Eppes
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Eppes (INSEE 02282) is in Aisne (02), part of CA du Pays de Laon. Population 438 (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 23.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 17,909 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
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 PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE). [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. [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 PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 412 (2012) → 438 (2023): 6.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 359 (1990) → 438 (2023): 22 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 194, of which 1 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Athies-sous-Laon): 4.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Athies-sous-Laon): 4.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Athies-sous-Laon): 4.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Athies-sous-Laon): 4.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Eppes): 0.1 km to the north-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, 5.8 km away at 75 m; the village itself is at 83 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AULNOIS-SS-LAON, 10.3 km away at 78 m, over 30 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, 5.8 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 — 02282/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02282/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02282/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02282/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02282
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pluvet | 21 | 285 km SE | 432 | 26.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Écurat | 17 | 534 km SW | 438 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
| Roucourt | 59 | 96 km NW | 456 | 25.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Mandres-sur-Vair | 88 | 216 km SE | 421 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hannogne-Saint-Martin | 08 | 80 km E | 445 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montagny-Sainte-Félicité | 60 | 87 km SW | 425 | 21.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannogne-Saint-Martin | 08 | 80 km E | 445 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montagny-Sainte-Félicité | 60 | 87 km SW | 425 | 21.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roucourt | 59 | 96 km NW | 456 | 25.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Mandres-sur-Vair | 88 | 216 km SE | 421 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pluvet | 21 | 285 km SE | 432 | 26.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Écurat | 17 | 534 km SW | 438 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Eppes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandres-sur-Vair | 88 | 216 km SE | 421 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haréville | 88 | 223 km SE | 465 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ancey | 21 | 260 km S | 451 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luyères | 10 | 135 km S | 466 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Grandes-Chapelles | 10 | 123 km S | 401 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montenoy | 54 | 200 km SE | 397 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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