Bulson
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bulson (INSEE 08088) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC des Portes du Luxembourg. Population 140 (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 14.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 13,571 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 | 0.8 | 10 | 7.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.24 |
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 135 (2012) → 140 (2023): 3.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 108 (1990) → 140 (2023): 29.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 66, of which 7.6 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Haraucourt): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Raucourt-et-Flaba): 4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Haraucourt): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Raucourt-et-Flaba): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Haraucourt): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the RAUCOURT - MAN weather station, 4.1 km away at 200 m; the village itself is at 287 m. [10]
The village sits 87 m above 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DOUZY, 9.5 km away at 153 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 134 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,045 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at RAUCOURT - MAN, 4.1 km away at 200 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 — 08088/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08088/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08088/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08088/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08211
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08354
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanne-Soubiran | 32 | 758 km SW | 141 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 38 % · humidity 21 % |
| Samerey | 21 | 284 km S | 141 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fry | 76 | 245 km W | 139 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 41 % |
| Sternenberg | 68 | 268 km SE | 142 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mureaumont | 60 | 226 km W | 141 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orbigny-au-Mont | 52 | 198 km S | 138 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbigny-au-Mont | 52 | 198 km S | 138 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mureaumont | 60 | 226 km W | 141 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fry | 76 | 245 km W | 139 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 41 % |
| Sternenberg | 68 | 268 km SE | 142 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Samerey | 21 | 284 km S | 141 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lanne-Soubiran | 32 | 758 km SW | 141 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 38 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Bulson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sommeron | 02 | 79 km NW | 134 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Martigny-Courpierre | 02 | 91 km W | 130 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Détain-et-Bruant | 21 | 273 km S | 142 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fouilleuse | 60 | 173 km W | 143 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poinson-lès-Nogent | 52 | 185 km S | 144 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Renneval | 02 | 64 km W | 135 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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