Serval
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Serval (INSEE 02715) is in Aisne (02), part of CC du Val de l'Aisne. Population 42 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 10.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 3,697 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 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) | 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 49 (2012) → 42 (2023): -14.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 39 (1990) → 42 (2023): 7.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 28, of which 17.9 % second homes and 10.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Œuilly): 4.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fismes): 4.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Fismes): 5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Fismes): 4.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Les Septvallons): 2.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
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 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BRAINE weather station, 11.3 km away at 61 m; the village itself is at 140 m. [11]
The village sits 79 m above 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BRAINE, 11.3 km away at 61 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 79 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 752 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BEAURIEUX, 5.6 km away at 56 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 — 02715/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02715/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02715/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02715/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02565
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51250
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02439
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étréjust | 80 | 143 km NW | 42 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esparron | 31 | 712 km S | 42 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 93 % |
| Omicourt | 08 | 89 km E | 42 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flassigny | 55 | 128 km E | 43 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Geraise | 39 | 315 km SE | 41 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Antras | 32 | 672 km SW | 40 | 7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omicourt | 08 | 89 km E | 42 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flassigny | 55 | 128 km E | 43 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étréjust | 80 | 143 km NW | 42 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Geraise | 39 | 315 km SE | 41 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Antras | 32 | 672 km SW | 40 | 7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
| Esparron | 31 | 712 km S | 42 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 93 % |
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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 Serval'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omicourt | 08 | 89 km E | 42 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labastide-du-Haut-Mont | 46 | 516 km S | 44 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Longmesnil | 76 | 153 km W | 45 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vuillery | 02 | 23 km W | 43 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oigny | 21 | 212 km S | 39 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Septsarges | 55 | 108 km E | 47 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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