Royaucourt-et-Chailvet
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Royaucourt-et-Chailvet (INSEE 02661) is in Aisne (02), part of CC Picardie des Châteaux. Population 226 (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 20.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 16,695 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 | 0.62 | 10 | 6.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
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 MME VALEAUX). [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 MME VALEAUX | 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 209 (2012) → 226 (2023): 8.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 201 (1990) → 226 (2023): 12.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 106, of which 3.8 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Urcel): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Urcel): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Urcel): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Urcel): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Royaucourt-et-Chailvet): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
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 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FAUCOUCOURT weather station, 5.6 km away at 100 m; the village itself is at 91 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AULNOIS-SS-LAON, 10.8 km away at 78 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 815 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CESSIERES, 5.4 km away at 107 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02661/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02661/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02661/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02661/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02755
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02661
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dognen | 64 | 765 km SW | 225 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Nizy-le-Comte | 02 | 38 km E | 225 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dours | 65 | 738 km S | 225 | 24.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 57 % |
| Hours | 64 | 754 km SW | 231 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Lorentzen | 67 | 272 km E | 230 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Bouchon-sur-Saulx | 55 | 159 km SE | 227 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nizy-le-Comte | 02 | 38 km E | 225 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Bouchon-sur-Saulx | 55 | 159 km SE | 227 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lorentzen | 67 | 272 km E | 230 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dours | 65 | 738 km S | 225 | 24.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 57 % |
| Hours | 64 | 754 km SW | 231 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Dognen | 64 | 765 km SW | 225 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Royaucourt-et-Chailvet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nizy-le-Comte | 02 | 38 km E | 225 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lorentzen | 67 | 272 km E | 230 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Bouchon-sur-Saulx | 55 | 159 km SE | 227 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meilly-sur-Rouvres | 21 | 267 km S | 230 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Destord | 88 | 264 km SE | 234 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wattignies-la-Victoire | 59 | 84 km NE | 240 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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