Laffaux
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Laffaux (INSEE 02400) is in Aisne (02), part of CC du Val de l'Aisne. Population 149 (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 18.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 14,028 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 | 0.53 | 10 | 5.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (DU MOULIN DE LAFFAUX). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (DU MOULIN DE LAFFAUX). [3]
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 | DU MOULIN DE LAFFAUX | 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 | 1 | DU MOULIN DE LAFFAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 148 (2012) → 149 (2023): 0.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 144 (1990) → 149 (2023): 3.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 73, of which 11 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pinon): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pinon): 5.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Anizy-le-Grand): 6.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Anizy-le-Grand): 6.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vauxaillon): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VAILLY-SUR-AISN weather station, 7.8 km away at 65 m; the village itself is at 156 m. [11]
The village sits 91 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BRAINE, 13 km away at 61 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 95 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 755 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VAILLY-SUR-AISN, 7.8 km away at 65 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 — 02400/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02400/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02400/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02400/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02602
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02018
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02768
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avilley | 25 | 307 km SE | 150 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 57 % |
| Anjeux | 70 | 269 km SE | 148 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cour-Saint-Maurice | 25 | 343 km SE | 147 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rubercy | 14 | 312 km W | 152 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Spoy | 10 | 161 km SE | 143 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guéblange-lès-Dieuze | 57 | 250 km E | 150 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spoy | 10 | 161 km SE | 143 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guéblange-lès-Dieuze | 57 | 250 km E | 150 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anjeux | 70 | 269 km SE | 148 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avilley | 25 | 307 km SE | 150 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 57 % |
| Rubercy | 14 | 312 km W | 152 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cour-Saint-Maurice | 25 | 343 km SE | 147 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Laffaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guéblange-lès-Dieuze | 57 | 250 km E | 150 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Burthecourt-aux-Chênes | 54 | 227 km SE | 151 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guiry-en-Vexin | 95 | 121 km W | 161 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Méré | 89 | 175 km S | 159 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Châtelaine | 39 | 337 km SE | 151 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aillianville | 52 | 194 km SE | 148 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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