Serches
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 16.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Serches (INSEE 02711) is in Aisne (02), part of CA GrandSoissons Agglomération. Population 273 (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 16.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 17,545 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (AU PALAIS DU GOUT). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 1 | AU PALAIS DU GOUT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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) | 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 | 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 319 (2012) → 273 (2023): -14.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 304 (1990) → 273 (2023): -10.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 130, of which 0.8 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Acy): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Serches): 1.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Venizel): 5.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Venizel): 5.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vasseny): 2.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BRAINE weather station, 5.6 km away at 61 m; the village itself is at 93 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BRAINE, 5.6 km away at 61 m, over 28 summers. [12]
An average of 733 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BRAINE - MAN, 5.5 km away at 53 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02711/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02711/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02711/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02711/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02003
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02711
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02780
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02763
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huêtre | 45 | 191 km SW | 280 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tarnès | 33 | 564 km SW | 298 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Faissault | 08 | 82 km E | 255 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 93 % |
| Westrehem | 62 | 156 km NW | 246 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plessis-de-Roye | 60 | 52 km NW | 245 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaurain | 59 | 94 km N | 234 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plessis-de-Roye | 60 | 52 km NW | 245 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Faissault | 08 | 82 km E | 255 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 93 % |
| Beaurain | 59 | 94 km N | 234 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Westrehem | 62 | 156 km NW | 246 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Huêtre | 45 | 191 km SW | 280 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tarnès | 33 | 564 km SW | 298 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 74 % · 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 Serches'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huêtre | 45 | 191 km SW | 280 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plessis-de-Roye | 60 | 52 km NW | 245 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fauville | 27 | 168 km W | 313 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lalœuf | 54 | 211 km SE | 306 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boissy-en-Drouais | 28 | 174 km W | 226 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quatre-Champs | 08 | 96 km E | 241 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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