Auvillers-les-Forges
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Auvillers-les-Forges (INSEE 08037) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC Ardennes Thiérache. Population 909 (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 61.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 14,907 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU FOURNIL D AUVILLERS LES FORGES). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCINELLE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (MON IDEE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE AUVILLERS ETEIGNIERES). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURENT MIART, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES FORGES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (AUVILLERS LES FORGES AP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU FOURNIL D AUVILLERS LES FORGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | COCCINELLE | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | MON IDEE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE AUVILLERS ETEIGNIERES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | LAURENT MIART, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES FORGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | AUVILLERS LES FORGES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 883 (2012) → 909 (2023): 2.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 822 (1990) → 909 (2023): 10.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 423, of which 3.1 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Auvillers-les-Forges): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Auvillers-les-Forges): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Auvillers-les-Forges): 1.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Auvillers-les-Forges): 1.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Auvillers-les-Forges): 1.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SIGNY-LE-PETIT_SAPC weather station, 7.5 km away at 309 m; the village itself is at 287 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ROCROI, 13.8 km away at 382 m, over 26 summers. [9]
That station sits 95 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,025 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHAMPLIN, 3 km away at 257 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08037/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08037/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08037/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08037/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08037
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petit-Noir | 39 | 334 km S | 1,056 | 45.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Harcourt | 27 | 269 km W | 1,062 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aulaire | 19 | 561 km SW | 773 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontaine-les-Grès | 10 | 163 km S | 914 | 62.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Hermenault | 85 | 538 km SW | 914 | 53.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelaude | 03 | 407 km S | 938 | 60.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-les-Grès | 10 | 163 km S | 914 | 62.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Harcourt | 27 | 269 km W | 1,062 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Petit-Noir | 39 | 334 km S | 1,056 | 45.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelaude | 03 | 407 km S | 938 | 60.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Hermenault | 85 | 538 km SW | 914 | 53.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aulaire | 19 | 561 km SW | 773 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Auvillers-les-Forges'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harcourt | 27 | 269 km W | 1,062 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtillon-sur-Marne | 51 | 95 km SW | 625 | 67.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mortrée | 61 | 339 km W | 1,115 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Broué | 28 | 240 km SW | 837 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuts | 60 | 98 km W | 949 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierrepont | 54 | 109 km SE | 824 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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