Puiseux-en-Retz
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 16.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Puiseux-en-Retz (INSEE 02628) is in Aisne (02), part of CC Retz en Valois. Population 219 (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/02628-puiseux-en-retz
Vitality score
Vitality score 16.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 16,520 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.56 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 218 (2012) → 219 (2023): 0.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 229 (1990) → 219 (2023): -4.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 127, of which 15 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villers-Cotterêts): 5.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villers-Cotterêts): 5.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Vivières): 2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Villers-Cotterêts): 5.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Puiseux-en-Retz): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the TAILLEFONTAINE weather station, 6.4 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 102 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PASSY EN VALOIS, 15.5 km away at 141 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 813 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TAILLEFONTAINE, 6.4 km away at 140 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 — 02628/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02628/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02628/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02628/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02810
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02822
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02628
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahon | 80 | 136 km NW | 222 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Forclaz | 74 | 421 km SE | 219 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Samson-la-Poterie | 60 | 105 km W | 225 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maillères | 40 | 646 km SW | 230 | 21.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 95 % · humidity 36 % |
| Pimorin | 39 | 358 km SE | 209 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Offin | 62 | 153 km NW | 210 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Samson-la-Poterie | 60 | 105 km W | 225 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cahon | 80 | 136 km NW | 222 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Offin | 62 | 153 km NW | 210 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pimorin | 39 | 358 km SE | 209 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Forclaz | 74 | 421 km SE | 219 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maillères | 40 | 646 km SW | 230 | 21.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 95 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Puiseux-en-Retz'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Eugène | 02 | 42 km SE | 232 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Garigny | 18 | 246 km S | 219 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nubécourt | 55 | 152 km E | 253 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montigny-les-Monts | 10 | 146 km SE | 247 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thérines | 60 | 96 km W | 196 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boullarre | 60 | 21 km SW | 194 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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