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Vic-sur-Seille

Moselle · CC du Saulnois · INSEE 57712

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

Partly served 45.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Vic-sur-Seille (INSEE 57712) is in Moselle (57), part of CC du Saulnois. Population 1,317 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/57712-vic-sur-seille

Vitality score

Vitality score 45.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 68 % of the 12,586 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 food0.34258.55
Social0.46209.18
Education0.39103.93
Health0.59105.85
Public & culture0.3951.97
Population trend0.44104.43
Housing mix0.9154.54

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 2 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 1 of 3
Lodging 1 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]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE BLEEKER). [3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PETIT VICOIS). [3,4]

5 × Restaurant (CAFE RESTAURANT DES AMIS · SLSH · L'EVENT · LA MA PIZZA). [3,4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU CLOITRE). [3]

3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VIOLAINE GAZIN, MÉDECIN · AUDREY WOERTHER-CORNEVAUX, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC HUMBERT, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CANTONALE DE VIC SUR SEILLE). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (VIC SUR SEILLE AP). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JEAN-LUC ZOTT). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]

2 × Hairdresser (JULIE COIFFURE · L'HAIR DE VIC). [3,4]

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

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)2BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE BLEEKERINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)1LE PETIT VICOISINSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant5CAFE RESTAURANT DES AMIS · SLSH · L'EVENT · LA MA PIZZAINSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU CLOITREINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)3VIOLAINE GAZIN, MÉDECIN · AUDREY WOERTHER-CORNEVAUX, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC HUMBERT, MÉDECININSEE BPE 3 [3]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE CANTONALE DE VIC SUR SEILLEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1VIC SUR SEILLE APINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JEAN-LUC ZOTTINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1GYMNASEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser2JULIE COIFFURE · L'HAIR DE VICINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite1CAMPING LA TUILERIEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]

Market and village life

Weekly market: Wednesday 8h ou 16h. [5,6]

Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.

Trajectory

1968: 1,431 peak 1999: 1,469 2023: 1,317 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,336 (2012) → 1,317 (2023): -1.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]

Population 1,397 (1990) → 1,317 (2023): -5.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]

Dwellings (2023): 646, of which 4.6 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [9]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmGP — 0.8 km S (Vic-sur-Seille)Pharmacy — 0.8 km S (Vic-sur-Seille)Food shop — 4.2 km N (Château-Salins)
In the commune Bakery, Primary school GP — 0.8 km SPharmacy — 0.8 km SFood shop — 4.2 km N 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 (Vic-sur-Seille): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]

Food shop (Château-Salins): 4.2 km to the north (straight line). [11]

GP (Vic-sur-Seille): 0.8 km to the south (straight line). [10]

Pharmacy (Vic-sur-Seille): 0.8 km to the south (straight line). [10]

Primary school (Vic-sur-Seille): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]

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 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]

Measured at the RODALBE weather station, 18.6 km away at 258 m; the village itself is at 204 m. [12]

The village sits 54 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. [12]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]

Humidity measured at RODALBE, 18.6 km away at 258 m, over 20 summers. [12]

That station sits 54 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]

An average of 822 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]

Rainfall measured at DIEUZE, 14.7 km away at 216 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57712/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. Commune website 2026-10— https://www.vic-sur-seille.fr/— “Chaque mercredi, c'est P'tit Marché de Vic !”
  6. DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/10/10dfec53-0a27-322a-8ffe-ccbae918fd64— “Le p'tit marché du mercredi à Vic-sur-Seille, c'est le rendez-vous pour un moment convivial, des produits de qualité et de quoi se régaler en famille ou entre amis.”
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57712/2012
  8. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57712/1990
  9. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57712/logement/2023
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 57712
  11. INSEE BPE 2025 — 57132
  12. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024

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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
Montenois25144 km S1,36248.5Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 %
Upie26458 km S1,55641.1Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 %
Voulx77268 km W1,62645.9Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 %
Vigy5750 km N1,52244.2Partly servedSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 %
Bellefontaine9727,158 km W1,74644.7Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 20 % · humidity 0 %
Neulise42366 km SW1,34447.4Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 36 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Vigy5750 km N1,52244.2Partly servedSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 %
Montenois25144 km S1,36248.5Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 %
Voulx77268 km W1,62645.9Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 %
Neulise42366 km SW1,34447.4Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 36 %
Upie26458 km S1,55641.1Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 %
Bellefontaine9727,158 km W1,74644.7Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 20 % · humidity 0 %

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…and in much the same climate

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CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Piney10168 km W1,38748.6Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Lusigny03334 km SW1,62041.7Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Crespières78337 km W1,71942.6Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers51171 km W1,73449.2Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Beauquesne80332 km NW1,35235.8Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Savigny-lès-Beaune21230 km SW1,26854.9Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %