Maxey-sur-Meuse
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Maxey-sur-Meuse (INSEE 88293) is in Vosges (88), part of CC de l'Ouest Vosgien. Population 213 (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 18.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 16,342 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.38 |
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 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MAXEY-SUR-MEUSE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [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. [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 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MAXEY-SUR-MEUSE | 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 | 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 249 (2012) → 213 (2023): -14.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 225 (1990) → 213 (2023): -5.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 142, of which 16.2 % second homes and 13.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Soulosse-sous-Saint-Élophe): 6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Coussey): 4.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Coussey): 4.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Coussey): 5.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Maxey-sur-Meuse): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ROLLAINVILLE weather station, 10.3 km away at 372 m; the village itself is at 271 m. [11]
The village sits 101 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 ROLLAINVILLE, 10.3 km away at 372 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 101 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 951 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MARTIGNY, 7.1 km away at 318 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 — 88293/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88293/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88293/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88293/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88460
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88118
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88293
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drom | 01 | 250 km S | 215 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Graffigny-Chemin | 52 | 32 km S | 194 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 66 % |
| Ajac | 11 | 661 km SW | 196 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 76 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne | 10 | 152 km W | 228 | 20.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelreng | 11 | 663 km SW | 207 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 76 % · humidity 21 % |
| Neuville-sur-Authou | 27 | 380 km W | 191 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graffigny-Chemin | 52 | 32 km S | 194 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 66 % |
| Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne | 10 | 152 km W | 228 | 20.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Drom | 01 | 250 km S | 215 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuville-sur-Authou | 27 | 380 km W | 191 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ajac | 11 | 661 km SW | 196 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 76 % · humidity 14 % |
| Castelreng | 11 | 663 km SW | 207 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 76 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Maxey-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuville-sur-Authou | 27 | 380 km W | 191 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ville-sur-Tourbe | 51 | 106 km NW | 216 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luisetaines | 77 | 186 km W | 229 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jussy-Champagne | 18 | 281 km SW | 205 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Sabine | 21 | 161 km SW | 172 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chéry | 18 | 311 km SW | 233 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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