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Pettoncourt

Moselle · CC du Saulnois · INSEE 57538

A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.

Few services 21.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Pettoncourt (INSEE 57538) is in Moselle (57), part of CC du Saulnois. Population 296 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/57538-pettoncourt

Vitality score

Vitality score 21.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 50 % of the 17,802 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0250
Social0200
Education0.63106.32
Health0100
Public & culture050
Population trend0.66106.61
Housing mix155

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6
Eating out 0 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 0 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 0 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE). [3]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN DE LA FONTAINEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 147 2023: 296 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 293 (2012) → 296 (2023): 1 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 255 (1990) → 296 (2023): 16.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 123, of which 0 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmBakery — 2.2 km SE (Moncel-sur-Seille)GP — 3.3 km W (Brin-sur-Seille)Pharmacy — 3.4 km W (Brin-sur-Seille)Food shop — 3.6 km W (Brin-sur-Seille)
In the commune Primary school Bakery — 2.2 km SEGP — 3.3 km WPharmacy — 3.4 km WFood shop — 3.6 km W Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Moncel-sur-Seille): 2.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Brin-sur-Seille): 3.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]

GP (Brin-sur-Seille): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Brin-sur-Seille): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Pettoncourt): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]

Climate

No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57538/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57538/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57538/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57538/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 54374
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 54100
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 57538

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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Montmartin60281 km W29425.1Few servicesno figures
Ernemont-sur-Buchy76376 km W29125.1Few servicesno figures
Banvillars90136 km S28921.8Few servicesno figures
Momerstroff5744 km N29824.6Few servicesno figures
Flaucourt80286 km NW29918No daily shopsno figures
Génicourt-sur-Meuse5576 km W29323.3Few servicesno figures
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Momerstroff5744 km N29824.6Few servicesno figures
Génicourt-sur-Meuse5576 km W29323.3Few servicesno figures
Banvillars90136 km S28921.8Few servicesno figures
Montmartin60281 km W29425.1Few servicesno figures
Flaucourt80286 km NW29918No daily shopsno figures
Ernemont-sur-Buchy76376 km W29125.1Few servicesno figures

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