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Thionville

Moselle · CA Portes de France-Thionville · INSEE 57672

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Well served 82.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Thionville (INSEE 57672) is in Moselle (57), part of CA Portes de France-Thionville. Population 42,658 (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/57672-thionville

Vitality score

Vitality score 82.8/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).

Better served than 78 % of the 532 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 food0.862521.57
Social12019.99
Education0.88108.81
Health0.81108.13
Public & culture0.2751.33
Population trend0.57105.74
Housing mix0.9654.79

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 5 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 3 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 2 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 3 of 3
Lodging 2 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, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

22 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA TARTE AU SUCRE · CHOFICO · JEFF DE BRUGES). [3,4]

14 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOCIETE DES BOUCHERIES MORIN · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR NOSAL · EURL BOUCHERIE ORANAISE - HALLAL · BOUCHERIE PROVIDENCE · CHEZ RACHID). [3,4]

9 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CANAAN EXOTIC · ASIA · EURL BAGUETTE D'OR · SUPERMARKET MIRABELLE · ITALIA MIA). [3,4]

14 × Supermarket (SOLORMAG · E. LECLERC DRIVE · ESPACE CULTUREL LECLERC · LIDL · NORMA SARL). [3,4]

1 × Fishmonger (LA MAREE BRETONNE). [3,4]

145 × Restaurant (FLUNCH · COMPTOIR DES PIZZAS · PIZZERIA ROMA · LE HOGGAR · J.M.D). [3,4]

58 × Café / bar (SHAKE DREAM · HONEY SWEET · LE BOGART · POLE POSITION · LE LUXEMBOURG). [4]

4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE VEYMERANGE R. DESNOS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES COQUELICOTS · ECOLE MATERNELLE COTE DES ROSES · ECOLE MATERNELL PUBLI VAL MARIE ROUSSEAU). [3]

17 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GUENTRANGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES BASSES TERRES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VEYMERANGE R. DESNOS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE COTE DES ROSES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BICULTURELLE SAINT-PIERRE). [3]

5 × Collège (COLLEGE LA MILLIAIRE · COLLEGE CHARLEMAGNE · COLLEGE HELENE BOUCHER · COLLEGE · COLLEGE PRIVE). [3]

41 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SEBASTIEN PARICKMILER, MÉDECIN · GERARD SCHMITT, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL HENRY, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE EHRET-NOUVION, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE COCQUET, MÉDECIN). [3]

8 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU VAL D ELANGE · PHARMACIE DE LA LIBERATION · PHARMACIE DU LINKLING · PHARMACIE PIERRE MANGIN · PHARMACIE JUNK). [3,4]

3 × Post office / agence postale (THIONVILLE LA MILLIAIRE RP · THIONVILLE ELANGE RP · LA POSTE). [3]

2 × Library (PUZZLE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE QUARTIER DE LA CÔTE DES ROSES). [3]

2 × Cinema (SCALA · KINEPOLIS). [3]

16 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE LA PLAINE · GYMNASE JEAN BURGER · GYMNASE JEAN PIERRE ADAMS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LEO LAGRANGE · CENTRE MULTISPORTS LA MILLIAIRE). [3]

15 × Bank (CCF THIONVILLE · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]

74 × Hairdresser (DANIELE FALLARA COIFFEUR CREATEUR · SHAMPOO · SARL ERIC ET LAURENT). [3,4]

4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]

7 × Hotel (BEST WESTERN PLUS · ENZO HÔTELS THIONVILLE BY KYRIAD DIRECT · HOTEL PREMIERE CLASSE · ACE HOTEL THIONVILLE PORTE DU LUXEMBOURG · MERCURE). [3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 7 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 47 × Restaurant, 2 × GP (médecin généraliste), 4 × Pharmacy, 1 × Post office / agence postale, 2 × Bank, 8 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)22LA TARTE AU SUCRE · CHOFICO · JEFF DE BRUGESINSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)14SOCIETE DES BOUCHERIES MORIN · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR NOSAL · EURL BOUCHERIE ORANAISE - HALLAL · BOUCHERIE PROVIDENCE · CHEZ RACHIDINSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)9CANAAN EXOTIC · ASIA · EURL BAGUETTE D'OR · SUPERMARKET MIRABELLE · ITALIA MIAINSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4]
Supermarket14SOLORMAG · E. LECLERC DRIVE · ESPACE CULTUREL LECLERC · LIDL · NORMA SARLINSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger1LA MAREE BRETONNEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Restaurant145FLUNCH · COMPTOIR DES PIZZAS · PIZZERIA ROMA · LE HOGGAR · J.M.DINSEE BPE 145 / INSEE SIRENE 229 [3,4]
Café / bar58SHAKE DREAM · HONEY SWEET · LE BOGART · POLE POSITION · LE LUXEMBOURGINSEE SIRENE 58 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)4ECOLE MATERNELLE VEYMERANGE R. DESNOS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES COQUELICOTS · ECOLE MATERNELLE COTE DES ROSES · ECOLE MATERNELL PUBLI VAL MARIE ROUSSEAUINSEE BPE 4 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)17ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GUENTRANGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES BASSES TERRES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VEYMERANGE R. DESNOS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE COTE DES ROSES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BICULTURELLE SAINT-PIERREINSEE BPE 17 [3]
Collège5COLLEGE LA MILLIAIRE · COLLEGE CHARLEMAGNE · COLLEGE HELENE BOUCHER · COLLEGE · COLLEGE PRIVEINSEE BPE 5 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)41SEBASTIEN PARICKMILER, MÉDECIN · GERARD SCHMITT, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL HENRY, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE EHRET-NOUVION, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE COCQUET, MÉDECININSEE BPE 41 [3]
Pharmacy8PHARMACIE DU VAL D ELANGE · PHARMACIE DE LA LIBERATION · PHARMACIE DU LINKLING · PHARMACIE PIERRE MANGIN · PHARMACIE JUNKINSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale3THIONVILLE LA MILLIAIRE RP · THIONVILLE ELANGE RP · LA POSTEINSEE BPE 3 [3]
Library2PUZZLE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE QUARTIER DE LA CÔTE DES ROSESINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Cinema2SCALA · KINEPOLISINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Gym / sports hall16GYMNASE DE LA PLAINE · GYMNASE JEAN BURGER · GYMNASE JEAN PIERRE ADAMS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LEO LAGRANGE · CENTRE MULTISPORTS LA MILLIAIREINSEE BPE 16 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank15CCF THIONVILLE · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · SOCIETE GENERALEINSEE BPE 15 [3]
Hairdresser74DANIELE FALLARA COIFFEUR CREATEUR · SHAMPOO · SARL ERIC ET LAURENTINSEE BPE 74 / INSEE SIRENE 99 [3,4]
Fuel station4STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4]
Hotel7BEST WESTERN PLUS · ENZO HÔTELS THIONVILLE BY KYRIAD DIRECT · HOTEL PREMIERE CLASSE · ACE HOTEL THIONVILLE PORTE DU LUXEMBOURG · MERCUREINSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4]
Campsite1CAMPING MUNICIPALINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 40,254 peak 1975: 43,020 2023: 42,658 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 41,325 (2012) → 42,658 (2023): 3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 39,712 (1990) → 42,658 (2023): 7.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 24,173, of which 2.1 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmPrimary school — 0.5 km W (Thionville)
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, GP, Pharmacy Primary school — 0.5 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 (Thionville): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Thionville): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]

GP (Thionville): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Thionville): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Thionville): 0.5 km to the west (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 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]

Measured at the TRESSANGE weather station, 14.6 km away at 358 m; the village itself is at 156 m. [9]

The village sits 202 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. [9]

An average of 757 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]

Rainfall measured at METZERVISSE, 10.1 km away at 226 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]

Uncertainties

sources disagree on Pharmacy

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57672/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57672/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57672/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57672/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 57672
  9. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Châlons-en-Champagne51139 km W42,97181Well servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 %
Châteauroux36437 km SW42,96378.6ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 80 %
Castres81707 km SW42,50583.2Well servedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 10 % · winter 58 %
Angoulême16611 km SW41,90881.9Well servedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 68 %
Istres13656 km S44,29280.6Well servedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 32 %
Compiègne60242 km W40,76182.6Well servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 70 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Châlons-en-Champagne51139 km W42,97181Well servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 %
Compiègne60242 km W40,76182.6Well servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 70 %
Châteauroux36437 km SW42,96378.6ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 80 %
Angoulême16611 km SW41,90881.9Well servedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 68 %
Istres13656 km S44,29280.6Well servedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 32 %
Castres81707 km SW42,50583.2Well servedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 10 % · winter 58 %

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