Soupir
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soupir (INSEE 02730) is in Aisne (02), part of CC du Val de l'Aisne. Population 272 (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 24.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 17,579 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 288 (2012) → 272 (2023): -5.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 287 (1990) → 272 (2023): -5.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 137, of which 1.5 % second homes and 13.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bourg-et-Comin): 4.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Soupir): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bourg-et-Comin): 4.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bourg-et-Comin): 4.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Soupir): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the VAILLY-SUR-AISN weather station, 5.5 km away at 65 m; the village itself is at 53 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BRAINE, 7.9 km away at 61 m, over 28 summers. [10]
An average of 808 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at OSTEL, 4.4 km away at 162 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
20 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 113,500 € — 1,116 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Aisne is 1,096 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02730/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02730/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02730/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02730/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02106
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02730
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polastron | 32 | 686 km S | 263 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · humidity 50 % |
| Hirschland | 67 | 264 km E | 303 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poursay-Garnaud | 17 | 489 km SW | 309 | 28.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Raville | 57 | 213 km E | 330 | 31 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 65 % |
| Vittersbourg | 57 | 248 km E | 334 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Évaux-et-Ménil | 88 | 231 km SE | 350 | 31.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raville | 57 | 213 km E | 330 | 31 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 65 % |
| Évaux-et-Ménil | 88 | 231 km SE | 350 | 31.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vittersbourg | 57 | 248 km E | 334 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hirschland | 67 | 264 km E | 303 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poursay-Garnaud | 17 | 489 km SW | 309 | 28.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Polastron | 32 | 686 km S | 263 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Soupir'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirschland | 67 | 264 km E | 303 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fromont | 77 | 151 km SW | 230 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rainville | 88 | 204 km SE | 271 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tilly-sur-Meuse | 55 | 141 km E | 272 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Serches | 02 | 13 km SW | 273 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Erlon | 02 | 37 km N | 278 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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