Samoussy
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Samoussy (INSEE 02697) is in Aisne (02), part of CA du Pays de Laon. Population 384 (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 18.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 29 % of the 18,015 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.37 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (RELAIS CHARLEMAGNE). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (ML COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | RELAIS CHARLEMAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | ML COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 344 (2012) → 384 (2023): 11.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 410 (1990) → 384 (2023): -6.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 171, of which 2.3 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Athies-sous-Laon): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Athies-sous-Laon): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Athies-sous-Laon): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Athies-sous-Laon): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Eppes): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GIZY weather station, 3.8 km away at 75 m; the village itself is at 75 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AULNOIS-SS-LAON, 9 km away at 78 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 729 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GIZY, 3.8 km away at 75 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
19 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 165,000 € — 774 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Aisne is 1,096 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 02697/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02697/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02697/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02697/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02282
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maucomble | 76 | 174 km W | 383 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ruederbach | 68 | 344 km SE | 385 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vibersviller | 57 | 244 km E | 381 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brienne-la-Vieille | 10 | 146 km SE | 378 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clermont-Savès | 32 | 695 km S | 387 | 24.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Léger-sous-Brienne | 10 | 143 km SE | 373 | 21 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léger-sous-Brienne | 10 | 143 km SE | 373 | 21 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brienne-la-Vieille | 10 | 146 km SE | 378 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maucomble | 76 | 174 km W | 383 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vibersviller | 57 | 244 km E | 381 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ruederbach | 68 | 344 km SE | 385 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clermont-Savès | 32 | 695 km S | 387 | 24.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Samoussy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruederbach | 68 | 344 km SE | 385 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vibersviller | 57 | 244 km E | 381 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Altwiller | 67 | 246 km E | 373 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Strueth | 68 | 334 km SE | 360 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Velesmes-Essarts | 25 | 310 km SE | 369 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Conflandey | 70 | 267 km SE | 360 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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