Braine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Braine (INSEE 02110) is in Aisne (02), part of CC du Val de l'Aisne. Population 2,248 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 61.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 8,843 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 | 0.55 | 25 | 13.81 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA VALSE DES PAINS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE HOURIEZ). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA MAISON DU TERROIR). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE REGAIN). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE GASTON COSTEAUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARIE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SIMON FANTOLI, MÉDECIN · JULIEN CHARLIER, MÉDECIN · YACINE HARMAS, MÉDECIN · PATRICK LANOTTE, MÉDECIN · THIBAUT JACQUET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DEREGNAUCOURT HAUTUS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BRAINE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE D EVOLUTION JUDO). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (CHRISLY · SD COIFFURE · C'EST DANS L'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA VALSE DES PAINS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE HOURIEZ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA MAISON DU TERROIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LE REGAIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE GASTON COSTEAUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | SIMON FANTOLI, MÉDECIN · JULIEN CHARLIER, MÉDECIN · YACINE HARMAS, MÉDECIN · PATRICK LANOTTE, MÉDECIN · THIBAUT JACQUET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DEREGNAUCOURT HAUTUS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BRAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE D EVOLUTION JUDO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | CHRISLY · SD COIFFURE · C'EST DANS L'HAIR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday à partir de 7h place Charles de Gaulle. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,231 (2012) → 2,248 (2023): 0.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,090 (1990) → 2,248 (2023): 7.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,062, of which 2.8 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Braine): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Braine): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Braine): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Braine): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Braine): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BRAINE weather station, 1.2 km away at 61 m; the village itself is at 53 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BRAINE, 1.2 km away at 61 m, over 28 summers. [10]
An average of 733 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BRAINE - MAN, 0.5 km away at 53 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
111 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 140,000 € — 1,400 € per m² of built surface. [11]
10 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 141,000 € — 847 € per m². [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
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02110/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://braine.fr/le-marche-hebdomadaire/— “Le marché hebdomadaire de Braine se tient chaque vendredi matin à partir de 7h sur la place Charles de Gaulle.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02110/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02110/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02110/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02110
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Saëns | 76 | 167 km W | 2,298 | 64.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frangy | 74 | 411 km SE | 2,262 | 62.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dannemarie | 68 | 326 km SE | 2,248 | 68.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bray-sur-Seine | 77 | 105 km S | 2,344 | 65.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fruges | 62 | 164 km NW | 2,362 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cavignac | 33 | 557 km SW | 2,372 | 73.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bray-sur-Seine | 77 | 105 km S | 2,344 | 65.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fruges | 62 | 164 km NW | 2,362 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Saëns | 76 | 167 km W | 2,298 | 64.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dannemarie | 68 | 326 km SE | 2,248 | 68.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frangy | 74 | 411 km SE | 2,262 | 62.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cavignac | 33 | 557 km SW | 2,372 | 73.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · 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 Braine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bray-sur-Seine | 77 | 105 km S | 2,344 | 65.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaulnes | 80 | 75 km NW | 1,969 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malestroit | 56 | 467 km W | 2,558 | 73 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brienne-le-Château | 10 | 128 km SE | 2,672 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais | 28 | 187 km SW | 2,641 | 68.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Entre-deux-Guiers | 38 | 466 km S | 1,915 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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