Réchicourt-le-Château
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Réchicourt-le-Château (INSEE 57564) is in Moselle (57), part of CC Sarrebourg Moselle Sud. Population 550 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 18.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 17,522 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.17 | 10 | 1.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (RECHICOURT LE CHATEAU AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JEAN-MARIE PELT). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CHANGE D'HAIR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 1 | RECHICOURT LE CHATEAU AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JEAN-MARIE PELT | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CHANGE D'HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 607 (2012) → 550 (2023): -9.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 825 (1990) → 550 (2023): -33.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 338, of which 3.8 % second homes and 18 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Avricourt): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Avricourt): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Avricourt): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Avricourt): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Réchicourt-le-Château): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 79 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the NITTING_SAPC weather station, 13.8 km away at 266 m; the village itself is at 274 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BUHL-LORRAINE, 18.4 km away at 258 m, over 13 summers. [11]
An average of 940 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GONDREXANGE, 6.8 km away at 266 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
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. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57564/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57564/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57564/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57564/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57042
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 54035
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57564
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maillé | 37 | 500 km W | 557 | 21.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trosly-Loire | 02 | 280 km W | 541 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Liancourt-Saint-Pierre | 60 | 366 km W | 573 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Teillé | 72 | 494 km W | 543 | 25.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 61 % |
| Eydoche | 38 | 376 km S | 543 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ferrières | 80 | 365 km NW | 496 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trosly-Loire | 02 | 280 km W | 541 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ferrières | 80 | 365 km NW | 496 | 25.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Liancourt-Saint-Pierre | 60 | 366 km W | 573 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eydoche | 38 | 376 km S | 543 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Teillé | 72 | 494 km W | 543 | 25.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 61 % |
| Maillé | 37 | 500 km W | 557 | 21.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Réchicourt-le-Château'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eydoche | 38 | 376 km S | 543 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bazoilles-sur-Meuse | 88 | 96 km SW | 612 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Remoncourt | 88 | 76 km SW | 567 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charny-sur-Meuse | 55 | 124 km NW | 522 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Neuville-au-Temple | 51 | 185 km W | 579 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Schœnau | 67 | 77 km SE | 587 | 27.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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