Billy-sur-Ourcq
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Billy-sur-Ourcq (INSEE 02090) is in Aisne (02), part of CC du Canton d'Oulchy-le-Château. Population 194 (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 9.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 11 % of the 15,809 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 | 4.33 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.72 |
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 216 (2012) → 194 (2023): -10.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 208 (1990) → 194 (2023): -6.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 94, of which 12.8 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Oulchy-le-Château): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Oulchy-le-Château): 5.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Oulchy-le-Château): 5.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Oulchy-le-Château): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Oulchy-le-Château): 5.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the OULCHY-LE-CHATE weather station, 8.6 km away at 122 m; the village itself is at 153 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PASSY EN VALOIS, 9.4 km away at 141 m, over 20 summers. [9]
An average of 752 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PARCY-ET-TIGNY, 7.3 km away at 148 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02090/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02090/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02090/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02090/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02580
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allas-Bocage | 17 | 513 km SW | 194 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Foulangues | 60 | 72 km W | 193 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parpeville | 02 | 66 km N | 191 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 95 % |
| Pargny-sous-Mureau | 88 | 193 km SE | 190 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uzelle | 25 | 303 km SE | 194 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 68 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Fresney | 27 | 149 km W | 191 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parpeville | 02 | 66 km N | 191 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 95 % |
| Foulangues | 60 | 72 km W | 193 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Fresney | 27 | 149 km W | 191 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pargny-sous-Mureau | 88 | 193 km SE | 190 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uzelle | 25 | 303 km SE | 194 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 68 % |
| Allas-Bocage | 17 | 513 km SW | 194 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Billy-sur-Ourcq'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foulangues | 60 | 72 km W | 193 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Fresney | 27 | 149 km W | 191 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-Hélon | 02 | 5.7 km NW | 193 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Turcey | 21 | 227 km SE | 187 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boncourt | 27 | 147 km W | 190 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chevregny | 02 | 35 km NE | 197 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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