Charleville-Mézières
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 83.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Charleville-Mézières (INSEE 08105) is in Ardennes (08), part of CA Ardenne Métropole. Population 45,560 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/08105-charleville-mezieres
Vitality score
Vitality score 83.9/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 496 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 | 0.9 | 25 | 22.47 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.93 | 10 | 9.28 |
| Health | 0.93 | 10 | 9.28 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 2.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
30 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GOUT JEAN-MARC · BOULANGERIE ARTISANALE). [3,4]
11 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOCIETE D EXPLOITATION ROSSIGNOL · SARL OUZOUBAIR · SARL DRAFAT-GRIMDA · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR JULIEN AGUIRRE). [3,4]
29 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ADERDOUR LAHOUCINE · APERO CAROLO · SMOTE SHOP · AUX RAYONS VERTS · SARL SIVAS). [3,4]
12 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY · CARREFOUR · ALDI MARCHE · NETTO). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE MASSE). [3,4]
129 × Restaurant (AU BON COUSCOUS · BUFFALO GRILL · NANNIOT ARLETTE · PACO SA). [3,4]
71 × Café / bar (BISTROT DU MARCHE · O TEMPLE BAR · L'ELIXIR · LE MONTCEEN · LE CONCEPT BAR A VIN). [4]
8 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DES CAPUCINES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DES LIEGEOIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQU PIERRE VIENOT I · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MUGUET). [3]
21 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE HENRI BRONNERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CAPUCINES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE AMBROISE CROIZAT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE APPL LES HAYBIONS). [3]
9 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN MACE · COLLEGE ARTHUR RIMBAUD · COLLEGE ROUGET DE LISLE · COLLEGE FRED SCAMARONI · COLLEGE ROGER SALENGRO). [3]
38 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALINE CHEVALLIER, MÉDECIN · JULIE GARAND, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE DARAS, MÉDECIN · BRUNO LEVEQUE, MÉDECIN · AUDE SABATIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
16 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PONSINET · PHARMACIE VILLAIN WARSMANN · SELARL PHARMACIE SAINT LOUIS · SELARL PHARMACIE DE NEVERS ISABELLE · PHARMACIE DE LA CITADELLE). [3,4]
8 × Post office / agence postale (CHARLEVILLE MEZIERES MONTCY RP · CHARLEVILLE MEZIERES MOHON RP · CHARLEVILLE MEZIERES TABAC LPP · CHARLEVILLE MEZIERES MANCHESTER AP · LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE PORTE NEUVE · MÉDIATHÈQUE VOYELLES · MÉDIATHÈQUE RONDE COUTURE · 08 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DES ARDENNES). [3]
1 × Cinema (METROPOLIS). [3]
18 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU LYCEE MONGE · GYMNASE DU LYCEE BAZIN · GYMNASE DU LYCEE SEVIGNE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LYCEE ARMAND MALAISE · GYMNASE DE CITADELLE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE DE LA WARENNE). [3]
20 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU NORD · CHARLEVILLE J JAURES). [3]
60 × Hairdresser (SOC EXPLOITATION DES ETS COLNARD · BOURBON COIFFURE). [3,4]
6 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
10 × Hotel (CAMPANILE-HOTEL GRIL CAMPANILE · HOTEL 1ERE CLAS · HÔTEL DE PARIS · HOTEL LE PALAIS · HÔTEL DE LA MEUSE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU MONT OLYMPE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 9 × Bakery (boulangerie), 7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Supermarket, 67 × Restaurant, 2 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 8 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 30 | GOUT JEAN-MARC · BOULANGERIE ARTISANALE | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 11 | SOCIETE D EXPLOITATION ROSSIGNOL · SARL OUZOUBAIR · SARL DRAFAT-GRIMDA · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR JULIEN AGUIRRE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 29 | ADERDOUR LAHOUCINE · APERO CAROLO · SMOTE SHOP · AUX RAYONS VERTS · SARL SIVAS | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 41 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 12 | INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY · CARREFOUR · ALDI MARCHE · NETTO | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE MASSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 129 | AU BON COUSCOUS · BUFFALO GRILL · NANNIOT ARLETTE · PACO SA | INSEE BPE 129 / INSEE SIRENE 239 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 71 | BISTROT DU MARCHE · O TEMPLE BAR · L'ELIXIR · LE MONTCEEN · LE CONCEPT BAR A VIN | INSEE SIRENE 71 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 8 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DES CAPUCINES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DES LIEGEOIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQU PIERRE VIENOT I · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MUGUET | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 21 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE HENRI BRONNERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CAPUCINES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE AMBROISE CROIZAT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE APPL LES HAYBIONS | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Collège | 9 | COLLEGE JEAN MACE · COLLEGE ARTHUR RIMBAUD · COLLEGE ROUGET DE LISLE · COLLEGE FRED SCAMARONI · COLLEGE ROGER SALENGRO | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 38 | ALINE CHEVALLIER, MÉDECIN · JULIE GARAND, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE DARAS, MÉDECIN · BRUNO LEVEQUE, MÉDECIN · AUDE SABATIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 38 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 16 | PHARMACIE PONSINET · PHARMACIE VILLAIN WARSMANN · SELARL PHARMACIE SAINT LOUIS · SELARL PHARMACIE DE NEVERS ISABELLE · PHARMACIE DE LA CITADELLE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 8 | CHARLEVILLE MEZIERES MONTCY RP · CHARLEVILLE MEZIERES MOHON RP · CHARLEVILLE MEZIERES TABAC LPP · CHARLEVILLE MEZIERES MANCHESTER AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Library | 4 | MÉDIATHÈQUE PORTE NEUVE · MÉDIATHÈQUE VOYELLES · MÉDIATHÈQUE RONDE COUTURE · 08 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DES ARDENNES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | METROPOLIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 18 | GYMNASE DU LYCEE MONGE · GYMNASE DU LYCEE BAZIN · GYMNASE DU LYCEE SEVIGNE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LYCEE ARMAND MALAISE · GYMNASE DE CITADELLE | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BAIGNADE DE LA WARENNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 20 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU NORD · CHARLEVILLE J JAURES | INSEE BPE 20 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 60 | SOC EXPLOITATION DES ETS COLNARD · BOURBON COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 60 / INSEE SIRENE 82 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 6 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 10 | CAMPANILE-HOTEL GRIL CAMPANILE · HOTEL 1ERE CLAS · HÔTEL DE PARIS · HOTEL LE PALAIS · HÔTEL DE LA MEUSE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU MONT OLYMPE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Monthly market (reported, unverified): Friday 15 h à 19 h Place Ducale. See the source for which week of the month. [5]
Trajectory
Population 49,759 (2012) → 45,560 (2023): -8.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 57,008 (1990) → 45,560 (2023): -20.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 26,647, of which 2.3 % second homes and 12.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Charleville-Mézières): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Charleville-Mézières): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Charleville-Mézières): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Charleville-Mézières): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Charleville-Mézières): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTCY-ST-PIER weather station, 2.1 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 147 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHARLEVILLE-MEZ, 6 km away at 145 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 925 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MEZIERES, 0.2 km away at 140 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08105/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.charleville-mezieres.fr/calendrier/evenement/marche-des-producteurs-de-pays-27— “tous les 2e vendredis du mois sur la place Ducale de 15 h à 19 h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08105/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08105/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08105/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08105
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istres | 13 | 695 km S | 44,292 | 80.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 41 % · humidity 36 % |
| Alès | 30 | 629 km S | 46,125 | 84.1 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 71 | 332 km S | 45,102 | 82.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bastia | 2B | 865 km SE | 46,867 | 86.1 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 20 % · humidity 0 % |
| Salon-de-Provence | 13 | 681 km S | 44,194 | 85.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Châlons-en-Champagne | 51 | 93 km S | 42,971 | 81 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châlons-en-Champagne | 51 | 93 km S | 42,971 | 81 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 71 | 332 km S | 45,102 | 82.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Alès | 30 | 629 km S | 46,125 | 84.1 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Salon-de-Provence | 13 | 681 km S | 44,194 | 85.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Istres | 13 | 695 km S | 44,292 | 80.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 41 % · humidity 36 % |
| Bastia | 2B | 865 km SE | 46,867 | 86.1 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 20 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Charleville-Mézières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châlons-en-Champagne | 51 | 93 km S | 42,971 | 81 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Évreux | 27 | 271 km W | 49,360 | 88.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Mureaux | 78 | 221 km W | 34,632 | 75.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dreux | 28 | 268 km SW | 31,543 | 76.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savigny-le-Temple | 77 | 202 km SW | 31,148 | 66.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maubeuge | 59 | 79 km NW | 28,767 | 71.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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