Besmont
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Besmont (INSEE 02079) is in Aisne (02), part of CC des Trois Rivières. Population 132 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 6.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 13,055 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 | 0.3 | 10 | 3 |
| Housing mix | 0.52 | 5 | 2.62 |
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 158 (2012) → 132 (2023): -16.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 165 (1990) → 132 (2023): -20 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 101, of which 23.8 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aubenton): 5.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aubenton): 5.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Plomion): 8.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Brunehamel): 8.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Martigny): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 73 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the AUBENTON weather station, 5.6 km away at 177 m; the village itself is at 187 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at FONTAINE-LES-VV, 17.6 km away at 186 m, over 29 summers. [12]
An average of 996 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at AUBENTON, 5.6 km away at 177 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 — 02079/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02079/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02079/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02079/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02031
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02608
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02126
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02470
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monsaguel | 24 | 627 km SW | 131 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rohaire | 28 | 271 km SW | 132 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Melve | 04 | 626 km S | 131 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Condillac | 26 | 580 km S | 132 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Symphorien | 18 | 362 km S | 133 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villedômain | 37 | 375 km SW | 129 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohaire | 28 | 271 km SW | 132 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Symphorien | 18 | 362 km S | 133 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villedômain | 37 | 375 km SW | 129 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Condillac | 26 | 580 km S | 132 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Melve | 04 | 626 km S | 131 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monsaguel | 24 | 627 km SW | 131 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Besmont'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohaire | 28 | 271 km SW | 132 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puy-Saint-Gulmier | 63 | 463 km S | 135 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luré | 42 | 440 km S | 136 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montireau | 28 | 276 km SW | 136 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soulce-Cernay | 25 | 344 km SE | 136 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bizou | 61 | 287 km SW | 142 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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