Fayet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fayet (INSEE 02303) is in Aisne (02), part of CA du Saint-Quentinois. Population 724 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/02303-fayet
Vitality score
Vitality score 46/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 16,258 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.44 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JEFF DE BRUGES). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (AUCHAN). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (FLUNCH · ASIAWOK · AUX BRASSEURS GOURMANDS · BURGER KING · SUBWAY). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (CHIC ET CHOC · CLUB COIFFURE OLIVIER). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (BALLADIN). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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) | 1 | JEFF DE BRUGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | AUCHAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | FLUNCH · ASIAWOK · AUX BRASSEURS GOURMANDS · BURGER KING · SUBWAY | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [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 | 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 | 3 | CHIC ET CHOC · CLUB COIFFURE OLIVIER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | BALLADIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 671 (2012) → 724 (2023): 7.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 582 (1990) → 724 (2023): 24.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 317, of which 0.9 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fayet): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fayet): 0.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Quentin): 1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Quentin): 1.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fayet): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
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. [10]
Measured at the ST QUENTIN weather station, 6.4 km away at 98 m; the village itself is at 116 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST QUENTIN, 6.4 km away at 98 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 771 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PONTRU, 5.6 km away at 80 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
45 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 256,000 € — 1,643 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Aisne is 1,096 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02303/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02303/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02303/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02303/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02303
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02691
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosbruck | 57 | 272 km E | 740 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Awoingt | 59 | 32 km N | 757 | 40.7 | Partly served | no figures |
| Condren | 02 | 27 km S | 674 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ambérieux | 69 | 452 km S | 651 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 95 % · humidity 43 % |
| Orival | 76 | 174 km W | 818 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Isques | 62 | 145 km NW | 1,122 | 27.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condren | 02 | 27 km S | 674 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Awoingt | 59 | 32 km N | 757 | 40.7 | Partly served | no figures |
| Isques | 62 | 145 km NW | 1,122 | 27.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orival | 76 | 174 km W | 818 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rosbruck | 57 | 272 km E | 740 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ambérieux | 69 | 452 km S | 651 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 95 % · 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 Fayet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condren | 02 | 27 km S | 674 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouvines | 59 | 79 km N | 766 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chevincourt | 60 | 50 km SW | 772 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouvignies | 59 | 53 km N | 655 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cramoisy | 60 | 92 km SW | 803 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mélicocq | 60 | 50 km SW | 789 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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