Monceau-le-Neuf-et-Faucouzy
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Monceau-le-Neuf-et-Faucouzy (INSEE 02491) is in Aisne (02), part of CC de la Thiérache du Centre. Population 320 (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 12.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 17,948 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONCEAULE NEUF AP). [3]
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, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | MONCEAULE NEUF AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 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 338 (2012) → 320 (2023): -5.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 348 (1990) → 320 (2023): -8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 153, of which 3.3 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pargny-les-Bois): 5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chevresis-Monceau): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Crécy-sur-Serre): 7.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Crécy-sur-Serre): 8.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Ferté-Chevresis): 5.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the POUILLY-SUR-SERRE weather station, 9.6 km away at 68 m; the village itself is at 85 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at AULNOIS-SS-LAON, 19.3 km away at 78 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 728 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at POUILLY-SUR-SERRE, 9.6 km away at 68 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02491/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02491/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02491/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02491/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02591
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02184
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02237
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02306
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rembercourt-Sommaisne | 55 | 148 km SE | 309 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grougis | 02 | 20 km N | 304 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 93 % |
| Nébing | 57 | 251 km E | 328 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gruny | 80 | 57 km W | 303 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Graves-Saint-Amant | 16 | 536 km SW | 326 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Purgerot | 70 | 285 km SE | 327 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grougis | 02 | 20 km N | 304 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 93 % |
| Gruny | 80 | 57 km W | 303 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rembercourt-Sommaisne | 55 | 148 km SE | 309 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nébing | 57 | 251 km E | 328 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Purgerot | 70 | 285 km SE | 327 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Graves-Saint-Amant | 16 | 536 km SW | 326 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · 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 Monceau-le-Neuf-et-Faucouzy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rembercourt-Sommaisne | 55 | 148 km SE | 309 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nébing | 57 | 251 km E | 328 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mognéville | 55 | 149 km SE | 358 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Senon | 55 | 156 km E | 300 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maxstadt | 57 | 244 km E | 297 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neurey-lès-la-Demie | 70 | 309 km SE | 355 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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