Kerling-lès-Sierck
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 31/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Kerling-lès-Sierck (INSEE 57361) is in Moselle (57), part of CC Bouzonvillois-Trois Frontières. Population 599 (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 31/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 17,078 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3]
1 × Restaurant (SEBPIZZA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 1 | SEBPIZZA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 533 (2012) → 599 (2023): 12.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 384 (1990) → 599 (2023): 56 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 291, of which 2.1 % second homes and 11 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sierck-les-Bains): 5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Kœnigsmacker): 4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Berg-sur-Moselle): 4.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Sierck-les-Bains): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Hunting): 2.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57361/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57361/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57361/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57361/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57650
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57370
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57062
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57341
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacy | 51 | 151 km SW | 614 | 27.4 | Few services | no figures |
| Sainte-Foy-Saint-Sulpice | 42 | 436 km SW | 568 | 33.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Mittelschaeffolsheim | 67 | 123 km SE | 560 | 31.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Foussignac | 16 | 635 km SW | 661 | 27.7 | Few services | no figures |
| Montaut | 31 | 775 km SW | 578 | 30.5 | Few services | no figures |
| La Vacherie | 27 | 379 km W | 557 | 28.5 | Few services | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mittelschaeffolsheim | 67 | 123 km SE | 560 | 31.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Blacy | 51 | 151 km SW | 614 | 27.4 | Few services | no figures |
| La Vacherie | 27 | 379 km W | 557 | 28.5 | Few services | no figures |
| Sainte-Foy-Saint-Sulpice | 42 | 436 km SW | 568 | 33.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Foussignac | 16 | 635 km SW | 661 | 27.7 | Few services | no figures |
| Montaut | 31 | 775 km SW | 578 | 30.5 | Few services | no figures |
Elsewhere
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