Carling
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 12 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Carling (INSEE 57123) is in Moselle (57), part of CA Saint-Avold Synergie. Population 3,291 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/57123-carling
Vitality score
Vitality score 36.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 12 % of the 6,582 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 7.11 |
| Social | 0.55 | 20 | 11.07 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.11 | 10 | 1.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.96 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (WALTER WILLY ET MAISON DOSDA · RG BOULANGE SARL · CHARLIER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL S.B.E). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (COLRUYT). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (ARSLAN ERDOMUS · SOS PIZZA · LES CORSAIRES · FAMILY FOOD). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIERRE ERNST). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PUITS MAX). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE SOCIOCULTUREL). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL CARLING L'HOPITAL). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (CREA'TIF SALON · ONDULINE COIFFURE · IMAGIN HAIR · MI'RELOOKCOIFFURE · SK BARBER SHOP). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), GP (médecin généraliste), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | WALTER WILLY ET MAISON DOSDA · RG BOULANGE SARL · CHARLIER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SARL S.B.E | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | COLRUYT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | ARSLAN ERDOMUS · SOS PIZZA · LES CORSAIRES · FAMILY FOOD | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIERRE ERNST | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU PUITS MAX | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | CENTRE SOCIOCULTUREL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL CARLING L'HOPITAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | CREA'TIF SALON · ONDULINE COIFFURE · IMAGIN HAIR · MI'RELOOKCOIFFURE · SK BARBER SHOP | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 3,508 (2012) → 3,291 (2023): -6.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,709 (1990) → 3,291 (2023): -11.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,659, of which 0.4 % second homes and 12.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Carling): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Carling): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (L'Hôpital): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Carling): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Carling): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SEINGBOUSE weather station, 9.4 km away at 347 m; the village itself is at 243 m. [10]
The village sits 104 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SEINGBOUSE, 9.4 km away at 347 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 104 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 886 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CARLING, 2.9 km away at 270 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
No price figures: this département keeps the livre foncier rather than the cadastre, so its transactions are not published in DVF at all. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57123/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57123/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57123/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57123/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57123
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57336
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Boisse | 01 | 391 km S | 3,449 | 43.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boissy-le-Châtel | 77 | 264 km W | 3,346 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Chapelle-en-Serval | 60 | 304 km W | 3,084 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pérignat-lès-Sarliève | 63 | 467 km SW | 2,872 | 55 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oberhoffen-sur-Moder | 67 | 94 km SE | 3,992 | 45.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Houlme | 76 | 413 km W | 4,130 | 42.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberhoffen-sur-Moder | 67 | 94 km SE | 3,992 | 45.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Boissy-le-Châtel | 77 | 264 km W | 3,346 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Chapelle-en-Serval | 60 | 304 km W | 3,084 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Boisse | 01 | 391 km S | 3,449 | 43.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Houlme | 76 | 413 km W | 4,130 | 42.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pérignat-lès-Sarliève | 63 | 467 km SW | 2,872 | 55 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Carling'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-en-Serval | 60 | 304 km W | 3,084 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Escautpont | 59 | 266 km NW | 4,202 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteaugay | 63 | 459 km SW | 3,189 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berlaimont | 59 | 238 km NW | 3,159 | 37.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valmont | 57 | 9.6 km S | 3,041 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fagnières | 51 | 176 km W | 4,858 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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