Besmé
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Besmé (INSEE 02078) is in Aisne (02), part of CC Picardie des Châteaux. Population 166 (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 21.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 14,814 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 | 0.72 | 10 | 7.21 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.58 |
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 PUBLIQUE). [3]
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 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 | 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 156 (2012) → 166 (2023): 6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 136 (1990) → 166 (2023): 22.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 72, of which 4.2 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Blérancourt): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Blérancourt): 2.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Blérancourt): 2.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Blérancourt): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Besmé): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHAUNY weather station, 10.7 km away at 83 m; the village itself is at 68 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHAUNY, 10.7 km away at 83 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 707 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BICHANCOURT, 5.5 km away at 59 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
8 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 107,500 € — 1,428 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Aisne is 1,096 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02078/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02078/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02078/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02078/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02093
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02078
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirrberg | 67 | 294 km E | 167 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-lès-Gorze | 54 | 207 km E | 162 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bougon | 79 | 427 km SW | 169 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cessales | 31 | 685 km S | 168 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lescurry | 65 | 727 km S | 161 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Léger-du-Gennetey | 27 | 177 km W | 166 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léger-du-Gennetey | 27 | 177 km W | 166 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 % |
| Saint-Julien-lès-Gorze | 54 | 207 km E | 162 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kirrberg | 67 | 294 km E | 167 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bougon | 79 | 427 km SW | 169 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cessales | 31 | 685 km S | 168 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lescurry | 65 | 727 km S | 161 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Besmé'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Béthonsart | 62 | 103 km NW | 155 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Remiencourt | 80 | 62 km NW | 164 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marquay | 62 | 108 km NW | 166 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guyencourt-sur-Noye | 80 | 63 km NW | 161 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Catigny | 60 | 19 km NW | 176 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nédon | 62 | 123 km NW | 158 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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