Mesnil-Saint-Laurent
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mesnil-Saint-Laurent (INSEE 02481) is in Aisne (02), part of CA du Saint-Quentinois. Population 435 (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 19/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 17,955 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 | 0.51 | 10 | 5.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (ADELIE). [3,4]
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 | 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 | 1 | ADELIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 451 (2012) → 435 (2023): -3.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 430 (1990) → 435 (2023): 1.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 204, of which 2.9 % second homes and 3.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Itancourt): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Harly): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Homblières): 2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Homblières): 2.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Homblières): 2.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the ST QUENTIN weather station, 10.8 km away at 98 m; the village itself is at 117 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST QUENTIN, 10.8 km away at 98 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 740 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ORIGNY-STE-BENO, 9.1 km away at 75 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
32 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 203,750 € — 889 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Aisne is 1,096 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 02481/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02481/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02481/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02481/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02387
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02371
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02383
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épreville-près-le-Neubourg | 27 | 195 km W | 438 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 91 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Rex | 79 | 495 km SW | 431 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caubiac | 31 | 702 km S | 441 | 24.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Bérus | 72 | 290 km SW | 435 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 100 % |
| Royas | 38 | 498 km S | 427 | 27.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varennes-sur-Morge | 63 | 433 km S | 429 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épreville-près-le-Neubourg | 27 | 195 km W | 438 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 91 % |
| Bérus | 72 | 290 km SW | 435 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 100 % |
| Varennes-sur-Morge | 63 | 433 km S | 429 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Rex | 79 | 495 km SW | 431 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Royas | 38 | 498 km S | 427 | 27.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caubiac | 31 | 702 km S | 441 | 24.8 | Few services | no figures |
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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 Mesnil-Saint-Laurent'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouillancy | 60 | 86 km S | 429 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Potelle | 59 | 50 km NE | 439 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allaines | 80 | 33 km NW | 419 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouconvillers | 60 | 128 km SW | 423 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lihons | 80 | 42 km W | 463 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quatremare | 27 | 179 km SW | 450 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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