Benay
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 18 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Benay (INSEE 02066) is in Aisne (02), part of CC du Val de l'Oise. Population 191 (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 10.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 18 % of the 15,683 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Housing mix | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 213 (2012) → 191 (2023): -10.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 206 (1990) → 191 (2023): -7.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 94, of which 0 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Essigny-le-Grand): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Moÿ-de-l'Aisne): 4.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Moÿ-de-l'Aisne): 4.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Moÿ-de-l'Aisne): 4.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Essigny-le-Grand): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CLASTRES weather station, 5.8 km away at 75 m; the village itself is at 112 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST QUENTIN, 9.5 km away at 98 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 732 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CLASTRES, 5.8 km away at 75 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02066/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02066/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02066/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02066/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02287
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02532
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assencières | 10 | 169 km SE | 190 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bébing | 57 | 293 km E | 189 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brusson | 51 | 151 km SE | 188 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Germigny | 51 | 70 km SE | 188 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Neuville-Bosmont | 02 | 39 km E | 187 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresnes-en-Saulnois | 57 | 249 km SE | 191 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 92 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Neuville-Bosmont | 02 | 39 km E | 187 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Germigny | 51 | 70 km SE | 188 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brusson | 51 | 151 km SE | 188 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Assencières | 10 | 169 km SE | 190 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresnes-en-Saulnois | 57 | 249 km SE | 191 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 92 % |
| Bébing | 57 | 293 km E | 189 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Benay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brusson | 51 | 151 km SE | 188 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Germigny | 51 | 70 km SE | 188 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Neuville-Bosmont | 02 | 39 km E | 187 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Godenvillers | 60 | 57 km W | 196 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fossieux | 57 | 241 km SE | 186 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mortiers | 02 | 27 km E | 185 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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