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Chézy-sur-Marne

Aisne · CC du Canton de Charly-sur-Marne · INSEE 02186

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 45.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Chézy-sur-Marne (INSEE 02186) is in Aisne (02), part of CC du Canton de Charly-sur-Marne. Population 1,296 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/02186-chezy-sur-marne

Vitality score

Vitality score 45.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 68 % of the 12,711 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.39259.84
Social0.39207.87
Education0.39103.93
Health0.51105.13
Public & culture0.3951.97
Population trend0.53105.31
Housing mix0.8954.47

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 0 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE LEVIER-DI NOTO). [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXIMITE CHEZY). [3,4]

1 × Restaurant (LA PRESTIGE DU DOLLOIR). [3,4]

1 × Café / bar (CAFE DU CENTRE). [4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHRISTIAN CABROL). [3]

2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MICHEL KAPLAN, MÉDECIN · MÉLANIE HERRERA, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE CHEZY SUR MARNE). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (CHEZY SUR MARNE AP). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (ZONE DE SPORTS ET LOISIRS). [3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)1BOULANGERIE LEVIER-DI NOTOINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)1PROXIMITE CHEZYINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant1LA PRESTIGE DU DOLLOIRINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar1CAFE DU CENTREINSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHRISTIAN CABROLINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)2MICHEL KAPLAN, MÉDECIN · MÉLANIE HERRERA, MÉDECININSEE BPE 2 [3]
Pharmacy1SELARL PHARMACIE DE CHEZY SUR MARNEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1CHEZY SUR MARNE APINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1ZONE DE SPORTS ET LOISIRSINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 1,013 peak 2017: 1,353 2023: 1,296 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,305 (2012) → 1,296 (2023): -0.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 1,257 (1990) → 1,296 (2023): 3.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 697, of which 5.3 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 km
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Chézy-sur-Marne): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Chézy-sur-Marne): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]

GP (Chézy-sur-Marne): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Chézy-sur-Marne): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Chézy-sur-Marne): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]

Measured at the MONTFAUCON weather station, 5.8 km away at 217 m; the village itself is at 68 m. [9]

The village sits 149 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, 7.4 km away at 222 m, over 30 summers. [9]

That station sits 154 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 784 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]

Rainfall measured at MONTFAUCON, 5.8 km away at 217 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02186/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02186/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02186/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02186/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 02186
  9. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Lempdes-sur-Allagnon43401 km S1,29352.5Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 %
Villedômer37244 km SW1,29048.5Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Riquier80163 km NW1,27956.8Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Serrières-de-Briord01387 km SE1,31755.1Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 %
Landéan35338 km W1,25047.1Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Vielmur-sur-Agout81605 km S1,37560.7ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 29 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Saint-Riquier80163 km NW1,27956.8Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Villedômer37244 km SW1,29048.5Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Landéan35338 km W1,25047.1Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Serrières-de-Briord01387 km SE1,31755.1Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 %
Lempdes-sur-Allagnon43401 km S1,29352.5Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 %
Vielmur-sur-Agout81605 km S1,37560.7ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 29 %

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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-sur-Marne'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Ourville-en-Caux76216 km NW1,08847.8Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 %
Chenoise-Cucharmoy7743 km S1,60751.4Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Choisy-en-Brie7728 km S1,35454.6Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Guiscard6078 km N1,74954.5Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Folembray0262 km N1,35543.6Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Tréon28154 km W1,41846.5Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 %