Essigny-le-Petit
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Essigny-le-Petit (INSEE 02288) is in Aisne (02), part of CA du Saint-Quentinois. Population 345 (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 17.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 18,056 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 | 0.36 | 10 | 3.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
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 ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (O 18EME SALON). [3,4]
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 ELEMENTAIRE 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 | 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 | 1 | O 18EME SALON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 381 (2012) → 345 (2023): -9.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 399 (1990) → 345 (2023): -13.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 158, of which 1.3 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fontaine-Notre-Dame): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lesdins): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Homblières): 5.6 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Lesdins): 3.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Essigny-le-Petit): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST QUENTIN weather station, 14.9 km away at 98 m; the village itself is at 89 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST QUENTIN, 14.9 km away at 98 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 740 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ORIGNY-STE-BENO, 10.3 km away at 75 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02288/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02288/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02288/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02288/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02322
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02420
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02383
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02288
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaudechart | 60 | 106 km W | 347 | 22.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aubin-sous-Erquery | 60 | 84 km SW | 349 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Longuerue | 76 | 155 km W | 346 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lusignan-Petit | 47 | 662 km S | 353 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
| Maulers | 60 | 95 km SW | 344 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ménil-la-Tour | 54 | 220 km SE | 342 | 22 | Few services | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aubin-sous-Erquery | 60 | 84 km SW | 349 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maulers | 60 | 95 km SW | 344 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gaudechart | 60 | 106 km W | 347 | 22.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Longuerue | 76 | 155 km W | 346 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ménil-la-Tour | 54 | 220 km SE | 342 | 22 | Few services | no figures |
| Lusignan-Petit | 47 | 662 km S | 353 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Essigny-le-Petit'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longuerue | 76 | 155 km W | 346 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maulers | 60 | 95 km SW | 344 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mathonville | 76 | 146 km W | 344 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaurains-lès-Noyon | 60 | 43 km SW | 341 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dommartin | 80 | 71 km W | 346 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bousignies | 59 | 60 km N | 339 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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