Barby
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 32 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Barby (INSEE 08048) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC du Pays Rethélois. Population 389 (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 19.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 32 % of the 18,014 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'ECURIE). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (MC COIFFURE BARBYONNE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 1 | L'ECURIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | MC COIFFURE BARBYONNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 379 (2012) → 389 (2023): 2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 384 (1990) → 389 (2023): 1.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 179, of which 1.7 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rethel): 3.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rethel): 3.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Rethel): 3.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rethel): 4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Rethel): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the RETHEL - MAN weather station, 4.2 km away at 71 m; the village itself is at 79 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SAULCES-CHAMPENOISES, 16.9 km away at 147 m, over 21 summers. [9]
That station sits 68 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 812 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at RETHEL - MAN, 4.2 km away at 71 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 — 08048/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08048/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08048/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08048/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08362
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Tremblay-Omonville | 27 | 251 km W | 391 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 89 % |
| Lanarvily | 29 | 643 km W | 401 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellenglise | 02 | 89 km NW | 378 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thelonne | 08 | 48 km E | 405 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chalèze | 25 | 283 km SE | 366 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Duvy | 60 | 110 km W | 412 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thelonne | 08 | 48 km E | 405 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellenglise | 02 | 89 km NW | 378 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Duvy | 60 | 110 km W | 412 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Tremblay-Omonville | 27 | 251 km W | 391 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 89 % |
| Chalèze | 25 | 283 km SE | 366 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanarvily | 29 | 643 km W | 401 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Barby'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfersdorf | 68 | 294 km SE | 354 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tourmont | 39 | 313 km S | 437 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-Renneville-Chevigny | 51 | 70 km S | 326 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mesbrecourt-Richecourt | 02 | 59 km W | 320 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bettendorf | 68 | 306 km SE | 469 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Bassel | 57 | 210 km E | 322 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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