Avaux
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 15.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 12 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Avaux (INSEE 08039) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC du Pays Rethélois. Population 520 (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 15.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 12 % of the 17,720 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'AVAUX). [3]
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. [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'AVAUX | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 455 (2012) → 520 (2023): 14.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 404 (1990) → 520 (2023): 28.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 282, of which 13.5 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vieux-lès-Asfeld): 1.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Asfeld): 2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Asfeld): 1.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Asfeld): 2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Asfeld): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BANOGNE-RECOUVRANCE weather station, 13.3 km away at 130 m; the village itself is at 64 m. [10]
The village sits 66 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.89 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
An average of 784 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAU-PORCIEN, 11.3 km away at 67 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 — 08039/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08039/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08039/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08039/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08473
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faÿ-lès-Nemours | 77 | 171 km SW | 524 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 95 % |
| Saint-Méard-de-Drône | 24 | 543 km SW | 485 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Cuculles | 34 | 635 km S | 531 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 92 % |
| Busloup | 41 | 278 km SW | 494 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 84 % |
| Châteauvieux | 05 | 572 km S | 545 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 0 % |
| Bussières-et-Pruns | 63 | 389 km S | 512 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 66 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faÿ-lès-Nemours | 77 | 171 km SW | 524 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 95 % |
| Busloup | 41 | 278 km SW | 494 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 84 % |
| Bussières-et-Pruns | 63 | 389 km S | 512 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 66 % |
| Saint-Méard-de-Drône | 24 | 543 km SW | 485 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 81 % |
| Châteauvieux | 05 | 572 km S | 545 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Cuculles | 34 | 635 km S | 531 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 92 % |
Elsewhere
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