Saulny
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 16 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saulny (INSEE 57634) is in Moselle (57), part of Metz Métropole. Population 1,590 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/57634-saulny
Vitality score
Vitality score 29.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 16 % of the 11,219 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (PIZZA DU GOURMET TA CASA · LA BONNE BOUFFE). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES QUATRE VENTS). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LE TEMPS D'UNE PAUSE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 2 | PIZZA DU GOURMET TA CASA · LA BONNE BOUFFE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES QUATRE VENTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LE TEMPS D'UNE PAUSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 1,456 (2012) → 1,590 (2023): 9.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,126 (1990) → 1,590 (2023): 41.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 704, of which 0.9 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lorry-lès-Metz): 1.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Woippy): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Woippy): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Woippy): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saulny): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MALANCOURT weather station, 7.5 km away at 346 m; the village itself is at 266 m. [11]
The village sits 80 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at METZ-FRESCATY, 10.1 km away at 192 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 74 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 905 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MALANCOURT, 7.5 km away at 346 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57634/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57634/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57634/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57634/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57415
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57751
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57634
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esches | 60 | 286 km W | 1,623 | 27.9 | Few services | no figures |
| Roussy-le-Village | 57 | 33 km N | 1,592 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 76 % |
| Valframbert | 61 | 446 km W | 1,678 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuvat | 74 | 354 km S | 1,665 | 27.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| D'Huison-Longueville | 91 | 288 km W | 1,557 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Échaubrognes | 79 | 563 km SW | 1,384 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 89 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussy-le-Village | 57 | 33 km N | 1,592 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 76 % |
| Esches | 60 | 286 km W | 1,623 | 27.9 | Few services | no figures |
| D'Huison-Longueville | 91 | 288 km W | 1,557 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuvat | 74 | 354 km S | 1,665 | 27.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valframbert | 61 | 446 km W | 1,678 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Échaubrognes | 79 | 563 km SW | 1,384 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 89 % |
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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 Saulny'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valframbert | 61 | 446 km W | 1,678 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| D'Huison-Longueville | 91 | 288 km W | 1,557 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-sur-Coudun | 60 | 242 km W | 1,421 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paër | 76 | 381 km W | 1,308 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lormaison | 60 | 291 km W | 1,247 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gidy | 45 | 340 km W | 2,084 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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