La Maxe
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Maxe (INSEE 57452) is in Moselle (57), part of Metz Métropole. Population 1,056 (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 28.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 14,011 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.94 | 10 | 9.37 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (CAPARD). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES HERONS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 2 | CAPARD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES HERONS | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 868 (2012) → 1,056 (2023): 21.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 735 (1990) → 1,056 (2023): 43.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 429, of which 1.4 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Woippy): 2.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Woippy): 2.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Argancy): 2.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Woippy): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Maxe): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MALANCOURT weather station, 11.1 km away at 346 m; the village itself is at 165 m. [11]
The village sits 181 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at METZ-FRESCATY, 12 km away at 192 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 905 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MALANCOURT, 11.1 km away at 346 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
No price figures: this département keeps the livre foncier rather than the cadastre, so its transactions are not published in DVF at all. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57452/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57452/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57452/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57452/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57751
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57452
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maulévrier-Sainte-Gertrude | 76 | 398 km W | 1,053 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellinghem | 62 | 328 km NW | 1,062 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pasly | 02 | 211 km W | 1,100 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Élesmes | 59 | 201 km NW | 1,013 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Remilly-sur-Tille | 21 | 218 km S | 1,015 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moineville | 54 | 18 km W | 1,114 | 30 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moineville | 54 | 18 km W | 1,114 | 30 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Élesmes | 59 | 201 km NW | 1,013 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pasly | 02 | 211 km W | 1,100 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Remilly-sur-Tille | 21 | 218 km S | 1,015 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellinghem | 62 | 328 km NW | 1,062 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maulévrier-Sainte-Gertrude | 76 | 398 km W | 1,053 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 La Maxe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasly | 02 | 211 km W | 1,100 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Élesmes | 59 | 201 km NW | 1,013 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marville-Moutiers-Brûlé | 28 | 355 km W | 1,024 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fessy | 74 | 322 km S | 1,076 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaillac-sur-Vienne | 87 | 541 km SW | 1,250 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pécy | 77 | 234 km W | 849 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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