Retheuil
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Retheuil (INSEE 02644) is in Aisne (02), part of CC Retz en Valois. Population 360 (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/02644-retheuil
Vitality score
Vitality score 20/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 18,057 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 | 0.68 | 10 | 6.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.94 |
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 PRIMAIRE). [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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 385 (2012) → 360 (2023): -6.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 306 (1990) → 360 (2023): 17.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 188, of which 10.6 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pierrefonds): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pierrefonds): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Morienval): 7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pierrefonds): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Retheuil): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
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, 2.8 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 85 m. [11]
The village sits 55 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 813 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TAILLEFONTAINE, 2.8 km away at 140 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
34 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 203,540 € — 1,196 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Aisne is 1,096 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02644/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02644/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02644/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02644/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 60491
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 60430
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02644
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balloy | 77 | 103 km S | 359 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 95 % |
| Greuville | 76 | 161 km W | 368 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 70 % |
| Bezinghem | 62 | 165 km NW | 367 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 76 % |
| Nojeon-en-Vexin | 27 | 105 km W | 352 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 92 % |
| Alette | 62 | 158 km NW | 365 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 72 % |
| Choussy | 41 | 249 km SW | 351 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 88 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balloy | 77 | 103 km S | 359 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 95 % |
| Nojeon-en-Vexin | 27 | 105 km W | 352 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 92 % |
| Alette | 62 | 158 km NW | 365 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 72 % |
| Greuville | 76 | 161 km W | 368 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 70 % |
| Bezinghem | 62 | 165 km NW | 367 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 76 % |
| Choussy | 41 | 249 km SW | 351 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 88 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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