Ressons-le-Long

Aisne · CC Retz en Valois · INSEE 02643

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Few services 34.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Ressons-le-Long (INSEE 02643) is in Aisne (02), part of CC Retz en Valois. Population 790 (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/02643-ressons-le-long

Vitality score

Vitality score 34.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 55 % of the 15,726 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	0.21	25	5.27
Social	0.32	20	6.32
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.32	5	1.58
Population trend	0.61	10	6.11
Housing mix	0.68	5	3.4

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (INTERMARCHE). ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (PETIT HENRI). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). ^[3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE CROQ'LIVRES GEORGES BRASSENS). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX DE LAURE). ^[3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA HALTE DE MAINVILLE). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. ^[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)	1	INTERMARCHE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	PETIT HENRI	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE	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	1	MÉDIATHÈQUE CROQ'LIVRES GEORGES BRASSENS	INSEE BPE 1 [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	1	LES CISEAUX DE LAURE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite	1	CAMPING LA HALTE DE MAINVILLE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 652 2023: 790 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 771 (2012) → 790 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 711 (1990) → 790 (2023): 11.1 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 431, of which 16 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Bakery — 2.6 km NWFood shop — 2.6 km NWGP — 2.6 km EPharmacy — 2.7 km E Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Berny-Rivière): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Ressons-le-Long): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Ambleny): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Ambleny): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Ressons-le-Long): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 15.4

Days at or below 0 °C 46.9

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the TAILLEFONTAINE weather station, 11.3 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 81 m. ^[11]

The village sits 59 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. ^[11]

An average of 730 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at RESSONS LE LONG, 0.5 km away at 133 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 — 02643/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02643/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02643/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02643/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 02071
INSEE BPE 2025 — 02643
INSEE BPE 2025 — 02011
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
Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque	84	651 km S	805	41.6	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 31 % · winter 78 %
Saint-Igny-de-Roche	71	366 km S	789	38	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 45 %
Bouglainval	28	151 km SW	743	33.7	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 80 %
Capian	33	583 km SW	809	38.4	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 76 %
Échallon	01	403 km SE	784	42.2	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 66 %
Marolles	14	203 km W	749	33.2	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 100 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Bouglainval	28	151 km SW	743	33.7	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 80 %
Marolles	14	203 km W	749	33.2	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 100 %
Saint-Igny-de-Roche	71	366 km S	789	38	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 45 %
Échallon	01	403 km SE	784	42.2	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 66 %
Capian	33	583 km SW	809	38.4	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 76 %
Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque	84	651 km S	805	41.6	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 31 % · winter 78 %

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