Vescheim
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 33/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vescheim (INSEE 57709) is in Moselle (57), part of CC du Pays de Phalsbourg. Population 305 (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 33/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 17,905 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (POINT RELAIS LECTURE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | POINT RELAIS LECTURE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 266 (2012) → 305 (2023): 14.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 197 (1990) → 305 (2023): 54.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 130, of which 1.5 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vescheim): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pfalzweyer): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Phalsbourg): 3.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Phalsbourg): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vescheim): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 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 PHALSBOURG_SAPC weather station, 6.5 km away at 377 m; the village itself is at 248 m. [11]
The village sits 129 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 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PHALSBOURG_SAPC, 6.5 km away at 377 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 129 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 868 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PHALSBOURG_SAPC, 6.5 km away at 377 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 — 57709/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57709/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57709/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57709/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57709
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67373
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57540
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Tour-de-Sçay | 25 | 173 km SW | 315 | 32 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 47 % |
| Maxilly-sur-Saône | 21 | 210 km SW | 364 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 86 % |
| Lepuix-Neuf | 90 | 140 km S | 307 | 27.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cantaing-sur-Escaut | 59 | 330 km NW | 410 | 27.5 | Few services | no figures |
| Ancerville | 57 | 67 km NW | 300 | 25.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courlandon | 51 | 261 km W | 302 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancerville | 57 | 67 km NW | 300 | 25.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lepuix-Neuf | 90 | 140 km S | 307 | 27.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Tour-de-Sçay | 25 | 173 km SW | 315 | 32 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 47 % |
| Maxilly-sur-Saône | 21 | 210 km SW | 364 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 86 % |
| Courlandon | 51 | 261 km W | 302 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cantaing-sur-Escaut | 59 | 330 km NW | 410 | 27.5 | Few services | no figures |
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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 Vescheim'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courlandon | 51 | 261 km W | 302 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vouzy | 51 | 229 km W | 299 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bettwiller | 67 | 11 km N | 299 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bacquepuis | 27 | 452 km W | 307 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Juvigny | 02 | 294 km W | 288 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fresnay-le-Comte | 28 | 427 km W | 281 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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