Falaise
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Falaise (INSEE 08164) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC de l'Argonne Ardennaise. Population 346 (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 11.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 10 % of the 18,035 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.61 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.27 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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, 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 | 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 | 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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 332 (2012) → 346 (2023): 4.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 326 (1990) → 346 (2023): 6.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 178, of which 7.3 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vouziers): 2.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vouziers): 1.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Vouziers): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vouziers): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vouziers): 3.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VOUZIERS weather station, 3.4 km away at 96 m; the village itself is at 113 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SAULCES-CHAMPENOISES, 17.9 km away at 147 m, over 21 summers. [9]
An average of 836 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VOUZIERS, 3.4 km away at 96 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
22 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 70,250 € — 675 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Ardennes is 1,100 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
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 — 08164/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08164/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08164/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08164/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08490
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-de-Lin | 37 | 390 km SW | 347 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montboissier | 28 | 276 km SW | 341 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Surfonds | 72 | 350 km SW | 339 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vieil-Hesdin | 62 | 218 km NW | 351 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 80 % |
| Fieffes-Montrelet | 80 | 196 km NW | 339 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laviron | 25 | 272 km SE | 356 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fieffes-Montrelet | 80 | 196 km NW | 339 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vieil-Hesdin | 62 | 218 km NW | 351 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 80 % |
| Laviron | 25 | 272 km SE | 356 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montboissier | 28 | 276 km SW | 341 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Surfonds | 72 | 350 km SW | 339 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Lin | 37 | 390 km SW | 347 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Falaise'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épagny | 02 | 108 km W | 337 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prouvais | 02 | 55 km W | 346 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villecey-sur-Mad | 54 | 99 km SE | 344 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baslieux-lès-Fismes | 51 | 74 km W | 339 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chartèves | 02 | 95 km W | 361 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coyolles | 02 | 123 km W | 366 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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