Viel-Arcy
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Viel-Arcy (INSEE 02797) is in Aisne (02), part of CC du Val de l'Aisne. Population 166 (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 14.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 14,814 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 | 0.77 | 10 | 7.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
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 178 (2012) → 166 (2023): -6.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 131 (1990) → 166 (2023): 26.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 80, of which 2.5 % second homes and 16.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bourg-et-Comin): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Soupir): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Bourg-et-Comin): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bourg-et-Comin): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bourg-et-Comin): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BRAINE weather station, 7.7 km away at 61 m; the village itself is at 96 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BRAINE, 7.7 km away at 61 m, over 28 summers. [10]
An average of 670 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BRAINE, 7.7 km away at 61 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 — 02797/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02797/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02797/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02797/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02106
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02730
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesbœufs | 80 | 92 km NW | 166 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brainville | 54 | 161 km E | 167 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-sous-Ailly | 80 | 138 km NW | 167 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brémoncourt | 54 | 223 km SE | 166 | 13.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Puzieux | 57 | 207 km E | 167 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dommartin-Lettrée | 51 | 84 km SE | 165 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dommartin-Lettrée | 51 | 84 km SE | 165 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lesbœufs | 80 | 92 km NW | 166 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-sous-Ailly | 80 | 138 km NW | 167 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brainville | 54 | 161 km E | 167 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puzieux | 57 | 207 km E | 167 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brémoncourt | 54 | 223 km SE | 166 | 13.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
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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 Viel-Arcy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablancourt | 51 | 91 km SE | 168 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chilly | 80 | 77 km NW | 169 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Athienville | 54 | 222 km E | 163 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ébouleau | 02 | 37 km NE | 164 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Neuville-Saint-Pierre | 60 | 104 km W | 162 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tourly | 60 | 123 km W | 161 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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