Coucy
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Coucy (INSEE 08133) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC du Pays Rethélois. Population 536 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/08133-coucy
Vitality score
Vitality score 27.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 17,581 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.21 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'EMBUSCADE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE COUCY 2EME SECTION). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE 1ERE SECTION). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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'EMBUSCADE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE COUCY 2EME SECTION | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE 1ERE SECTION | INSEE BPE 1 [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
Monthly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. See the source for which week of the month. [5]
Trajectory
Population 521 (2012) → 536 (2023): 2.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 478 (1990) → 536 (2023): 12.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 231, of which 2.2 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lucquy): 2.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Amagne): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Lucquy): 2.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lucquy): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Coucy): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the RETHEL - MAN weather station, 6.8 km away at 71 m; the village itself is at 77 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at SAULCES-CHAMPENOISES, 9.3 km away at 147 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 70 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 812 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at RETHEL - MAN, 6.8 km away at 71 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08133/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/42/0595c6a3-ad96-34b7-8c2d-43af8e7f224e— “Chaque 1er dimanche du mois, producteurs et artisans vous accueillent sur la place de la salle des fêtes”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08133/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08133/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08133/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08262
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08008
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08133
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coume | 57 | 157 km E | 593 | 27.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 74 % |
| Siersthal | 57 | 216 km E | 646 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouillancourt-en-Séry | 80 | 210 km W | 540 | 28.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clermont-le-Fort | 31 | 711 km S | 531 | 32.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
| Hébuterne | 62 | 148 km NW | 526 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pelleport | 31 | 690 km SW | 545 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hébuterne | 62 | 148 km NW | 526 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coume | 57 | 157 km E | 593 | 27.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 74 % |
| Bouillancourt-en-Séry | 80 | 210 km W | 540 | 28.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Siersthal | 57 | 216 km E | 646 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pelleport | 31 | 690 km SW | 545 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 64 % |
| Clermont-le-Fort | 31 | 711 km S | 531 | 32.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Coucy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siersthal | 57 | 216 km E | 646 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nogent-l'Abbesse | 51 | 35 km SW | 542 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rumilly-lès-Vaudes | 10 | 153 km S | 564 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Heidolsheim | 67 | 267 km SE | 582 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laps | 63 | 435 km S | 601 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vensat | 63 | 396 km S | 569 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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