Chézy-en-Orxois
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chézy-en-Orxois (INSEE 02185) is in Aisne (02), part of CA de la Région de Château-Thierry. Population 389 (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 22.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 18,014 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE LIRE EN ORXOIS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE LIRE EN ORXOIS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 377 (2012) → 389 (2023): 3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 324 (1990) → 389 (2023): 20.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 181, of which 8.3 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Ferté-Milon): 7.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gandelu): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Gandelu): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Ferté-Milon): 7.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Chézy-en-Orxois): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PASSY EN VALOIS weather station, 4.8 km away at 141 m; the village itself is at 129 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PASSY EN VALOIS, 4.8 km away at 141 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 761 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DAMMARD, 2.7 km away at 146 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02185/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02185/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02185/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02185/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02307
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02339
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02185
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm | 30 | 568 km S | 379 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 71 % |
| Paray-le-Frésil | 03 | 276 km S | 376 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maudan | 22 | 452 km W | 399 | 20 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lardier-et-Valença | 05 | 563 km SE | 391 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 11 % · humidity 93 % |
| Freulleville | 76 | 160 km NW | 386 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Conie-Molitard | 28 | 170 km SW | 387 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freulleville | 76 | 160 km NW | 386 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Conie-Molitard | 28 | 170 km SW | 387 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Paray-le-Frésil | 03 | 276 km S | 376 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maudan | 22 | 452 km W | 399 | 20 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lardier-et-Valença | 05 | 563 km SE | 391 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 11 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm | 30 | 568 km S | 379 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Chézy-en-Orxois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conie-Molitard | 28 | 170 km SW | 387 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allèves | 74 | 434 km SE | 397 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gratien | 80 | 109 km NW | 383 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léger-en-Bray | 60 | 89 km W | 378 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Camelin | 02 | 45 km N | 426 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paul-aux-Bois | 02 | 46 km N | 370 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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