Silly-la-Poterie
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Silly-la-Poterie (INSEE 02718) is in Aisne (02), part of CC Retz en Valois. Population 112 (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 15.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 11,611 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 | 0.35 | 10 | 3.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.27 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (FCKN). [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 | FCKN | 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 | 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 124 (2012) → 112 (2023): -9.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 132 (1990) → 112 (2023): -15.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 81, of which 17.3 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Ferté-Milon): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Ferté-Milon): 2.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (La Ferté-Milon): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Ferté-Milon): 2.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Ferté-Milon): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PASSY EN VALOIS weather station, 5 km away at 141 m; the village itself is at 78 m. [9]
The village sits 63 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PASSY EN VALOIS, 5 km away at 141 m, over 20 summers. [9]
That station sits 63 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 712 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PASSY EN VALOIS, 5 km away at 141 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02718/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02718/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02718/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02718/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02307
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-du-Bourgay | 76 | 160 km NW | 107 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blannay | 89 | 191 km S | 105 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thonnance-les-Moulins | 52 | 180 km SE | 102 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Agathe-en-Donzy | 42 | 383 km S | 121 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Supt | 39 | 334 km SE | 110 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 1 % · humidity 86 % |
| Wagnon | 08 | 105 km NE | 106 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 66 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagnon | 08 | 105 km NE | 106 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 66 % |
| La Chapelle-du-Bourgay | 76 | 160 km NW | 107 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thonnance-les-Moulins | 52 | 180 km SE | 102 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blannay | 89 | 191 km S | 105 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Supt | 39 | 334 km SE | 110 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 1 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Agathe-en-Donzy | 42 | 383 km S | 121 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 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 Silly-la-Poterie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burelles | 02 | 85 km NE | 123 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anglesqueville-la-Bras-Long | 76 | 183 km W | 134 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouy-le-Petit | 80 | 66 km N | 101 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Molphey | 21 | 220 km S | 132 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Linthes | 51 | 73 km SE | 113 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bévy | 21 | 257 km SE | 133 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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