Boulange

Moselle · CC du Pays Haut Val d'Alzette · INSEE 57096

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 45.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Boulange (INSEE 57096) is in Moselle (57), part of CC du Pays Haut Val d'Alzette. Population 2,427 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). ^[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/57096-boulange

Vitality score

Vitality score 45.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 53 % of the 8,416 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	0.29	25	7.21
Social	0.39	20	7.87
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.39	10	3.93
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.88	10	8.81
Housing mix	0.99	5	4.96

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 2 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 food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L' ATELIER GOURMAND DE JESS · LE BLE DORE PAR SORAYA). ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (AKSARAY). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

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

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HABAISSD ATTARI, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE POCECCO FIORINA). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (BOULANGE AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JACKY ALIVENTI). ^[3]

1 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL OTTANGE BOULANGE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (ESTELLE COIFFURE). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	4	L' ATELIER GOURMAND DE JESS · LE BLE DORE PAR SORAYA	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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	AKSARAY	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	HABAISSD ATTARI, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE POCECCO FIORINA	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	BOULANGE AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JACKY ALIVENTI	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	1	CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL OTTANGE BOULANGE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser	1	ESTELLE 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

1968: 2,196 peak 2017: 2,494 2023: 2,427 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,445 (2012) → 2,427 (2023): -0.7 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,757 (1990) → 2,427 (2023): 38.1 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,062, of which 0.4 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Food shop — 3.3 km W 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 (Boulange): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Beuvillers): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Boulange): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Boulange): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Boulange): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 7.8

Days at or below 0 °C 89.8

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 90 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the TRESSANGE weather station, 3.6 km away at 358 m; the village itself is at 327 m. ^[10]

An average of 1,035 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at BASSOMPIERRE, 0.9 km away at 337 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57096/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57096/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57096/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57096/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 57096
INSEE BPE 2025 — 54069
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
Fesches-le-Châtel	25	219 km S	2,129	39.2	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 76 %
Montardon	64	824 km SW	2,419	48	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 19 %
Conflans-en-Jarnisy	54	25 km S	2,389	50.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 69 %
Bazancourt	51	129 km W	2,495	55.6	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 59 %
Portets	33	710 km SW	2,618	49.2	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 15 %
Bury	60	262 km W	2,838	46.9	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 59 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Conflans-en-Jarnisy	54	25 km S	2,389	50.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 69 %
Bazancourt	51	129 km W	2,495	55.6	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 59 %
Fesches-le-Châtel	25	219 km S	2,129	39.2	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 76 %
Bury	60	262 km W	2,838	46.9	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 59 %
Portets	33	710 km SW	2,618	49.2	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 15 %
Montardon	64	824 km SW	2,419	48	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 19 %

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