6.7 km away at 233 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 — 57086/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57086/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57086/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57086/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57469
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57210
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57086
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abidos | 64 | 834 km SW | 222 | 21.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 34 % · humidity 0 % |
| Kauffenheim | 67 | 83 km E | 222 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Puxieux | 54 | 79 km NW | 221 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hermelange | 57 | 17 km SE | 227 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Ignan | 31 | 789 km SW | 218 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Bouchon-sur-Saulx | 55 | 124 km W | 227 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermelange | 57 | 17 km SE | 227 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puxieux | 54 | 79 km NW | 221 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kauffenheim | 67 | 83 km E | 222 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Bouchon-sur-Saulx | 55 | 124 km W | 227 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Ignan | 31 | 789 km SW | 218 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Abidos | 64 | 834 km SW | 222 | 21.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 34 % · 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 Belles-Forêts'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puxieux | 54 | 79 km NW | 221 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hermelange | 57 | 17 km SE | 227 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Bouchon-sur-Saulx | 55 | 124 km W | 227 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Adelange | 57 | 30 km NW | 222 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lacollonge | 90 | 127 km S | 234 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fromeréville-les-Vallons | 55 | 124 km W | 214 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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