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Pouilly

Moselle · Metz Métropole · INSEE 57552

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

Few services 20.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Pouilly (INSEE 57552) is in Moselle (57), part of Metz Métropole. Population 963 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/57552-pouilly

Vitality score

Vitality score 20.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 8 % of the 14,551 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 food0.21255.27
Social0200
Education0100
Health0100
Public & culture050
Population trend0.7107.01
Housing mix154.98

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6
Eating out 0 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 0 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 0 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 1 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 food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR GERMAIN G). [3,4]

1 × Gym / sports hall (HALL DE SPORTS). [3]

1 × Hairdresser (LM COIFFURE). [3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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)1BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR GERMAIN GINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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)0INSEE BPE 0 [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 hall1HALL DE SPORTSINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser1LM COIFFUREINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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: 238 2023: 963 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 663 (2012) → 963 (2023): 45.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 802 (1990) → 963 (2023): 20.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 421, of which 0.2 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmPrimary school — 0.8 km SE (Fleury)Bakery — 1.4 km SE (Fleury)GP — 2.1 km NW (Marly)Pharmacy — 2.1 km NW (Marly)
In the commune Food shop Primary school — 0.8 km SEBakery — 1.4 km SEGP — 2.1 km NWPharmacy — 2.1 km NW 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 (Fleury): 1.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Pouilly): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]

GP (Marly): 2.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]

Pharmacy (Marly): 2.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]

Primary school (Fleury): 0.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]

Measured at the METZ-FRESCATY weather station, 4.9 km away at 192 m; the village itself is at 198 m. [11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]

Humidity measured at METZ-FRESCATY, 4.9 km away at 192 m, over 30 summers. [11]

An average of 721 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]

Rainfall measured at METZ-FRESCATY, 4.9 km away at 192 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57552/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57552/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57552/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57552/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 57218
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 57552
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 57447
  11. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024

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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
Parigné-sur-Braye53509 km W84823.6Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 %
Cutry5458 km NW1,03222Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Saveuse80302 km W1,09614.9No daily shopsCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Moncetz-Longevas51129 km W57018.7No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Houchin62301 km NW73826.6Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 %
Nouilly5711 km NE71917.6No daily shopsSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Nouilly5711 km NE71917.6No daily shopsSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 %
Cutry5458 km NW1,03222Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Moncetz-Longevas51129 km W57018.7No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Houchin62301 km NW73826.6Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 %
Saveuse80302 km W1,09614.9No daily shopsCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Parigné-sur-Braye53509 km W84823.6Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 74 % · 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 Pouilly'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Moncetz-Longevas51129 km W57018.7No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Wuenheim68151 km SE76810.6No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Buschwiller68193 km SE1,04720.5Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %
Aviron27369 km W1,09615.9No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Hattstatt68142 km SE86225Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Bousbach5757 km E1,17931.1Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %