Prouvais
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 3 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Prouvais (INSEE 02626) is in Aisne (02), part of CC de la Champagne Picarde. Population 346 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/02626-prouvais
Vitality score
Vitality score 8.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 3 % of the 18,035 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 | 0.29 | 10 | 2.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.4 |
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 364 (2012) → 346 (2023): -4.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 438 (1990) → 346 (2023): -21 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 168, of which 6 % second homes and 7.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villeneuve-sur-Aisne): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villeneuve-sur-Aisne): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Villeneuve-sur-Aisne): 3.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villeneuve-sur-Aisne): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villeneuve-sur-Aisne): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the NIZY-LE-COMTE weather station, 12.2 km away at 90 m; the village itself is at 118 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NIZY-LE-COMTE, 12.2 km away at 90 m, over 27 summers. [9]
An average of 716 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PROUVAIS, 0.4 km away at 105 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02626/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02626/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02626/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02626/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02360
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curdin | 71 | 319 km S | 345 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Amant-de-Nouère | 16 | 509 km SW | 345 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villecey-sur-Mad | 54 | 153 km E | 344 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Niafles | 53 | 407 km SW | 344 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 80 % |
| Launay-Villiers | 53 | 394 km W | 350 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frebécourt | 88 | 172 km SE | 341 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villecey-sur-Mad | 54 | 153 km E | 344 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frebécourt | 88 | 172 km SE | 341 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Curdin | 71 | 319 km S | 345 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Launay-Villiers | 53 | 394 km W | 350 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Niafles | 53 | 407 km SW | 344 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 80 % |
| Saint-Amant-de-Nouère | 16 | 509 km SW | 345 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Prouvais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baslieux-lès-Fismes | 51 | 25 km SW | 339 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Falaise | 08 | 55 km E | 346 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Dondagre | 89 | 160 km SW | 334 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vilsberg | 57 | 250 km E | 348 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Attilly | 02 | 73 km NW | 337 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thonne-la-Long | 55 | 105 km E | 362 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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