Nilvange
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 31.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 2 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nilvange (INSEE 57508) is in Moselle (57), part of CA du Val de Fensch. Population 4,341 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/57508-nilvange
Vitality score
Vitality score 31.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 2 % of the 5,261 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.53 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SOCIETE KINTZINGER · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE CHEZ ARNAUD). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (SARL LE GUEULARD · ROMY. AMUSEMENT · LA TERRASSE · PIZZERIA DA LUIGI). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE CENTRAL). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE BRUCKER). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ONOFRIO CACCIATORE, MÉDECIN · JOFFREY ALBANESI, MÉDECIN · FRANCK JUNG, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE WATELET). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (NILVANGE AP). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DE NILVANGE VICTOR MADELAINE · SERVICE TERRITORIAL DE THIONVILLE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (INSTITUT MEDICO PEDAGOGIQUE · SALLE JEAN GROB · GYMNASE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (TAMARA COIFFURE · PINTO ROSA · BETTINGER COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SOCIETE KINTZINGER · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE CHEZ ARNAUD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 4 | SARL LE GUEULARD · ROMY. AMUSEMENT · LA TERRASSE · PIZZERIA DA LUIGI | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE CENTRAL | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE BRUCKER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ONOFRIO CACCIATORE, MÉDECIN · JOFFREY ALBANESI, MÉDECIN · FRANCK JUNG, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE WATELET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | NILVANGE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DE NILVANGE VICTOR MADELAINE · SERVICE TERRITORIAL DE THIONVILLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | INSTITUT MEDICO PEDAGOGIQUE · SALLE JEAN GROB · GYMNASE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 8 | TAMARA COIFFURE · PINTO ROSA · BETTINGER COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [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 4,896 (2012) → 4,341 (2023): -11.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,583 (1990) → 4,341 (2023): -22.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,581, of which 1.1 % second homes and 14.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Nilvange): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Knutange): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Nilvange): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Nilvange): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Nilvange): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TRESSANGE weather station, 8.8 km away at 358 m; the village itself is at 232 m. [10]
The village sits 126 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]
An average of 1,035 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BASSOMPIERRE, 8.1 km away at 337 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
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. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57508/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57508/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57508/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57508/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57508
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57368
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saulxures-lès-Nancy | 54 | 74 km S | 4,344 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 88 % |
| Serémange-Erzange | 57 | 4.0 km SE | 4,251 | 41.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 69 % |
| Saint-Paul-en-Jarez | 42 | 443 km S | 4,699 | 45.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 66 % |
| La Grand-Croix | 42 | 441 km S | 4,947 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 57 % |
| Herserange | 54 | 28 km NW | 4,170 | 45.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 73 % |
| Auberchicourt | 59 | 230 km NW | 4,626 | 38.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 72 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serémange-Erzange | 57 | 4.0 km SE | 4,251 | 41.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 69 % |
| Herserange | 54 | 28 km NW | 4,170 | 45.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 73 % |
| Saulxures-lès-Nancy | 54 | 74 km S | 4,344 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 88 % |
| Auberchicourt | 59 | 230 km NW | 4,626 | 38.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 72 % |
| La Grand-Croix | 42 | 441 km S | 4,947 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 57 % |
| Saint-Paul-en-Jarez | 42 | 443 km S | 4,699 | 45.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 66 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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