Cernion
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cernion (INSEE 08094) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC Ardennes Thiérache. Population 54 (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 11.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 5,372 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 | 0.56 | 10 | 5.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
2 × Hairdresser (LILLY ROSE COIFFURE). [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 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 | 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 | 2 | LILLY ROSE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 61 (2012) → 54 (2023): -11.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 51 (1990) → 54 (2023): 5.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 34, of which 5.9 % second homes and 29.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rouvroy-sur-Audry): 4.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rouvroy-sur-Audry): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Rouvroy-sur-Audry): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rouvroy-sur-Audry): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Rouvroy-sur-Audry): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 80 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SIGNY-L'ABBAYE weather station, 12.5 km away at 180 m; the village itself is at 274 m. [9]
The village sits 94 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ROCROI, 15.2 km away at 382 m, over 26 summers. [9]
That station sits 108 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 1,072 mm of rain a year, spread over 145 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LIART, 7.3 km away at 240 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 — 08094/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08094/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08094/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08094/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08370
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sommancourt | 52 | 151 km S | 54 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin | 54 | 217 km SE | 53 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thièvres | 80 | 146 km W | 54 | 13 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grosrouvres | 54 | 148 km SE | 53 | 11.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Metz-Robert | 10 | 193 km S | 54 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blarians | 25 | 295 km SE | 56 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 85 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thièvres | 80 | 146 km W | 54 | 13 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grosrouvres | 54 | 148 km SE | 53 | 11.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Sommancourt | 52 | 151 km S | 54 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Metz-Robert | 10 | 193 km S | 54 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin | 54 | 217 km SE | 53 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blarians | 25 | 295 km SE | 56 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 85 % |
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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 Cernion'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metz-Robert | 10 | 193 km S | 54 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Richecourt | 55 | 140 km SE | 57 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Darney-aux-Chênes | 88 | 197 km SE | 59 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lépron-les-Vallées | 08 | 4.5 km S | 61 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Remicourt | 88 | 206 km SE | 63 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Levoncourt | 55 | 127 km SE | 52 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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