Braye-en-Thiérache
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Braye-en-Thiérache (INSEE 02116) is in Aisne (02), part of CC de la Thiérache du Centre. Population 131 (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 6.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 12,956 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 | 0.25 | 10 | 2.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.38 |
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 133 (2012) → 131 (2023): -1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 175 (1990) → 131 (2023): -25.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 80, of which 16.3 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vervins): 7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Plomion): 5.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Plomion): 5.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vervins): 7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Plomion): 5.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FONTAINE-VV MAN weather station, 8.4 km away at 184 m; the village itself is at 144 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FONTAINE-LES-VV, 8.5 km away at 186 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 949 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-CLEMENT, 8.3 km away at 201 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02116/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02116/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02116/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02116/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02789
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02608
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochechinard | 26 | 537 km S | 131 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aillevans | 70 | 303 km SE | 131 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cornot | 70 | 270 km SE | 132 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive | 61 | 301 km W | 134 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rizaucourt-Buchey | 52 | 180 km S | 129 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beauménil | 88 | 269 km SE | 131 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rizaucourt-Buchey | 52 | 180 km S | 129 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beauménil | 88 | 269 km SE | 131 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cornot | 70 | 270 km SE | 132 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive | 61 | 301 km W | 134 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aillevans | 70 | 303 km SE | 131 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochechinard | 26 | 537 km S | 131 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Braye-en-Thiérache'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trouhaut | 21 | 272 km S | 131 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Échannay | 21 | 283 km S | 132 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cramaille | 02 | 71 km SW | 127 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Halles-sous-les-Côtes | 55 | 92 km SE | 138 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belleau | 02 | 91 km SW | 131 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fussey | 21 | 303 km S | 125 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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