Macheren
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Macheren (INSEE 57428) is in Moselle (57), part of CA Saint-Avold Synergie. Population 2,814 (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/57428-macheren
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 7,513 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.1 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE MOULIN GOURMAND). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (RASA · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR WILLAUME). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (NORMA SARL). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (SNACK CHEZ JP A L'ANCIENNE · LE PLAISIR DES FONDUES · MDJ LA PIZZ). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PETITES MAINS - PETIT EBERSVI). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES MESANGES - CITE PETIT EBERSV). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (NUSSBAUM LUCIENNE · CLAIRE S · POINT COIFFURE · N'BARBER · HELLO BEAUTE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, 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 | LE MOULIN GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | RASA · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR WILLAUME | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | NORMA SARL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | SNACK CHEZ JP A L'ANCIENNE · LE PLAISIR DES FONDUES · MDJ LA PIZZ | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PETITES MAINS - PETIT EBERSVI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES MESANGES - CITE PETIT EBERSV | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 8 | NUSSBAUM LUCIENNE · CLAIRE S · POINT COIFFURE · N'BARBER · HELLO BEAUTE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [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 2,891 (2012) → 2,814 (2023): -2.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,786 (1990) → 2,814 (2023): 1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,292, of which 0.7 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Macheren): 0.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Macheren): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Avold): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Avold): 1.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Avold): 1.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SEINGBOUSE weather station, 7.1 km away at 347 m; the village itself is at 255 m. [10]
The village sits 92 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, 7.1 km away at 347 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 92 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, 6.8 km away at 270 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 — 57428/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57428/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57428/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57428/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57428
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57606
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solliès-Ville | 83 | 660 km S | 2,504 | 51 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Follainville-Dennemont | 78 | 367 km W | 2,184 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Huttenheim | 67 | 103 km SE | 2,735 | 43.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-Laval | 77 | 286 km W | 2,888 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dommartin-lès-Toul | 54 | 77 km SW | 2,013 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Souchez | 62 | 321 km NW | 2,663 | 65.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dommartin-lès-Toul | 54 | 77 km SW | 2,013 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Huttenheim | 67 | 103 km SE | 2,735 | 43.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-Laval | 77 | 286 km W | 2,888 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Souchez | 62 | 321 km NW | 2,663 | 65.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Follainville-Dennemont | 78 | 367 km W | 2,184 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Solliès-Ville | 83 | 660 km S | 2,504 | 51 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Macheren'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follainville-Dennemont | 78 | 367 km W | 2,184 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-Laval | 77 | 286 km W | 2,888 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dommartin-lès-Toul | 54 | 77 km SW | 2,013 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Souchez | 62 | 321 km NW | 2,663 | 65.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Colombe | 77 | 263 km W | 1,781 | 36.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Haucourt-Moulaine | 54 | 81 km NW | 3,495 | 37.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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