Varsberg
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Varsberg (INSEE 57696) is in Moselle (57), part of CC du Warndt. Population 973 (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/57696-varsberg
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 14,462 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (RG BOULANGE SARL). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SBP). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE J. PREVERT). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VARSBERG AP). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (AUDREY COIFF'). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | RG BOULANGE SARL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | SBP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE J. PREVERT | 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 | VARSBERG AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | AUDREY COIFF' | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 928 (2012) → 973 (2023): 4.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 879 (1990) → 973 (2023): 10.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 498, of which 1.4 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Varsberg): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Porcelette): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Porcelette): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ham-sous-Varsberg): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Varsberg): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SEINGBOUSE weather station, 15.4 km away at 347 m; the village itself is at 240 m. [11]
The village sits 107 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 SEINGBOUSE, 15.4 km away at 347 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 107 m above 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 885 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PORCELETTE, 1.7 km away at 250 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 — 57696/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57696/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57696/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57696/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57696
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57550
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57288
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bougarber | 64 | 842 km SW | 889 | 53.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 14 % |
| Valdurenque | 81 | 705 km SW | 885 | 46.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 80 % · humidity 29 % |
| Feugarolles | 47 | 729 km SW | 1,015 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 88 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes | 37 | 458 km W | 963 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Genac-Bignac | 16 | 622 km SW | 974 | 41.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ferfay | 62 | 337 km NW | 861 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferfay | 62 | 337 km NW | 861 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes | 37 | 458 km W | 963 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Genac-Bignac | 16 | 622 km SW | 974 | 41.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valdurenque | 81 | 705 km SW | 885 | 46.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 80 % · humidity 29 % |
| Feugarolles | 47 | 729 km SW | 1,015 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 88 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bougarber | 64 | 842 km SW | 889 | 53.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Varsberg'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes | 37 | 458 km W | 963 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Aubin-des-Coudrais | 72 | 457 km W | 890 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Proyart | 80 | 294 km W | 761 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuigy-en-Bray | 60 | 349 km W | 987 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Bailleul | 27 | 381 km W | 973 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Croix-en-Brie | 77 | 268 km W | 681 | 43 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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