Château-Thierry
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Château-Thierry (INSEE 02168) is in Aisne (02), part of CA de la Région de Château-Thierry. Population 15,097 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/02168-chateau-thierry
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 1,623 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 | 0.61 | 25 | 15.21 |
| Social | 0.9 | 20 | 18 |
| Education | 0.68 | 10 | 6.75 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.61 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.86 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
12 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHOCOLATERIE DE BEUSSENT LACHELLE · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · JEFF DE BRUGES · LA FOURNEE DES FABLES · LE FOUR A BOIS). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE PARISIENNE · BOUCHERIE DE VERDILLY · BOUCHERIE DE L'ILE · BOUCHERIE CENTRE · GRAND FRAIS). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MATTOUG TAYEB · LA HALLE DU SOLEIL · RLMALIMENTATION · SS MARKET · SAS ALILI DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LIDL · NETTO · CARREFOUR CITY · E.LECLERC · CARREFOUR). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE DU DOLLOIR). [4]
46 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · CAVE 204 · LE SAINT JEAN · IL CALCIO · CAFE LES REMPARTS BRASSERIE). [3,4]
13 × Café / bar (LA BOUCHERIE · LE SCALAIRE · CHEZ BRAHIM · CHACUN SA BIERE · LE TERMINUS). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB BOIS BLANCHARD · ECOL MATE LES VAUCRISES-HERISS · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES VAUCRISES-MAUGINS · EC MATERNELLE PUB LA MADELEINE). [3]
9 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES VAUCRISES-HERISSONS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JUGE MAGNAUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES CHESNEAUX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES VAUCRISES-MAUGUINS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES FILOIRS). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN RACINE · COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
21 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE-CATHERINE LINGAT, MÉDECIN · MAY FIANI, MÉDECIN · ADRIEN PENET, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE BUSQUET, MÉDECIN · SHAROKH KHOSROVANI, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L OMOIS · PHARMACIE DE L ISLE · SELAS PHARMACIE DU GOLF · PHARMACIE DE LA TOUR). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE JEAN MACE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA THEATRE). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (PALAIS DES SPORTS MARCEL LESAGE JACQUES ROYER CRECY · GYMNASE P BROSSOLETTE · GYMNASE FRANCOIS ADRIAENSSENS · GYMNASE RENE CASSIN · GYMNASE ANNE MARIE COLCHEN). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE L UNION DU SUD AISNE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE CHATEAU THIERRY · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
26 × Hairdresser (JOCELYNE COIFFURE · DIEU · ROYAL SALON · N'J 05). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (CAMPANILE · LE WILSON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 12 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 5 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 12 | CHOCOLATERIE DE BEUSSENT LACHELLE · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · JEFF DE BRUGES · LA FOURNEE DES FABLES · LE FOUR A BOIS | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | BOUCHERIE PARISIENNE · BOUCHERIE DE VERDILLY · BOUCHERIE DE L'ILE · BOUCHERIE CENTRE · GRAND FRAIS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | MATTOUG TAYEB · LA HALLE DU SOLEIL · RLMALIMENTATION · SS MARKET · SAS ALILI DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | LIDL · NETTO · CARREFOUR CITY · E.LECLERC · CARREFOUR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE DU DOLLOIR | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 46 | BUFFALO GRILL · CAVE 204 · LE SAINT JEAN · IL CALCIO · CAFE LES REMPARTS BRASSERIE | INSEE BPE 46 / INSEE SIRENE 65 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 13 | LA BOUCHERIE · LE SCALAIRE · CHEZ BRAHIM · CHACUN SA BIERE · LE TERMINUS | INSEE SIRENE 13 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB BOIS BLANCHARD · ECOL MATE LES VAUCRISES-HERISS · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES VAUCRISES-MAUGINS · EC MATERNELLE PUB LA MADELEINE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 9 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES VAUCRISES-HERISSONS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JUGE MAGNAUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES CHESNEAUX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES VAUCRISES-MAUGUINS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES FILOIRS | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE JEAN RACINE · COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 21 | ANNE-CATHERINE LINGAT, MÉDECIN · MAY FIANI, MÉDECIN · ADRIEN PENET, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE BUSQUET, MÉDECIN · SHAROKH KHOSROVANI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DE L OMOIS · PHARMACIE DE L ISLE · SELAS PHARMACIE DU GOLF · PHARMACIE DE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE JEAN MACE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA THEATRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | PALAIS DES SPORTS MARCEL LESAGE JACQUES ROYER CRECY · GYMNASE P BROSSOLETTE · GYMNASE FRANCOIS ADRIAENSSENS · GYMNASE RENE CASSIN · GYMNASE ANNE MARIE COLCHEN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE LOCALE DE L UNION DU SUD AISNE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE CHATEAU THIERRY · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 26 | JOCELYNE COIFFURE · DIEU · ROYAL SALON · N'J 05 | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | CAMPANILE · LE WILSON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 14,329 (2012) → 15,097 (2023): 5.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 15,312 (1990) → 15,097 (2023): -1.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,330, of which 2.4 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Château-Thierry): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Château-Thierry): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Château-Thierry): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Château-Thierry): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Château-Thierry): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BLESMES weather station, 6 km away at 222 m; the village itself is at 86 m. [9]
The village sits 136 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BLESMES, 6 km away at 222 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 136 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 708 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BLESMES, 6 km away at 222 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 — 02168/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02168/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02168/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02168/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02168
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issoire | 63 | 390 km S | 15,115 | 71.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Senlis | 60 | 62 km W | 15,157 | 61.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romilly-sur-Seine | 10 | 63 km S | 14,959 | 65.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vesoul | 70 | 258 km SE | 15,078 | 67.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montargis | 45 | 127 km SW | 14,825 | 68.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bar-le-Duc | 55 | 132 km E | 14,607 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senlis | 60 | 62 km W | 15,157 | 61.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romilly-sur-Seine | 10 | 63 km S | 14,959 | 65.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montargis | 45 | 127 km SW | 14,825 | 68.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bar-le-Duc | 55 | 132 km E | 14,607 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vesoul | 70 | 258 km SE | 15,078 | 67.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Issoire | 63 | 390 km S | 15,115 | 71.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Château-Thierry'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar-le-Duc | 55 | 132 km E | 14,607 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Avold | 57 | 241 km E | 14,755 | 66.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | 59 | 156 km N | 15,974 | 62.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Canteleu | 76 | 178 km W | 14,402 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 332 km SW | 16,584 | 68.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coulommiers | 77 | 35 km SW | 16,374 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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