Autruche
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Autruche (INSEE 08035) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC de l'Argonne Ardennaise. Population 49 (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 8.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 29 % of the 4,658 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 | 0.52 | 10 | 5.21 |
| Housing mix | 0.42 | 5 | 2.11 |
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 61 (2012) → 49 (2023): -19.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 48 (1990) → 49 (2023): 2.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 38, of which 28.9 % second homes and 13.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Buzancy): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Buzancy): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Buzancy): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Buzancy): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Brieulles-sur-Bar): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BUZANCY_SAPC weather station, 5.6 km away at 199 m; the village itself is at 174 m. [10]
An average of 1,007 mm of rain a year, spread over 145 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at HARRICOURT, 3.2 km away at 174 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 — 08035/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08035/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08035/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08035/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08089
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08085
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreux | 54 | 177 km SE | 50 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 66 % |
| Mont-Saint-Léger | 70 | 213 km S | 49 | 5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 53 % |
| Le Claon | 55 | 35 km S | 46 | 3.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Saint-Clément | 02 | 70 km NW | 44 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 % |
| Saint-Lubin-de-Cravant | 28 | 289 km W | 54 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
| Poinsenot | 52 | 194 km S | 54 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 31 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Claon | 55 | 35 km S | 46 | 3.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Saint-Clément | 02 | 70 km NW | 44 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 % |
| Montreux | 54 | 177 km SE | 50 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 66 % |
| Poinsenot | 52 | 194 km S | 54 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 31 % |
| Mont-Saint-Léger | 70 | 213 km S | 49 | 5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 53 % |
| Saint-Lubin-de-Cravant | 28 | 289 km W | 54 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
Elsewhere
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