Montfaucon
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montfaucon (INSEE 02505) is in Aisne (02), part of CC du Canton de Charly-sur-Marne. Population 209 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 21.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 16,228 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 | 0.78 | 10 | 7.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (FESTIV' PAELLA PARTI). [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 | FESTIV' PAELLA PARTI | 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 | 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 199 (2012) → 209 (2023): 5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 163 (1990) → 209 (2023): 28.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 107, of which 10.3 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Viels-Maisons): 5.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Viels-Maisons): 5.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Chézy-sur-Marne): 6.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chézy-sur-Marne): 6.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Viels-Maisons): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTFAUCON weather station, 3.4 km away at 217 m; the village itself is at 172 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BLESMES, 7.7 km away at 222 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 784 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTFAUCON, 3.4 km away at 217 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02505/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02505/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02505/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02505/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02798
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02186
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castanet | 81 | 563 km S | 210 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gans | 33 | 569 km SW | 207 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Andelaroche | 03 | 300 km S | 214 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Escames | 60 | 136 km NW | 226 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marignac-Laspeyres | 31 | 665 km S | 194 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Auribail | 31 | 641 km S | 193 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escames | 60 | 136 km NW | 226 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Andelaroche | 03 | 300 km S | 214 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castanet | 81 | 563 km S | 210 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gans | 33 | 569 km SW | 207 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Auribail | 31 | 641 km S | 193 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Marignac-Laspeyres | 31 | 665 km S | 194 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Montfaucon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escames | 60 | 136 km NW | 226 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haucourt | 76 | 150 km NW | 194 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laigny | 02 | 106 km N | 189 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Poislay | 41 | 200 km SW | 201 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Thil-Riberpré | 76 | 155 km NW | 241 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Joué-du-Plain | 61 | 262 km W | 233 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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