Bouresches
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 27.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bouresches (INSEE 02105) is in Aisne (02), part of CA de la Région de Château-Thierry. Population 183 (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 27.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 15,401 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Hairdresser (SALON NOMADE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | SALON NOMADE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 200 (2012) → 183 (2023): -8.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 166 (1990) → 183 (2023): 10.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 89, of which 1.1 % second homes and 14.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Château-Thierry): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Essômes-sur-Marne): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Essômes-sur-Marne): 6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Château-Thierry): 6.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Domptin): 5.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BLESMES weather station, 12.7 km away at 222 m; the village itself is at 131 m. [11]
The village sits 91 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BLESMES, 12.7 km away at 222 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 91 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 761 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DAMMARD, 12.3 km away at 146 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02105/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02105/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02105/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02105/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02168
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02290
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02268
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Neuville-aux-Larris | 51 | 40 km E | 188 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lugagnan | 65 | 715 km S | 167 | 25.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chenay | 51 | 52 km NE | 221 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Meigneux | 80 | 129 km NW | 183 | 21.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Mancenans-Lizerne | 25 | 326 km SE | 181 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 3 % · humidity 86 % |
| Knœrsheim | 67 | 307 km E | 188 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Neuville-aux-Larris | 51 | 40 km E | 188 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chenay | 51 | 52 km NE | 221 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Meigneux | 80 | 129 km NW | 183 | 21.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Knœrsheim | 67 | 307 km E | 188 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mancenans-Lizerne | 25 | 326 km SE | 181 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 3 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lugagnan | 65 | 715 km S | 167 | 25.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 92 % · 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 Bouresches'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenay | 51 | 52 km NE | 221 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Knœrsheim | 67 | 307 km E | 188 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuvillers | 59 | 129 km N | 177 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Germinon | 51 | 65 km E | 190 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarton | 62 | 134 km NW | 182 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Éterpigny | 80 | 96 km N | 166 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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