Metzing
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 37.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Metzing (INSEE 57466) is in Moselle (57), part of CA de Forbach Porte de France. Population 702 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 37.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 16,397 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (GUSTO & BIO PIZZERIA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE CHEZ CHANTAL). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (MON SALON). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | GUSTO & BIO PIZZERIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE CHEZ CHANTAL | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 2 | MON SALON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 636 (2012) → 702 (2023): 10.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 557 (1990) → 702 (2023): 26 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 322, of which 0.3 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Diebling): 0.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rouhling): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Diebling): 0.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Théding): 4.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Metzing): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SEINGBOUSE weather station, 9.5 km away at 347 m; the village itself is at 229 m. [12]
The village sits 118 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at SEINGBOUSE, 9.5 km away at 347 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 118 m above 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 762 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SEINGBOUSE, 9.5 km away at 347 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 — 57466/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57466/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57466/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57466/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57176
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57598
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57669
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57466
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontpierre | 57 | 24 km W | 735 | 39.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monbéqui | 82 | 726 km SW | 665 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Poussay | 88 | 107 km SW | 653 | 31.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mérobert | 91 | 371 km W | 635 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Erquinghem-le-Sec | 59 | 334 km NW | 620 | 39.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Munchhausen | 67 | 89 km E | 775 | 36.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontpierre | 57 | 24 km W | 735 | 39.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Munchhausen | 67 | 89 km E | 775 | 36.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poussay | 88 | 107 km SW | 653 | 31.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Erquinghem-le-Sec | 59 | 334 km NW | 620 | 39.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mérobert | 91 | 371 km W | 635 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monbéqui | 82 | 726 km SW | 665 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Metzing'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérobert | 91 | 371 km W | 635 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thun-l'Évêque | 59 | 292 km NW | 788 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courson-Monteloup | 91 | 357 km W | 563 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Château-l'Abbaye | 59 | 293 km NW | 917 | 40 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quiéry-la-Motte | 62 | 318 km NW | 702 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rumaucourt | 62 | 308 km NW | 691 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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