Guise
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Guise (INSEE 02361) is in Aisne (02), part of CC Thiérache Sambre et Oise. Population 4,490 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/02361-guise
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 5,101 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 | 0.56 | 25 | 14.06 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.83 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.72 | 10 | 7.23 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.51 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L ESSENTIEL DE MAHOUDEAUX · BOULANGERIE DES DEUX COMMUNES). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DU FORT). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES COPAINS D'THIERACHE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (GUISA · ALDI REIMS · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (RETOUR DE PECHE). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (HOTEL DE GUISE · LE JARDIN · MC DONALD'S · LA CAPPADOCE · LA TAVERNE DU CHATEAU). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (CAFE DE LA PLACE · AU BON ACCUEIL · LA MINE · L'ART D'OISE · CAFE DE PARIS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DU CENTRE). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (EC PRIMAIRE PUB GPE SCOL. GODIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ALBERT SCHWEITZER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIV JEANNE D'A). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE CAMILLE DESMOULINS · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D ARC). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEROME LANGRAND, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE HICTER, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN HUGUIER, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE TREHOU, MÉDECIN · SLAMA BOUBAKER, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU FORT · PHARMACIE BOUTROY-DOBBELS · SELARL PHARMACIE DELHAYE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (VOX). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE LESUR · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE GUISE SAINS-RICHAUMONT · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE GUISE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · GUISE GODIN). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (POSITIFS · ANZIA COIFFURE · DUCASTELLE ARMELLE · EXPRESS COIFFURE · TCHIP COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DE GUISE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA VALLEE DE L'OISE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | L ESSENTIEL DE MAHOUDEAUX · BOULANGERIE DES DEUX COMMUNES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE DU FORT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LES COPAINS D'THIERACHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | GUISA · ALDI REIMS · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | RETOUR DE PECHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 10 | HOTEL DE GUISE · LE JARDIN · MC DONALD'S · LA CAPPADOCE · LA TAVERNE DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | CAFE DE LA PLACE · AU BON ACCUEIL · LA MINE · L'ART D'OISE · CAFE DE PARIS | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | EC PRIMAIRE PUB GPE SCOL. GODIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ALBERT SCHWEITZER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIV JEANNE D'A | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE CAMILLE DESMOULINS · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | JEROME LANGRAND, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE HICTER, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN HUGUIER, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE TREHOU, MÉDECIN · SLAMA BOUBAKER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DU FORT · PHARMACIE BOUTROY-DOBBELS · SELARL PHARMACIE DELHAYE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | VOX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE LESUR · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE GUISE SAINS-RICHAUMONT · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE GUISE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · GUISE GODIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | POSITIFS · ANZIA COIFFURE · DUCASTELLE ARMELLE · EXPRESS COIFFURE · TCHIP COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DE GUISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE LA VALLEE DE L'OISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,182 (2012) → 4,490 (2023): -13.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,976 (1990) → 4,490 (2023): -24.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,552, of which 1 % second homes and 15.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Guise): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Guise): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Guise): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Guise): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Guise): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the AUDIGNY weather station, 3.9 km away at 150 m; the village itself is at 109 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at FONTAINE-LES-VV, 19.3 km away at 186 m, over 29 summers. [9]
That station sits 77 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 848 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at GUISE, 0.6 km away at 95 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02361/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02361/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02361/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02361/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02361
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charmes | 88 | 258 km SE | 4,484 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Guerche-de-Bretagne | 35 | 416 km SW | 4,554 | 61.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Brède | 33 | 659 km SW | 4,386 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vinay | 38 | 538 km S | 4,438 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Morestel | 38 | 489 km S | 4,340 | 67.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tiercé | 49 | 393 km SW | 4,589 | 58.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charmes | 88 | 258 km SE | 4,484 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tiercé | 49 | 393 km SW | 4,589 | 58.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Guerche-de-Bretagne | 35 | 416 km SW | 4,554 | 61.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morestel | 38 | 489 km S | 4,340 | 67.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vinay | 38 | 538 km S | 4,438 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Brède | 33 | 659 km SW | 4,386 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · 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 Guise'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breteuil | 60 | 100 km W | 4,222 | 58.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Phalsbourg | 57 | 292 km SE | 4,688 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Witry-lès-Reims | 51 | 76 km SE | 4,950 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moreuil | 80 | 83 km W | 3,936 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plélan-le-Grand | 35 | 468 km SW | 4,076 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Forges-les-Eaux | 76 | 153 km W | 3,642 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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