Helstroff
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 17.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Helstroff (INSEE 57312) is in Moselle (57), part of CC Houve - Pays Boulageois. Population 481 (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 17.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 17,860 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (PJM SERVICES). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | PJM SERVICES | 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 467 (2012) → 481 (2023): 3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 316 (1990) → 481 (2023): 52.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 216, of which 0 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Boulay-Moselle): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Boulay-Moselle): 2.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Boulay-Moselle): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Boulay-Moselle): 2.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Volmerange-lès-Boulay): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COURCELLES-CHAUSSY weather station, 8.7 km away at 225 m; the village itself is at 247 m. [10]
An average of 819 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BOULAY, 2.8 km away at 214 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 — 57312/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57312/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57312/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57312/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57097
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57730
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gémil | 31 | 709 km SW | 483 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 66 % |
| Servigny-lès-Raville | 57 | 9.1 km S | 476 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
| Sainte-Anne | 41 | 427 km W | 476 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 64 % |
| Olwisheim | 67 | 101 km SE | 484 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 54 % |
| Servigny-lès-Sainte-Barbe | 57 | 15 km W | 462 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
| Prosnes | 51 | 159 km W | 486 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 88 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Servigny-lès-Raville | 57 | 9.1 km S | 476 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
| Servigny-lès-Sainte-Barbe | 57 | 15 km W | 462 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
| Olwisheim | 67 | 101 km SE | 484 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 54 % |
| Prosnes | 51 | 159 km W | 486 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 88 % |
| Sainte-Anne | 41 | 427 km W | 476 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 64 % |
| Gémil | 31 | 709 km SW | 483 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 66 % |
Elsewhere
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