Châtillon-lès-Sons
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châtillon-lès-Sons (INSEE 02169) is in Aisne (02), part of CC du Pays de la Serre. Population 83 (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 17.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 8,780 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.37 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE NIGHT). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 1 | LE NIGHT | 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 | 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 88 (2012) → 83 (2023): -5.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 82 (1990) → 83 (2023): 1.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 49, of which 16.3 % second homes and 12.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pargny-les-Bois): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Marle): 6.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Marle): 6.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Marle): 6.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Erlon): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the POUILLY-SUR-SERRE weather station, 10.6 km away at 68 m; the village itself is at 142 m. [11]
The village sits 74 m above 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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FONTAINE-LES-VV, 16.3 km away at 186 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 857 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ROGNY, 9.4 km away at 115 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
6 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 50,000 € — 566 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Aisne is 1,096 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02169/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02169/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02169/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02169/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02591
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02468
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02283
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vals | 09 | 756 km S | 92 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 50 % · humidity 43 % |
| Belvoir | 25 | 346 km SE | 95 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Huanne-Montmartin | 25 | 325 km SE | 101 | 22.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 89 % |
| Veyrières | 19 | 485 km S | 83 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marfontaine | 02 | 7.7 km NE | 83 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hardecourt-aux-Bois | 80 | 67 km NW | 84 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marfontaine | 02 | 7.7 km NE | 83 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hardecourt-aux-Bois | 80 | 67 km NW | 84 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Huanne-Montmartin | 25 | 325 km SE | 101 | 22.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 89 % |
| Belvoir | 25 | 346 km SE | 95 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Veyrières | 19 | 485 km S | 83 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vals | 09 | 756 km S | 92 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 50 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Châtillon-lès-Sons'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginy | 51 | 101 km SE | 82 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Seuzey | 55 | 161 km SE | 83 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Binarville | 51 | 105 km SE | 82 | 4.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fléchy | 60 | 105 km W | 84 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trémilly | 52 | 174 km SE | 82 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loupeigne | 02 | 58 km S | 85 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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