Étouvelles
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Étouvelles (INSEE 02294) is in Aisne (02), part of CA du Pays de Laon. Population 208 (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 19.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 16,179 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ JEANNOT). [3,4]
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, 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 | 1 | CHEZ JEANNOT | 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 | 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 219 (2012) → 208 (2023): -5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 207 (1990) → 208 (2023): 0.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 102, of which 1 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Urcel): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mons-en-Laonnois): 2.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Mons-en-Laonnois): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mons-en-Laonnois): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chivy-lès-Étouvelles): 0.6 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AULNOIS-SS-LAON weather station, 8.5 km away at 78 m; the village itself is at 65 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AULNOIS-SS-LAON, 8.5 km away at 78 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 771 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LAON, 5.5 km away at 82 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 — 02294/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02294/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02294/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02294/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02755
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02497
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02191
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romagny-sous-Rougemont | 90 | 320 km SE | 213 | 21 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Braillans | 25 | 308 km SE | 203 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aast | 64 | 748 km SW | 202 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cauverville-en-Roumois | 27 | 213 km W | 210 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charmois | 54 | 232 km SE | 201 | 19.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Mertzen | 68 | 338 km SE | 200 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cauverville-en-Roumois | 27 | 213 km W | 210 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charmois | 54 | 232 km SE | 201 | 19.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Braillans | 25 | 308 km SE | 203 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romagny-sous-Rougemont | 90 | 320 km SE | 213 | 21 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mertzen | 68 | 338 km SE | 200 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aast | 64 | 748 km SW | 202 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Étouvelles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cauverville-en-Roumois | 27 | 213 km W | 210 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresnay-le-Gilmert | 28 | 193 km SW | 217 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Renneville | 27 | 164 km W | 208 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maurepas | 80 | 74 km NW | 216 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Germinon | 51 | 83 km SE | 190 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Knœrsheim | 67 | 298 km E | 188 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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