Clairfontaine
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 20.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Clairfontaine (INSEE 02197) is in Aisne (02), part of CC de la Thiérache du Centre. Population 509 (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 20.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 17,741 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA PECHE A LA FRITE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CLAIRFONTAINE AP). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 1 | LA PECHE A LA FRITE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | CLAIRFONTAINE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 553 (2012) → 509 (2023): -8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 514 (1990) → 509 (2023): -1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 236, of which 2.1 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Wignehies): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Wignehies): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Wignehies): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Wignehies): 4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Wignehies): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CLAIRFONTAINE weather station, 2.4 km away at 225 m; the village itself is at 220 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CLAIRFONTAINE, 2.4 km away at 225 m, over 12 summers. [9]
An average of 902 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CLAIRFONTAINE, 2.4 km away at 225 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
22 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 117,900 € — 782 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Aisne is 1,096 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
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 — 02197/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02197/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02197/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02197/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59659
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perthes | 52 | 159 km SE | 518 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Adjutory | 16 | 537 km SW | 503 | 26.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Étricourt-Manancourt | 80 | 72 km W | 510 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crouay | 14 | 355 km W | 510 | 22 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bailly-en-Rivière | 76 | 190 km W | 510 | 20.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oiselay-et-Grachaux | 70 | 319 km SE | 437 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étricourt-Manancourt | 80 | 72 km W | 510 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Perthes | 52 | 159 km SE | 518 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bailly-en-Rivière | 76 | 190 km W | 510 | 20.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oiselay-et-Grachaux | 70 | 319 km SE | 437 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crouay | 14 | 355 km W | 510 | 22 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Adjutory | 16 | 537 km SW | 503 | 26.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Clairfontaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gué-d'Hossus | 08 | 39 km E | 504 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mœrnach | 68 | 365 km SE | 518 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sermiers | 51 | 92 km S | 564 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Potelle | 59 | 36 km NW | 439 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Hauts-Talican | 60 | 159 km SW | 542 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villard-Saint-Sauveur | 39 | 425 km S | 585 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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