Carignan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Carignan (INSEE 08090) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC des Portes du Luxembourg. Population 2,680 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/08090-carignan
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 7,842 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 | 0.66 | 25 | 16.47 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.11 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 2.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (NIVOIX GLADYS · LE COQ BOULANGER · PATISSIER MAXENCE · AUX DELICES D'YVOIS · MAISON FONTAINE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (AU PAYS D'IVOIS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL CARIGNAN ALIMENTATION). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (GUMUS ZEKERIYYA · LA GALEJADE · LA STRADA · PAPRIKA · BAIG'S CARIGNAN). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE VINCENNES · LE MARIBO · LES BASTIONS · LE COM D'HABITUDE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEANNE MELIN). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JOÉE LE PROVOST, MÉDECIN · JOSE FERNANDEZ LOBO, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE KOHLMAN, MÉDECIN · DAMIEN SIMON, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE D'YVOIS · PHARMACIE DES REMPARTS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LES MOUSQUETAIRES). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE · SALLE DES SPORTS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LA CROISETTE · SALLE DE GYMNASTIQUE). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (EURL LA LOGE · SABRINA COIFFURE · BY MAURANE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LE GRAND CERF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | NIVOIX GLADYS · LE COQ BOULANGER · PATISSIER MAXENCE · AUX DELICES D'YVOIS · MAISON FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | AU PAYS D'IVOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SARL CARIGNAN ALIMENTATION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | GUMUS ZEKERIYYA · LA GALEJADE · LA STRADA · PAPRIKA · BAIG'S CARIGNAN | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE VINCENNES · LE MARIBO · LES BASTIONS · LE COM D'HABITUDE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEANNE MELIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | JOÉE LE PROVOST, MÉDECIN · JOSE FERNANDEZ LOBO, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE KOHLMAN, MÉDECIN · DAMIEN SIMON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE D'YVOIS · PHARMACIE DES REMPARTS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LES MOUSQUETAIRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | SALLE POLYVALENTE · SALLE DES SPORTS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LA CROISETTE · SALLE DE GYMNASTIQUE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | EURL LA LOGE · SABRINA COIFFURE · BY MAURANE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE GRAND CERF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,987 (2012) → 2,680 (2023): -10.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,359 (1990) → 2,680 (2023): -20.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,542, of which 1.8 % second homes and 13.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Carignan): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Carignan): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Carignan): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Carignan): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Carignan): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LINAY weather station, 3.9 km away at 177 m; the village itself is at 178 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DOUZY, 9.7 km away at 153 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 967 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LINAY, 3.9 km away at 177 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08090/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/42/255a25fd-7ec7-32d7-b97a-e56f8eb8a701— “Ouvert toute l'année chaque vendredi, de 8h à 13h.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08090/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08090/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08090/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08090
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criquetot-l'Esneval | 76 | 353 km W | 2,668 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brienne-le-Château | 10 | 146 km S | 2,672 | 66.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais | 28 | 309 km W | 2,641 | 68.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon | 50 | 468 km W | 2,761 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grandvilliers | 60 | 233 km W | 2,786 | 68.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle | 76 | 256 km W | 2,819 | 59.9 | Partly served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brienne-le-Château | 10 | 146 km S | 2,672 | 66.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grandvilliers | 60 | 233 km W | 2,786 | 68.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle | 76 | 256 km W | 2,819 | 59.9 | Partly served | no figures |
| Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais | 28 | 309 km W | 2,641 | 68.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Criquetot-l'Esneval | 76 | 353 km W | 2,668 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon | 50 | 468 km W | 2,761 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Carignan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dannemarie | 68 | 265 km SE | 2,248 | 68.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arbois | 39 | 307 km S | 3,114 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ligny-en-Barrois | 55 | 106 km S | 3,677 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wassy | 52 | 127 km S | 2,771 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs | 25 | 264 km SE | 2,780 | 64.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise | 69 | 448 km S | 3,785 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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