Bichancourt

Identity

Bichancourt (INSEE 02086) is in Aisne (02), part of CA Chauny Tergnier La Fère. Population 979 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/02086-bichancourt

Vitality score

Vitality score 21.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 11 % of the 14,453 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.

Services

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). ^[3]

3 × Hairdresser (UN MOMENT POUR SOI · CUTE BY JESSICA). ^[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]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

Population 1,061 (2012) → 979 (2023): -7.7 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 902 (1990) → 979 (2023): 8.5 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 461, of which 1.7 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Chauny): 3.2 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Autreville): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Sinceny): 2.6 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Sinceny): 2.4 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Bichancourt): 1.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[11]

Climate

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. ^[12]

Measured at the CHAUNY weather station, 6.1 km away at 83 m; the village itself is at 61 m. ^[12]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[12]

Humidity measured at CHAUNY, 6.1 km away at 83 m, over 29 summers. ^[12]

An average of 707 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. ^[12]

Rainfall measured at BICHANCOURT, 0.1 km away at 59 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[12]

What property sold for

60 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 140,000 € — 1,060 € per m² of built surface. ^[13]

The median across Aisne is 1,096 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. ^[13]

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

1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02086/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE BPE 2025
4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02086/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02086/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02086/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 02173
9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 02041
10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 02719
11. INSEE BPE 2025 — 02086
12. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
13. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025