Monthiers
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 15.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Monthiers (INSEE 02509) is in Aisne (02), part of CA de la Région de Château-Thierry. Population 157 (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 15.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 14,453 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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, 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 | 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 | 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 148 (2012) → 157 (2023): 6.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 111 (1990) → 157 (2023): 41.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 78, of which 10.3 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Château-Thierry): 7.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Neuilly-Saint-Front): 8.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Neuilly-Saint-Front): 8.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Neuilly-Saint-Front): 8.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Épaux-Bézu): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PASSY EN VALOIS weather station, 10.1 km away at 141 m; the village itself is at 100 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PASSY EN VALOIS, 10.1 km away at 141 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 761 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DAMMARD, 8.9 km away at 146 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 — 02509/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02509/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02509/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02509/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02168
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02543
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02279
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collanges | 63 | 408 km S | 157 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crosey-le-Grand | 25 | 308 km SE | 158 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ayguetinte | 32 | 626 km S | 156 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 86 % · humidity 14 % |
| Montigny-sur-Armançon | 21 | 202 km SE | 158 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Meillard | 80 | 143 km NW | 154 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maizey | 55 | 163 km E | 155 | 9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Meillard | 80 | 143 km NW | 154 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maizey | 55 | 163 km E | 155 | 9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montigny-sur-Armançon | 21 | 202 km SE | 158 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crosey-le-Grand | 25 | 308 km SE | 158 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Collanges | 63 | 408 km S | 157 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ayguetinte | 32 | 626 km S | 156 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 86 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Monthiers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Meillard | 80 | 143 km NW | 154 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vienne-la-Ville | 51 | 114 km E | 160 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lignol-le-Château | 10 | 148 km SE | 155 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flins-Neuve-Église | 78 | 128 km W | 162 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cheppy | 55 | 129 km E | 156 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wambez | 60 | 115 km NW | 158 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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