Courtemont-Varennes
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Courtemont-Varennes (INSEE 02228) is in Aisne (02), part of CA de la Région de Château-Thierry. Population 361 (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 21.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 18,032 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.64 |
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 PRIMAIRE L'ARC EN CIEL). [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, 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE L'ARC EN CIEL | 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 | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 286 (2012) → 361 (2023): 26.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 289 (1990) → 361 (2023): 24.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 166, of which 3.6 % second homes and 15.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Jaulgonne): 1.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Jaulgonne): 1.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Jaulgonne): 1.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Jaulgonne): 1.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Courtemont-Varennes): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CREZANCY weather station, 4.1 km away at 125 m; the village itself is at 82 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BLESMES, 9.2 km away at 222 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 140 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 759 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CREZANCY, 4.1 km away at 125 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
21 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 154,250 € — 1,154 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Aisne is 1,096 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
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 — 02228/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02228/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02228/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02228/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02389
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02228
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eswars | 59 | 129 km N | 363 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clairfayts | 59 | 128 km N | 357 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Écueil | 51 | 32 km NE | 358 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bajus | 62 | 168 km NW | 355 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sornéville | 54 | 213 km E | 356 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-École | 77 | 101 km SW | 365 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Écueil | 51 | 32 km NE | 358 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-École | 77 | 101 km SW | 365 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clairfayts | 59 | 128 km N | 357 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eswars | 59 | 129 km N | 363 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bajus | 62 | 168 km NW | 355 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sornéville | 54 | 213 km E | 356 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · 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 Courtemont-Varennes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clairfayts | 59 | 128 km N | 357 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sornéville | 54 | 213 km E | 356 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-École | 77 | 101 km SW | 365 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blicourt | 60 | 120 km NW | 356 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sailly-le-Sec | 80 | 117 km NW | 351 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Schalbach | 57 | 266 km E | 372 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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