Hirson
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hirson (INSEE 02381) is in Aisne (02), part of CC des Trois Rivières. Population 8,469 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/02381-hirson
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 2,900 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 | 0.88 | 20 | 17.68 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.76 | 10 | 7.63 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.32 |
| 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]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOUR A BOIS · LOU). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (HENRI BOUCHER · BOUCHERIE LANDROIT). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU P'TI BAZAR). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · AUCHAN · ALDI · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
19 × Restaurant (LA PIZZERIA · LE P'ETIT RESTO · LENA · LE DELICE). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (L'EXPRESSO · CAFE DU MARCHE · BAR DE VERDUN · LE PACIFIQUE · LE CHIQUITO). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE GPE SCOL. JEAN ZAY · ECOLE MATERNELLE CHAMPS-ELYSEES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DES PROMENADES · ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES CLEMENT - CHAMP ROLAND). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES CLEMENCEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU CENTRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN ZAY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHARLES CLEMENT · ECOLE PRIM PRIV L'ENFANT JESUS). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE GEORGES COBAST · COLLEGE PRIVE DE L ENFANT JESUS). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JULIEN GRENIER, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS LEAUD, MÉDECIN · VINCENT LEFEBVRE, MÉDECIN · MICHEL BIDAUX, MÉDECIN · ELISABETH BASTIN-DE QUICK, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LEFEVRE · PHARMACIE SARRAZIN FOUGERE · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · SELARL PHARMACIE DOLY). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (HIRSON AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DU CHÂTEAU). [3]
1 × Cinema (SONHIR). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE SPORTIF DE LA TANNERIE · SALLE D AUMASLE · ESPACE DU PETIT TAILLIS). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE HIRSON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · B N P). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (LECERF LILIANE · KARINE D. COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE DOMAINE DE BLANGY). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Gym / sports hall, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LE FOUR A BOIS · LOU | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | HENRI BOUCHER · BOUCHERIE LANDROIT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AU P'TI BAZAR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · AUCHAN · ALDI · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 19 | LA PIZZERIA · LE P'ETIT RESTO · LENA · LE DELICE | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | L'EXPRESSO · CAFE DU MARCHE · BAR DE VERDUN · LE PACIFIQUE · LE CHIQUITO | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE GPE SCOL. JEAN ZAY · ECOLE MATERNELLE CHAMPS-ELYSEES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DES PROMENADES · ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES CLEMENT - CHAMP ROLAND | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES CLEMENCEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU CENTRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN ZAY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHARLES CLEMENT · ECOLE PRIM PRIV L'ENFANT JESUS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE GEORGES COBAST · COLLEGE PRIVE DE L ENFANT JESUS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | JULIEN GRENIER, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS LEAUD, MÉDECIN · VINCENT LEFEBVRE, MÉDECIN · MICHEL BIDAUX, MÉDECIN · ELISABETH BASTIN-DE QUICK, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE LEFEVRE · PHARMACIE SARRAZIN FOUGERE · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · SELARL PHARMACIE DOLY | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | HIRSON AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DU CHÂTEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | SONHIR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | ESPACE SPORTIF DE LA TANNERIE · SALLE D AUMASLE · ESPACE DU PETIT TAILLIS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE HIRSON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · B N P | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | LECERF LILIANE · KARINE D. COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE DOMAINE DE BLANGY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 9,348 (2012) → 8,469 (2023): -9.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 10,173 (1990) → 8,469 (2023): -16.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,809, of which 0.9 % second homes and 14.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Hirson): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Hirson): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Hirson): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Hirson): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Hirson): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CLAIRFONTAINE weather station, 9.9 km away at 225 m; the village itself is at 179 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CLAIRFONTAINE, 9.9 km away at 225 m, over 12 summers. [9]
An average of 953 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at HIRSON, 0.5 km away at 165 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 — 02381/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02381/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02381/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02381/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02381
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venelles | 13 | 711 km S | 8,418 | 73.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vif | 38 | 554 km S | 8,530 | 63.7 | Served | no figures |
| Pignan | 34 | 705 km S | 8,431 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Isbergues | 62 | 139 km NW | 8,650 | 64.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Janzé | 35 | 462 km SW | 8,649 | 69.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Privas | 07 | 578 km S | 8,538 | 73.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isbergues | 62 | 139 km NW | 8,650 | 64.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Janzé | 35 | 462 km SW | 8,649 | 69.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vif | 38 | 554 km S | 8,530 | 63.7 | Served | no figures |
| Privas | 07 | 578 km S | 8,538 | 73.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pignan | 34 | 705 km S | 8,431 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Venelles | 13 | 711 km S | 8,418 | 73.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Hirson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdahon | 25 | 350 km SE | 5,705 | 64 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Quesnoy | 59 | 48 km NW | 4,878 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaucourt | 90 | 342 km SE | 4,966 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marignier | 74 | 462 km SE | 6,507 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flers | 61 | 362 km W | 14,432 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Geneviève | 60 | 153 km SW | 3,505 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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