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Daigny

Ardennes · CA Ardenne Métropole · INSEE 08136

A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.

No daily shops 17/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Daigny (INSEE 08136) is in Ardennes (08), part of CA Ardenne Métropole. Population 358 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/08136-daigny

Vitality score

Vitality score 17/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 27 % of the 18,016 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.21255.27
Social0200
Education0100
Health0100
Public & culture050
Population trend0.43104.32
Housing mix0.9754.87

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6
Eating out 0 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 0 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 0 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 1 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE-CHARCUTERIE-TRAITEUR FRAN). [3,4]

1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1BOUCHERIE-CHARCUTERIE-TRAITEUR FRANINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser1INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 371 peak 1990: 384 2023: 358 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 354 (2012) → 358 (2023): 1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 384 (1990) → 358 (2023): -6.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 159, of which 1.3 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmBakery — 1.8 km N (Givonne)Primary school — 2.0 km W (Sedan)GP — 2.6 km SW (Balan)Pharmacy — 2.6 km SW (Balan)
In the commune Food shop Bakery — 1.8 km NPrimary school — 2.0 km WGP — 2.6 km SWPharmacy — 2.6 km SW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Givonne): 1.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Daigny): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]

GP (Balan): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]

Pharmacy (Balan): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]

Primary school (Sedan): 2 km to the west (straight line). [11]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]

Measured at the DOUZY weather station, 6.1 km away at 153 m; the village itself is at 182 m. [12]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]

Humidity measured at DOUZY, 6.1 km away at 153 m, over 23 summers. [12]

An average of 871 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]

Rainfall measured at DOUZY, 6.1 km away at 153 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08136/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08136/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08136/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08136/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 08191
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 08136
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 08043
  11. INSEE BPE 2025 — 08409
  12. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Thorrenc07497 km S35623.5Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 %
Souligny10182 km SW38119.2No daily shopsWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Vicq78249 km W38923.7Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 %
Ségreville31734 km S32923.6Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 %
Noron-l'Abbaye14390 km W32723.5Few servicesSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 %
Mesnac16591 km SW40420.5Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Souligny10182 km SW38119.2No daily shopsWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Vicq78249 km W38923.7Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 %
Noron-l'Abbaye14390 km W32723.5Few servicesSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 %
Thorrenc07497 km S35623.5Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 %
Mesnac16591 km SW40420.5Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 %
Ségreville31734 km S32923.6Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 %

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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 Daigny'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Lalœuf54157 km SE30623.2Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 %
Wadelincourt084.2 km SW44715.9No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Étienne-sur-Suippe5174 km SW35617.4No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Marceau0820 km W35710No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 %
Richeling57161 km SE34712.7No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Annois02130 km W34910.8No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %