Aubrives

Ardennes · CC Ardenne, Rives de Meuse · INSEE 08028

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 42.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Aubrives (INSEE 08028) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC Ardenne, Rives de Meuse. Population 951 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[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/08028-aubrives

Vitality score

Vitality score 42.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 71 % of the 14,631 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	0.75	20	14.97
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.32	5	1.58
Population trend	0.33	10	3.35
Housing mix	0.92	5	4.58

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 0 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI). ^[3,4]

2 × Restaurant (AU PAIN GOURMAND · AU CARILLON). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar (BY CEDRIC MARTIN). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Library (ESPACE CULTUREL JEANINE LAMBEAU (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE AUBRIVOISE). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). ^[3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel.

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. ^[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)	1	PROXI	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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	2	AU PAIN GOURMAND · AU CARILLON	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar	1	BY CEDRIC MARTIN	INSEE SIRENE 1 [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)	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	1	ESPACE CULTUREL JEANINE LAMBEAU (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE AUBRIVOISE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	COMPLEXE SPORTIF	INSEE BPE 1 [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]
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

1968: 1,021 peak 1990: 1,139 2023: 951 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 862 (2012) → 951 (2023): 10.3 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,139 (1990) → 951 (2023): -16.5 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 457, of which 4.2 % second homes and 7 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Food shop Primary school — 0.5 km NWBakery — 3.1 km SWPharmacy — 3.2 km SWGP — 3.5 km SW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Vireux-Wallerand): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Aubrives): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Vireux-Molhain): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Vireux-Wallerand): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Aubrives): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 12.7

Days at or below 0 °C 54.6

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the HAM-SUR-MEUSE weather station, 1.9 km away at 109 m; the village itself is at 110 m. ^[11]

An average of 785 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at HAM-SUR-MEUSE, 1.9 km away at 109 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 — 08028/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08028/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08028/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08028/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 08487
INSEE BPE 2025 — 08028
INSEE BPE 2025 — 08486
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
Soisy-Bouy	77	207 km SW	850	47.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 95 %
Saint-Avre	73	541 km S	925	46.6	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 49 % · winter 68 %
Maisoncelles-en-Brie	77	188 km SW	977	48.4	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 84 %
Chermignac	17	637 km SW	1,265	36.8	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 64 %
Verrens-Arvey	73	508 km S	959	39.9	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 85 %
Strazeele	59	166 km NW	942	41.2	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 62 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Strazeele	59	166 km NW	942	41.2	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 62 %
Maisoncelles-en-Brie	77	188 km SW	977	48.4	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 84 %
Soisy-Bouy	77	207 km SW	850	47.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 95 %
Verrens-Arvey	73	508 km S	959	39.9	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 85 %
Saint-Avre	73	541 km S	925	46.6	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 49 % · winter 68 %
Chermignac	17	637 km SW	1,265	36.8	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 64 %

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