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Fribourg

Moselle · CC Sarrebourg Moselle Sud · INSEE 57241

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

No daily shops 17.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Fribourg (INSEE 57241) is in Moselle (57), part of CC Sarrebourg Moselle Sud. Population 159 (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/57241-fribourg

Vitality score

Vitality score 17.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 60 % of the 14,517 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 & culture0.3251.58
Population trend0.45104.52
Housing mix0.5352.65

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 1 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 0 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 LES HAUTS CHENES). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]

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. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES HAUTS CHENESINSEE 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]
Library1BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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: 201 2023: 159 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 168 (2012) → 159 (2023): -5.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 167 (1990) → 159 (2023): -4.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 102, of which 23.5 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

10 km20 kmBakery — 8.9 km E (Langatte)Food shop — 9.4 km SW (Moussey)GP — 11.2 km NW (Dieuze)Pharmacy — 11.5 km NW (Dieuze)
In the commune Primary school Bakery — 8.9 km EFood shop — 9.4 km SWGP — 11.2 km NWPharmacy — 11.5 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 (Langatte): 8.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Moussey): 9.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]

GP (Dieuze): 11.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]

Pharmacy (Dieuze): 11.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]

Primary school (Fribourg): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [11]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

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 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 79 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]

Measured at the NITTING_SAPC weather station, 16.6 km away at 266 m; the village itself is at 238 m. [12]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]

Humidity measured at BUHL-LORRAINE, 17 km away at 258 m, over 13 summers. [12]

An average of 940 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]

Rainfall measured at GONDREXANGE, 10 km away at 266 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57241/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57241/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57241/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57241/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 57382
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 57488
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 57177
  11. INSEE BPE 2025 — 57241
  12. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Bagneux-la-Fosse10208 km SW17816.1No daily shopsSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 %
Étourvy10221 km SW14114.9No daily shopsCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Val de Lambronne11737 km SW18019.7No daily shopsSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 12 % · humidity 36 %
Mazerolles-du-Razès11726 km SW15718.1No daily shopsWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 15 % · humidity 14 %
Tordères66760 km SW18723.6Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 3 % · humidity 29 %
Javaugues43463 km SW17421.7Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Bagneux-la-Fosse10208 km SW17816.1No daily shopsSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 %
Étourvy10221 km SW14114.9No daily shopsCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Javaugues43463 km SW17421.7Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Mazerolles-du-Razès11726 km SW15718.1No daily shopsWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 15 % · humidity 14 %
Val de Lambronne11737 km SW18019.7No daily shopsSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 12 % · humidity 36 %
Tordères66760 km SW18723.6Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 3 % · humidity 29 %

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…and in much the same climate

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CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Clomot21249 km SW12117.5No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 %
Les Rives34613 km SW15030.8Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Drom01305 km S21524.7Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Circourt-sur-Mouzon8899 km SW18617.8No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Montgenost51240 km W16117.8No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %
Fouvent-Saint-Andoche70153 km SW19717.3No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %