Vieux-Lixheim
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vieux-Lixheim (INSEE 57713) is in Moselle (57), part of CC Sarrebourg Moselle Sud. Population 249 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 22/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 17,194 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (INFINITIFS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | INFINITIFS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 254 (2012) → 249 (2023): -2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 197 (1990) → 249 (2023): 26.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 116, of which 2.6 % second homes and 12.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lixheim): 0.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Hilbesheim): 2.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Réding): 5.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Réding): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vieux-Lixheim): 0 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 75 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BUHL-LORRAINE weather station, 7.5 km away at 258 m; the village itself is at 296 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BUHL-LORRAINE, 7.5 km away at 258 m, over 13 summers. [12]
An average of 815 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BUHL-LORRAINE, 7.5 km away at 258 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
No price figures: this département keeps the livre foncier rather than the cadastre, so its transactions are not published in DVF at all. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57713/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57713/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57713/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57713/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57407
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57324
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57566
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57713
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Écuvilly | 60 | 321 km W | 297 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Huiron | 51 | 190 km W | 302 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blécourt | 59 | 325 km NW | 313 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 65 % |
| Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth | 67 | 50 km E | 322 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Stetten | 68 | 130 km S | 334 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coin-sur-Seille | 57 | 76 km W | 338 | 20.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth | 67 | 50 km E | 322 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coin-sur-Seille | 57 | 76 km W | 338 | 20.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Stetten | 68 | 130 km S | 334 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Huiron | 51 | 190 km W | 302 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Écuvilly | 60 | 321 km W | 297 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blécourt | 59 | 325 km NW | 313 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 65 % |
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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 Vieux-Lixheim'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth | 67 | 50 km E | 322 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Stetten | 68 | 130 km S | 334 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Échevannes | 21 | 201 km SW | 281 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vandelainville | 54 | 89 km W | 144 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cogna | 39 | 265 km SW | 234 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Engwiller | 67 | 37 km E | 465 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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