Breny
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 18 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Breny (INSEE 02121) is in Aisne (02), part of CC du Canton d'Oulchy-le-Château. Population 210 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/02121-breny
Vitality score
Vitality score 11.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 18 % of the 16,281 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 | 0.49 | 10 | 4.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.66 |
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 257 (2012) → 210 (2023): -18.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 212 (1990) → 210 (2023): -0.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 117, of which 3.4 % second homes and 14.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Oulchy-le-Château): 2.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Oulchy-le-Château): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Oulchy-le-Château): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Oulchy-le-Château): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Oulchy-le-Château): 2.6 km to the north-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, 5.6 km away at 122 m; the village itself is at 85 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PASSY EN VALOIS, 11.1 km away at 141 m, over 20 summers. [9]
That station sits 56 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 720 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at OULCHY-LE-CHATE, 5.6 km away at 122 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 — 02121/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02121/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02121/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02121/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fouilloy | 60 | 126 km NW | 210 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Uttenhoffen | 67 | 316 km E | 210 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bretenière | 39 | 286 km SE | 211 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bucamps | 60 | 83 km NW | 209 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chenicourt | 54 | 218 km E | 209 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bérig-Vintrange | 57 | 245 km E | 210 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucamps | 60 | 83 km NW | 209 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fouilloy | 60 | 126 km NW | 210 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chenicourt | 54 | 218 km E | 209 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bérig-Vintrange | 57 | 245 km E | 210 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bretenière | 39 | 286 km SE | 211 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uttenhoffen | 67 | 316 km E | 210 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Breny'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayot | 02 | 58 km N | 207 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bussu | 80 | 89 km N | 207 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouvroy-en-Santerre | 80 | 80 km NW | 209 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trinay | 45 | 160 km SW | 208 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monceau-le-Waast | 02 | 55 km NE | 211 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Damery | 80 | 75 km NW | 215 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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