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Gergny

Aisne · CC de la Thiérache du Centre · INSEE 02342

No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.

No daily shops 8.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 13 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Gergny (INSEE 02342) is in Aisne (02), part of CC de la Thiérache du Centre. Population 127 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/02342-gergny

Vitality score

Vitality score 8.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 13 % of the 12,697 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0250
Social0200
Education0100
Health0100
Public & culture050
Population trend0.35103.47
Housing mix0.8154.05

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6
Eating out 0 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 0 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 0 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 0 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 197 2023: 127 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 146 (2012) → 127 (2023): -13 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 150 (1990) → 127 (2023): -15.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 74, of which 9.5 % second homes and 10.8 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

5 km10 kmPrimary school — 1.9 km SW (Étréaupont)Food shop — 2.0 km SW (Étréaupont)Pharmacy — 2.0 km SW (Étréaupont)Bakery — 2.3 km SW (Étréaupont)GP — 6.5 km N (La Capelle)
Primary school — 1.9 km SWFood shop — 2.0 km SWPharmacy — 2.0 km SWBakery — 2.3 km SWGP — 6.5 km N Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Étréaupont): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Étréaupont): 2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

GP (La Capelle): 6.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Étréaupont): 2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Étréaupont): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]

Measured at the CLAIRFONTAINE weather station, 6.2 km away at 225 m; the village itself is at 153 m. [10]

The village sits 72 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]

Humidity measured at CLAIRFONTAINE, 6.2 km away at 225 m, over 12 summers. [10]

That station sits 72 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]

An average of 951 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]

Rainfall measured at LA BOUTEILLE, 3.6 km away at 133 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02342/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02342/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02342/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02342/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 02295
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 02141
  10. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024

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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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Fèrebrianges51116 km S1278.8No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Vautebis79482 km SW1278.8No daily shopsWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 86 %
Cabanac-Cazaux31803 km S12813.1No daily shopsWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 %
Saint-Lamain39368 km S12812.6No daily shopsWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 %
Crécey-sur-Tille21276 km S12711No daily shopsWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 %
Taxenne39326 km SE12614.1No daily shopsWarmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 66 %
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CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Fèrebrianges51116 km S1278.8No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Crécey-sur-Tille21276 km S12711No daily shopsWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 %
Taxenne39326 km SE12614.1No daily shopsWarmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 66 %
Saint-Lamain39368 km S12812.6No daily shopsWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 %
Vautebis79482 km SW1278.8No daily shopsWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 86 %
Cabanac-Cazaux31803 km S12813.1No daily shopsWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · 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 Gergny'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Fèrebrianges51116 km S1278.8No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Chermizy-Ailles0252 km S12716.4No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %
Bussiares02104 km SW12616.7No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Haution028.8 km SW1317.2No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Guillemont8080 km W12610.3No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Béthencourt-sur-Somme8071 km W12410.9No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %