Villers-sur-Fère
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villers-sur-Fère (INSEE 02816) is in Aisne (02), part of CA de la Région de Château-Thierry. Population 508 (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 22.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 17,729 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OLIVIER DISSOUBRAY, MÉDECIN). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | OLIVIER DISSOUBRAY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 513 (2012) → 508 (2023): -1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 458 (1990) → 508 (2023): 10.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 231, of which 11.7 % second homes and 2.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fère-en-Tardenois): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fère-en-Tardenois): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Villers-sur-Fère): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Fère-en-Tardenois): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villers-sur-Fère): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COULONGES-COHAN weather station, 6.3 km away at 168 m; the village itself is at 158 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BRAINE, 18.7 km away at 61 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 97 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 732 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at COULONGES-COHAN, 6.3 km away at 168 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
33 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 125,000 € — 1,117 € 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 — 02816/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02816/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02816/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02816/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02305
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02816
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Antoine-sur-l'Isle | 33 | 532 km SW | 579 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 28 % · winter 73 % |
| Méharicourt | 80 | 90 km NW | 546 | 25.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes | 59 | 139 km N | 536 | 28.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estouy | 45 | 142 km SW | 508 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 70 % |
| Vivières | 02 | 34 km NW | 403 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vincent-des-Prés | 72 | 251 km W | 502 | 21.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 54 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivières | 02 | 34 km NW | 403 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Méharicourt | 80 | 90 km NW | 546 | 25.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes | 59 | 139 km N | 536 | 28.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estouy | 45 | 142 km SW | 508 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Vincent-des-Prés | 72 | 251 km W | 502 | 21.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 54 % |
| Saint-Antoine-sur-l'Isle | 33 | 532 km SW | 579 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 28 % · winter 73 % |
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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 Villers-sur-Fère'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivières | 02 | 34 km NW | 403 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Neuveville-devant-Lépanges | 88 | 256 km SE | 493 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ludesse | 63 | 399 km S | 487 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lalandelle | 60 | 123 km W | 504 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vauxaillon | 02 | 34 km N | 498 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Phal | 10 | 123 km S | 521 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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