Villeneuve-Saint-Germain
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villeneuve-Saint-Germain (INSEE 02805) is in Aisne (02), part of CA GrandSoissons Agglomération. Population 2,616 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/02805-villeneuve-saint-germain
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 7,968 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.42 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SND). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LE COMPTOIR DES ETOMELLES · LA GRANGE · LES PETITS PLATS GOURMANDS · COQ STAR). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ZAY). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LOUISE MICHEL). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CELINE BENOIT, MÉDECIN · ERIC CRISTANTE, MÉDECIN · CECILE BOURDET, MÉDECIN · SEBASTIEN GUYOT, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC BELLAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (FRANCIS RINGEVAL ET AGNES BELOIU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLENEUVE SAINT GERMAIN AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE VILLENEUVE ST GERMAIN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (HALL DES SPORTS LOUISE MICHEL). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (HECQ ROSELYNE · JUST EMMANUELLE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 4 | LE COMPTOIR DES ETOMELLES · LA GRANGE · LES PETITS PLATS GOURMANDS · COQ STAR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ZAY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LOUISE MICHEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | CELINE BENOIT, MÉDECIN · ERIC CRISTANTE, MÉDECIN · CECILE BOURDET, MÉDECIN · SEBASTIEN GUYOT, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC BELLAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | FRANCIS RINGEVAL ET AGNES BELOIU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VILLENEUVE SAINT GERMAIN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE VILLENEUVE ST GERMAIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | HALL DES SPORTS LOUISE MICHEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | HECQ ROSELYNE · JUST EMMANUELLE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 2,486 (2012) → 2,616 (2023): 5.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,580 (1990) → 2,616 (2023): 1.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,258, of which 1.4 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Soissons): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villeneuve-Saint-Germain): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Villeneuve-Saint-Germain): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Villeneuve-Saint-Germain): 1.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Villeneuve-Saint-Germain): 0.1 km to the south-east (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, 12.3 km away at 65 m; the village itself is at 47 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BRAINE, 12.7 km away at 61 m, over 28 summers. [10]
An average of 734 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SOISSONS, 3.5 km away at 40 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 — 02805/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02805/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02805/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02805/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02722
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02805
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frelinghien | 59 | 151 km N | 2,609 | 49.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marpent | 59 | 114 km NE | 2,653 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orcet | 63 | 409 km S | 2,897 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cantenay-Épinard | 49 | 355 km SW | 2,415 | 59.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morancé | 69 | 400 km S | 2,261 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mardié | 45 | 192 km SW | 3,078 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marpent | 59 | 114 km NE | 2,653 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frelinghien | 59 | 151 km N | 2,609 | 49.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mardié | 45 | 192 km SW | 3,078 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 % |
| Cantenay-Épinard | 49 | 355 km SW | 2,415 | 59.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morancé | 69 | 400 km S | 2,261 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Orcet | 63 | 409 km S | 2,897 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Villeneuve-Saint-Germain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marpent | 59 | 114 km NE | 2,653 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Annet-sur-Marne | 77 | 69 km SW | 3,408 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labourse | 62 | 134 km N | 2,858 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nohanent | 63 | 398 km S | 2,203 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cepoy | 45 | 155 km S | 2,332 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boigny-sur-Bionne | 45 | 190 km SW | 2,194 | 49 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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