Morhange
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Morhange (INSEE 57483) is in Moselle (57), part of CA Saint-Avold Synergie. Population 3,308 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/57483-morhange
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 6,563 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 | 0.43 | 25 | 10.64 |
| Social | 0.84 | 20 | 16.83 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.24 | 10 | 2.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL AU PAIN DORE · BOULANGERIE L'AUDE AUX PAINS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (ETABLISSEMENTS HEITZLER PERE ET FILS). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (MORINA · ALDI MARCHE · SUPERMARCHE MATCH). [3,4]
14 × Restaurant (TOQUE ET PASSION · DALCI SERMIN). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE STREIFF · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CENTRE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE L'ARBORETUM). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE-NOELLE LERCHER, MÉDECIN · DENIS GASTALDI, MÉDECIN · MARIE HEN, MÉDECIN · ERIC BARTHELEMY, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE MAULARD-HOPP, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE POINCARE · PHARMACIE IDOUX). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (INSTITUT MEDICO PROFESSIONNEL · GYMNASE DE LA BRECHE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE GRAND EST EUROPE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL MORHANGE RACRANGE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DES ETABLISSEMENTS GISELE STREIFF · YVES COIFFURE · NATACHA COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL LA CLAIRE FORÊT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SARL AU PAIN DORE · BOULANGERIE L'AUDE AUX PAINS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | ETABLISSEMENTS HEITZLER PERE ET FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 3 | MORINA · ALDI MARCHE · SUPERMARCHE MATCH | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 14 | TOQUE ET PASSION · DALCI SERMIN | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE STREIFF · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CENTRE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE L'ARBORETUM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | MARIE-NOELLE LERCHER, MÉDECIN · DENIS GASTALDI, MÉDECIN · MARIE HEN, MÉDECIN · ERIC BARTHELEMY, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE MAULARD-HOPP, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE POINCARE · PHARMACIE IDOUX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | INSTITUT MEDICO PROFESSIONNEL · GYMNASE DE LA BRECHE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE GRAND EST EUROPE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL MORHANGE RACRANGE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DES ETABLISSEMENTS GISELE STREIFF · YVES COIFFURE · NATACHA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL LA CLAIRE FORÊT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,578 (2012) → 3,308 (2023): -7.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,460 (1990) → 3,308 (2023): -25.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,760, of which 1.3 % second homes and 15.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Morhange): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Morhange): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Morhange): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Morhange): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Morhange): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the RODALBE weather station, 3.9 km away at 258 m; the village itself is at 264 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at RODALBE, 3.9 km away at 258 m, over 20 summers. [10]
An average of 758 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at RODALBE, 3.9 km away at 258 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57483/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.morhange.fr/— “Le marché du dimanche”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57483/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57483/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57483/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57483
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-de-Corcy | 01 | 357 km S | 3,370 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ceyzériat | 01 | 321 km S | 3,328 | 46.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bram | 11 | 722 km SW | 3,233 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle | 33 | 666 km SW | 3,167 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Verneuil-l'Étang | 77 | 281 km W | 3,223 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Landrecies | 59 | 252 km NW | 3,407 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landrecies | 59 | 252 km NW | 3,407 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verneuil-l'Étang | 77 | 281 km W | 3,223 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ceyzériat | 01 | 321 km S | 3,328 | 46.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-André-de-Corcy | 01 | 357 km S | 3,370 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle | 33 | 666 km SW | 3,167 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bram | 11 | 722 km SW | 3,233 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Morhange'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verneuil-l'Étang | 77 | 281 km W | 3,223 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-de-l'Eure | 27 | 393 km W | 3,829 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Didier-en-Velay | 43 | 441 km SW | 3,523 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Suippes | 51 | 156 km W | 3,938 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellac | 87 | 523 km SW | 3,537 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bollwiller | 68 | 127 km S | 4,184 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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