Bazoilles-sur-Meuse
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bazoilles-sur-Meuse (INSEE 88044) is in Vosges (88), part of CC de l'Ouest Vosgien. Population 612 (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 22/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 16,981 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.43 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
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 PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BAZOILLES SUR MEUSE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BAZOILLES). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (POL'HAIR). [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. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | BAZOILLES SUR MEUSE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BAZOILLES | 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 | 1 | POL'HAIR | 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 600 (2012) → 612 (2023): 2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 649 (1990) → 612 (2023): -5.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 308, of which 2.3 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pompierre): 5.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Neufchâteau): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Liffol-le-Grand): 5.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Neufchâteau): 5.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bazoilles-sur-Meuse): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 84 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the NEUFCHATEAU weather station, 5.6 km away at 284 m; the village itself is at 302 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ROLLAINVILLE, 7.3 km away at 372 m, over 18 summers. [12]
That station sits 70 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 991 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at NEUFCHATEAU, 5.6 km away at 284 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88044/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88044/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88044/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88044/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88352
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88321
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88270
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88044
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauraguel | 11 | 639 km SW | 622 | 28.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 38 % · humidity 0 % |
| Brueil-en-Vexin | 78 | 293 km W | 652 | 27.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bailleul-le-Soc | 60 | 257 km NW | 645 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Liancourt-Saint-Pierre | 60 | 294 km W | 573 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-des-Bois | 18 | 287 km SW | 587 | 22.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Maillé | 37 | 405 km W | 557 | 21.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailleul-le-Soc | 60 | 257 km NW | 645 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-des-Bois | 18 | 287 km SW | 587 | 22.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Brueil-en-Vexin | 78 | 293 km W | 652 | 27.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Liancourt-Saint-Pierre | 60 | 294 km W | 573 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maillé | 37 | 405 km W | 557 | 21.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lauraguel | 11 | 639 km SW | 622 | 28.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 38 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Bazoilles-sur-Meuse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réchicourt-le-Château | 57 | 96 km NE | 550 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eydoche | 38 | 320 km S | 543 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Velesmes-Échevanne | 70 | 99 km S | 491 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Schœnau | 67 | 148 km E | 587 | 27.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Neuville-au-Temple | 51 | 125 km NW | 579 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-sur-Coise | 69 | 308 km S | 565 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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