Dom-le-Mesnil
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dom-le-Mesnil (INSEE 08140) is in Ardennes (08), part of CA Ardenne Métropole. Population 1,048 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/08140-dom-le-mesnil
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 14,052 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MOUZON DISTRIBUTION · AU PALAIS GOURMAND). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LA LICORNE · FRANCO BELGE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (DOM LE MESNIL AP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (UN INSTANT POUR SOI). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | MOUZON DISTRIBUTION · AU PALAIS GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 3 | LA LICORNE · FRANCO BELGE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | DOM LE MESNIL AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | UN INSTANT POUR SOI | 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 1,061 (2012) → 1,048 (2023): -1.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 926 (1990) → 1,048 (2023): 13.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 471, of which 3.6 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dom-le-Mesnil): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Nouvion-sur-Meuse): 1.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Nouvion-sur-Meuse): 1.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Nouvion-sur-Meuse): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Dom-le-Mesnil): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
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, 10.6 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 164 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHARLEVILLE-MEZ, 15.8 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, 10.3 km away at 140 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
56 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 136,715 € — 1,239 € per m² of built surface. [11]
6 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 84,750 € — 822 € per m². [11]
The median across Ardennes is 1,100 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08140/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08140/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08140/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08140/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08140
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08327
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soulgé-sur-Ouette | 53 | 433 km SW | 1,063 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Breuil-sur-Couze | 63 | 484 km S | 1,028 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luzancy | 77 | 142 km SW | 1,036 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochy-Condé | 60 | 192 km W | 995 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tacoignières | 78 | 246 km W | 1,219 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Albenc | 38 | 499 km S | 1,255 | 42.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzancy | 77 | 142 km SW | 1,036 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochy-Condé | 60 | 192 km W | 995 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tacoignières | 78 | 246 km W | 1,219 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soulgé-sur-Ouette | 53 | 433 km SW | 1,063 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Breuil-sur-Couze | 63 | 484 km S | 1,028 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Albenc | 38 | 499 km S | 1,255 | 42.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Dom-le-Mesnil'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soulgé-sur-Ouette | 53 | 433 km SW | 1,063 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luzancy | 77 | 142 km SW | 1,036 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tacoignières | 78 | 246 km W | 1,219 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Artolsheim | 67 | 261 km SE | 1,005 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Agen-d'Aveyron | 12 | 614 km S | 1,116 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avenay-Val-d'Or | 51 | 88 km SW | 956 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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