Torcy-en-Valois
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 16 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Torcy-en-Valois (INSEE 02744) is in Aisne (02), part of CA de la Région de Château-Thierry. Population 81 (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 8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 16 % of the 8,579 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.33 | 5 | 1.67 |
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 84 (2012) → 81 (2023): -3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 80 (1990) → 81 (2023): 1.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 48, of which 33.3 % second homes and 2.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Château-Thierry): 7.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gandelu): 6.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Gandelu): 6.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Château-Thierry): 8.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Marigny-en-Orxois): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PASSY EN VALOIS weather station, 10.5 km away at 141 m; the village itself is at 121 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PASSY EN VALOIS, 10.5 km away at 141 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 761 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DAMMARD, 8.9 km away at 146 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 — 02744/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02744/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02744/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02744/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02168
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02339
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02465
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tignécourt | 88 | 225 km SE | 80 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frontignan-de-Comminges | 31 | 709 km S | 80 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Germain-le-Rocheux | 21 | 181 km SE | 83 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaumont-le-Bois | 21 | 161 km SE | 79 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rugny | 89 | 147 km SE | 78 | 4.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sacoué | 65 | 710 km S | 85 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugny | 89 | 147 km SE | 78 | 4.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaumont-le-Bois | 21 | 161 km SE | 79 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-le-Rocheux | 21 | 181 km SE | 83 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tignécourt | 88 | 225 km SE | 80 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frontignan-de-Comminges | 31 | 709 km S | 80 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sacoué | 65 | 710 km S | 85 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 97 % |
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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 Torcy-en-Valois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambon-Sainte-Croix | 23 | 324 km S | 89 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Petite-Fosse | 88 | 290 km E | 91 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arbigny-sous-Varennes | 52 | 220 km SE | 87 | 3.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neuilh | 65 | 712 km S | 93 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belrupt | 88 | 235 km SE | 88 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Serécourt | 88 | 221 km SE | 100 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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