Dercy
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dercy (INSEE 02261) is in Aisne (02), part of CC du Pays de la Serre. Population 392 (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 41 % of the 18,029 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 | 0.59 | 10 | 5.86 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BENK BAB). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (DERCY AP). [3]
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 | BENK BAB | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | DERCY 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 375 (2012) → 392 (2023): 4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 361 (1990) → 392 (2023): 8.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 204, of which 2.9 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Crécy-sur-Serre): 4.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Froidmont-Cohartille): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Crécy-sur-Serre): 4.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Crécy-sur-Serre): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Erlon): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the POUILLY-SUR-SERRE weather station, 6.7 km away at 68 m; the village itself is at 72 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AULNOIS-SS-LAON, 13.1 km away at 78 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 728 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at POUILLY-SUR-SERRE, 6.7 km away at 68 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02261/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02261/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02261/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02261/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02237
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02338
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02283
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand-Rullecourt | 62 | 106 km NW | 383 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ville-Dommange | 51 | 59 km S | 407 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Blaise | 74 | 442 km SE | 383 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oiselay-et-Grachaux | 70 | 303 km SE | 437 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oyrières | 70 | 278 km SE | 365 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigny-en-Arrouaise | 02 | 27 km NW | 317 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montigny-en-Arrouaise | 02 | 27 km NW | 317 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 97 % |
| Ville-Dommange | 51 | 59 km S | 407 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grand-Rullecourt | 62 | 106 km NW | 383 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oyrières | 70 | 278 km SE | 365 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oiselay-et-Grachaux | 70 | 303 km SE | 437 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Blaise | 74 | 442 km SE | 383 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 42 % · 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 Dercy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ville-Dommange | 51 | 59 km S | 407 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nampcel | 60 | 49 km SW | 293 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ruederbach | 68 | 355 km SE | 385 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Perthes | 52 | 143 km SE | 518 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guillaucourt | 80 | 77 km W | 386 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Samoussy | 02 | 14 km S | 384 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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