L'Échelle
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
L'Échelle (INSEE 08149) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC Ardennes Thiérache. Population 129 (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 7.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 12,827 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.2 | 10 | 2.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE À L'ECHELLE). [3]
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. [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE À L'ECHELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 129 (2012) → 129 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 184 (1990) → 129 (2023): -29.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 78, of which 20.5 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rouvroy-sur-Audry): 1.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rouvroy-sur-Audry): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Rouvroy-sur-Audry): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rouvroy-sur-Audry): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Rouvroy-sur-Audry): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 86 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CHARLEVILLE-MEZ weather station, 12.3 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 252 m. [9]
The village sits 107 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 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CHARLEVILLE-MEZ, 12.3 km away at 145 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 107 m below 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, 10.2 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 — 08149/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08149/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08149/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08149/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montigny-devant-Sassey | 55 | 64 km SE | 132 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourguignon-lès-Conflans | 70 | 254 km SE | 129 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Limousis | 11 | 736 km S | 121 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 7 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Haye | 88 | 232 km SE | 125 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 100 % |
| Montigny-lès-Cherlieu | 70 | 243 km SE | 118 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Limbrassac | 09 | 781 km S | 117 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montigny-devant-Sassey | 55 | 64 km SE | 132 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Haye | 88 | 232 km SE | 125 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 100 % |
| Montigny-lès-Cherlieu | 70 | 243 km SE | 118 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bourguignon-lès-Conflans | 70 | 254 km SE | 129 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Limousis | 11 | 736 km S | 121 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 7 % · humidity 57 % |
| Limbrassac | 09 | 781 km S | 117 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 L'Échelle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corlier | 01 | 426 km S | 116 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve | 25 | 364 km SE | 130 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Millières | 52 | 198 km S | 115 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaucluse | 25 | 326 km SE | 115 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pargues | 10 | 198 km S | 143 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maisonnisses | 23 | 458 km SW | 176 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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