Lessy
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 33.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lessy (INSEE 57396) is in Moselle (57), part of Metz Métropole. Population 794 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 33.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 15,691 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE CHARLEMAGNE · JEANTECH). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE GROUPE SCOLAIRE DU PARC). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DIDIER SCHUCK, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LE CHARLEMAGNE · JEANTECH | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE GROUPE SCOLAIRE DU PARC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | DIDIER SCHUCK, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 777 (2012) → 794 (2023): 2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 763 (1990) → 794 (2023): 4.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 405, of which 2 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châtel-Saint-Germain): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Ruffine): 1.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Lessy): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Rozérieulles): 1 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Lessy): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the METZ-FRESCATY weather station, 6.2 km away at 192 m; the village itself is at 246 m. [12]
The village sits 54 m above 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at METZ-FRESCATY, 6.2 km away at 192 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 54 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 721 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at METZ-FRESCATY, 6.2 km away at 192 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57396/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57396/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57396/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57396/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57134
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57624
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57396
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57601
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cramoisy | 60 | 269 km W | 803 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mélicocq | 60 | 238 km W | 789 | 33.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gressy | 77 | 250 km W | 807 | 31 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coin-lès-Cuvry | 57 | 11 km SE | 824 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bois-Bernard | 62 | 268 km NW | 839 | 34.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aussevielle | 64 | 816 km SW | 864 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 53 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coin-lès-Cuvry | 57 | 11 km SE | 824 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mélicocq | 60 | 238 km W | 789 | 33.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gressy | 77 | 250 km W | 807 | 31 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bois-Bernard | 62 | 268 km NW | 839 | 34.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cramoisy | 60 | 269 km W | 803 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aussevielle | 64 | 816 km SW | 864 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 53 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Lessy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cramoisy | 60 | 269 km W | 803 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coin-lès-Cuvry | 57 | 11 km SE | 824 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Loup-de-Naud | 77 | 220 km W | 848 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Yon | 91 | 293 km W | 923 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Éloie | 90 | 169 km S | 952 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sommerviller | 54 | 58 km S | 1,010 | 30.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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