Soize
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soize (INSEE 02723) is in Aisne (02), part of CC des Portes de la Thiérache. Population 95 (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 10.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 10,121 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 | 0.41 | 10 | 4.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
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 95 (2012) → 95 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 104 (1990) → 95 (2023): -8.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 41, of which 2.4 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rozoy-sur-Serre): 3.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rozoy-sur-Serre): 2.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Rozoy-sur-Serre): 3.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rozoy-sur-Serre): 3.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montloué): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the NIZY-LE-COMTE weather station, 15.4 km away at 90 m; the village itself is at 146 m. [10]
The village sits 56 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NIZY-LE-COMTE, 15.4 km away at 90 m, over 27 summers. [10]
That station sits 56 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 904 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTCORNET, 4.5 km away at 130 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02723/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02723/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02723/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02723/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02666
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02519
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braux-Sainte-Cohière | 51 | 87 km SE | 95 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vraignes-lès-Hornoy | 80 | 157 km W | 96 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Suisse | 57 | 199 km SE | 94 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barchain | 57 | 237 km SE | 94 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vellerot-lès-Belvoir | 25 | 320 km SE | 95 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rillans | 25 | 305 km SE | 97 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 81 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braux-Sainte-Cohière | 51 | 87 km SE | 95 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vraignes-lès-Hornoy | 80 | 157 km W | 96 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Suisse | 57 | 199 km SE | 94 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barchain | 57 | 237 km SE | 94 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rillans | 25 | 305 km SE | 97 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 81 % |
| Vellerot-lès-Belvoir | 25 | 320 km SE | 95 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · 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 Soize'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braux-Sainte-Cohière | 51 | 87 km SE | 95 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cutting | 57 | 221 km SE | 96 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Semilly | 52 | 189 km SE | 94 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maupas | 10 | 174 km S | 98 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Senoncourt-les-Maujouy | 55 | 115 km SE | 98 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Istres-et-Bury | 51 | 80 km S | 92 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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