La Croix-sur-Ourcq
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Croix-sur-Ourcq (INSEE 02241) is in Aisne (02), part of CA de la Région de Château-Thierry. Population 87 (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 7.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 9,243 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.24 | 10 | 2.44 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.15 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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) | 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) | 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 124 (2012) → 87 (2023): -29.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 117 (1990) → 87 (2023): -25.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 59, of which 8.5 % second homes and 25.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Oulchy-le-Château): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Oulchy-le-Château): 4.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Oulchy-le-Château): 4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Oulchy-le-Château): 4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Oulchy-le-Château): 4.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the OULCHY-LE-CHATE weather station, 6.4 km away at 122 m; the village itself is at 120 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PASSY EN VALOIS, 11.2 km away at 141 m, over 20 summers. [9]
An average of 720 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at OULCHY-LE-CHATE, 6.4 km away at 122 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02241/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02241/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02241/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02241/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02580
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celsoy | 52 | 214 km SE | 87 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Artiguemy | 65 | 713 km S | 87 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Contreuve | 08 | 95 km E | 87 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ognéville | 54 | 213 km E | 87 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gensac | 65 | 686 km SW | 86 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Baslemont | 88 | 225 km SE | 87 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contreuve | 08 | 95 km E | 87 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ognéville | 54 | 213 km E | 87 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Celsoy | 52 | 214 km SE | 87 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Baslemont | 88 | 225 km SE | 87 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gensac | 65 | 686 km SW | 86 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Artiguemy | 65 | 713 km S | 87 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · 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 La Croix-sur-Ourcq'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contreuve | 08 | 95 km E | 87 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ognéville | 54 | 213 km E | 87 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Celles-lès-Condé | 02 | 24 km SE | 88 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monnes | 02 | 10 km W | 90 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vigneul-sous-Montmédy | 55 | 148 km E | 86 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vittarville | 55 | 152 km E | 92 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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