Soissons
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 77.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soissons (INSEE 02722) is in Aisne (02), part of CA GrandSoissons Agglomération. Population 28,046 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/02722-soissons
Vitality score
Vitality score 77.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 823 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 | 0.8 | 25 | 20.09 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.49 |
| Education | 0.75 | 10 | 7.47 |
| Health | 0.86 | 10 | 8.62 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
24 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MIE CH'TI). [3,4]
10 × Butcher (boucherie) (HAMBY SARL · ASSOCIE SARL HAMBY · BOUCHERIE DE L'ARCHER · CG SOISSONS · BOUCHERIE PETIT). [3,4]
11 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR CITY · COCCI MARKET · BAZARORIENT · AIT MATNE). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · ALDI REIMS · MONOPRIX · CORA). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA COTE D'OPALE). [3,4]
54 × Restaurant (LA BOURSE AUX GRAINS · REF INTERNE 848716 · MARCO SARL · SOC M.B.H · DABO). [3,4]
24 × Café / bar (LE FAUBOURG CRISE · LE LOFT · LE FONTENOY · LES FEUILLANTS · LA MARINE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE LES QUATRE SAISONS · ECOL MATE LOUISE MICHEL). [3]
11 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT-CREPIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GALILEE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE TOUR DE VILLE - MENDES FRANCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE LA GARE). [3]
5 × Collège (COLLEGE GERARD PHILIPE · COLLEGE LAMARTINE · COLLEGE SAINT JUST · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT PAUL · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL). [3]
30 × GP (médecin généraliste) (EMMANUEL PITOIS, MÉDECIN · RENE JACQUET, MÉDECIN · GREGORY VASSEUR, MÉDECIN · ADAM SHAHANDEH, MÉDECIN · LUC MOUTON, MÉDECIN). [3]
11 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PICHELIN · PHARMACIE QUAILLET · SELARL PHARMACIE CLOVIS · S E L A R L PHARMACIE DE LA POSTE · SELARL PHARMACIE SAINT MARTIN). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE SOISSONS). [3]
1 × Cinema (CGR SOISSONS). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE GERARD PHILIPE · GYMNASE LAMARTINE · GYMNASE JEAN DAVESNE · LYCEE LEONARD DE VINCI · GYMNASE FERARY). [3]
12 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL SOISSONS · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · SOISSONS ADMINISTRATIF · AGENCE DE SOISSONS). [3]
54 × Hairdresser (SARL NEW LOOK · SYLVIE MENOT COIFFURE). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (KYRIAD DIRECT · IBIS · LE TERMINUS · HOTEL DES FRANCS - RELAIS DES VIGNES · HOTEL LE RALLYE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 22 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 7 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 24 | LA MIE CH'TI | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 31 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 10 | HAMBY SARL · ASSOCIE SARL HAMBY · BOUCHERIE DE L'ARCHER · CG SOISSONS · BOUCHERIE PETIT | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 11 | CARREFOUR CITY · COCCI MARKET · BAZARORIENT · AIT MATNE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · ALDI REIMS · MONOPRIX · CORA | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA COTE D'OPALE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 54 | LA BOURSE AUX GRAINS · REF INTERNE 848716 · MARCO SARL · SOC M.B.H · DABO | INSEE BPE 54 / INSEE SIRENE 90 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 24 | LE FAUBOURG CRISE · LE LOFT · LE FONTENOY · LES FEUILLANTS · LA MARINE | INSEE SIRENE 24 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE LES QUATRE SAISONS · ECOL MATE LOUISE MICHEL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 11 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT-CREPIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GALILEE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE TOUR DE VILLE - MENDES FRANCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Collège | 5 | COLLEGE GERARD PHILIPE · COLLEGE LAMARTINE · COLLEGE SAINT JUST · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT PAUL · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 30 | EMMANUEL PITOIS, MÉDECIN · RENE JACQUET, MÉDECIN · GREGORY VASSEUR, MÉDECIN · ADAM SHAHANDEH, MÉDECIN · LUC MOUTON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 30 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 11 | PHARMACIE PICHELIN · PHARMACIE QUAILLET · SELARL PHARMACIE CLOVIS · S E L A R L PHARMACIE DE LA POSTE · SELARL PHARMACIE SAINT MARTIN | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE SOISSONS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CGR SOISSONS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | ESPACE GERARD PHILIPE · GYMNASE LAMARTINE · GYMNASE JEAN DAVESNE · LYCEE LEONARD DE VINCI · GYMNASE FERARY | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 12 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL SOISSONS · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · SOISSONS ADMINISTRATIF · AGENCE DE SOISSONS | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 54 | SARL NEW LOOK · SYLVIE MENOT COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 54 / INSEE SIRENE 69 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 6 | KYRIAD DIRECT · IBIS · LE TERMINUS · HOTEL DES FRANCS - RELAIS DES VIGNES · HOTEL LE RALLYE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 28,309 (2012) → 28,046 (2023): -0.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 29,829 (1990) → 28,046 (2023): -6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 15,315, of which 1.2 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Soissons): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Soissons): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Soissons): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Soissons): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Soissons): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VAILLY-SUR-AISN weather station, 14.2 km away at 65 m; the village itself is at 45 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BRAINE, 14.8 km away at 61 m, over 28 summers. [9]
An average of 734 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SOISSONS, 1.5 km away at 40 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 — 02722/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02722/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02722/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02722/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02722
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maubeuge | 59 | 110 km NE | 28,767 | 71.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Armentières | 59 | 148 km N | 26,998 | 72 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rambouillet | 78 | 137 km SW | 27,724 | 70.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bussy-Saint-Georges | 77 | 76 km SW | 27,498 | 67.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lunel | 34 | 637 km S | 26,623 | 81.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 7 % |
| Étampes | 91 | 136 km SW | 26,857 | 72.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussy-Saint-Georges | 77 | 76 km SW | 27,498 | 67.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maubeuge | 59 | 110 km NE | 28,767 | 71.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étampes | 91 | 136 km SW | 26,857 | 72.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rambouillet | 78 | 137 km SW | 27,724 | 70.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Armentières | 59 | 148 km N | 26,998 | 72 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lunel | 34 | 637 km S | 26,623 | 81.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Soissons'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maubeuge | 59 | 110 km NE | 28,767 | 71.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rambouillet | 78 | 137 km SW | 27,724 | 70.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bussy-Saint-Georges | 77 | 76 km SW | 27,498 | 67.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étampes | 91 | 136 km SW | 26,857 | 72.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sens | 89 | 132 km S | 27,106 | 78.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Béthune | 62 | 137 km N | 25,224 | 76.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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