Chivres-en-Laonnois
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 34/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chivres-en-Laonnois (INSEE 02189) is in Aisne (02), part of CC de la Champagne Picarde. Population 359 (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 34/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 18,035 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ALAIN PATISSERIE). [3]
1 × Restaurant (BURGER SANS FAIM). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | ALAIN PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 | 1 | BURGER SANS FAIM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | 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 374 (2012) → 359 (2023): -4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 321 (1990) → 359 (2023): 11.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 175, of which 2.3 % second homes and 10.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chivres-en-Laonnois): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Liesse-Notre-Dame): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Liesse-Notre-Dame): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Liesse-Notre-Dame): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Liesse-Notre-Dame): 3.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GIZY weather station, 5.7 km away at 75 m; the village itself is at 75 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NIZY-LE-COMTE, 16 km away at 90 m, over 27 summers. [10]
An average of 729 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GIZY, 5.7 km away at 75 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02189/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02189/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02189/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02189/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02189
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02430
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pougne-Hérisson | 79 | 456 km SW | 353 | 31.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Guyans-Durnes | 25 | 331 km SE | 318 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boismont | 54 | 139 km E | 410 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Feldbach | 68 | 343 km SE | 472 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pair-et-Grandrupt | 88 | 276 km SE | 486 | 34.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Aigues-Vives | 09 | 761 km S | 367 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boismont | 54 | 139 km E | 410 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pair-et-Grandrupt | 88 | 276 km SE | 486 | 34.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guyans-Durnes | 25 | 331 km SE | 318 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Feldbach | 68 | 343 km SE | 472 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pougne-Hérisson | 79 | 456 km SW | 353 | 31.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Aigues-Vives | 09 | 761 km S | 367 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Chivres-en-Laonnois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boismont | 54 | 139 km E | 410 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Feldbach | 68 | 343 km SE | 472 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sacy | 51 | 49 km S | 369 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Froideterre | 70 | 291 km SE | 359 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hundsbach | 68 | 342 km SE | 357 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Siewiller | 67 | 259 km E | 380 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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