Gespunsart
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gespunsart (INSEE 08188) is in Ardennes (08), part of CA Ardenne Métropole. Population 954 (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/08188-gespunsart
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 14,605 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.36 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL MAISET). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALLSHOP). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SUR UN AIR DE PIZZA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE ROI DAGOBERT). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PITORT DEPRET). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GESPUNSART BOULANGERIE RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SARL MAISET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ALLSHOP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | SUR UN AIR DE PIZZA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE ROI DAGOBERT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | PHARMACIE PITORT DEPRET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | GESPUNSART BOULANGERIE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 1,109 (2012) → 954 (2023): -14 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,141 (1990) → 954 (2023): -16.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 552, of which 2.7 % second homes and 10.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gespunsart): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gespunsart): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Neufmanil): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gespunsart): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Gespunsart): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 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, 8.2 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 200 m. [10]
The village sits 55 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHARLEVILLE-MEZ, 13.9 km away at 145 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 55 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 993 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTCY-ST-PIER, 8.2 km away at 145 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
64 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 64,500 € — 582 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Ardennes is 1,100 € per m², so this commune sits below 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 — 08188/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08188/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08188/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08188/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08188
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08316
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mesnil-Amelot | 77 | 185 km SW | 992 | 67.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë | 53 | 489 km SW | 949 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
| Aube | 61 | 333 km W | 1,254 | 37.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boissey-le-Châtel | 27 | 298 km W | 903 | 67.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 % |
| Luttange | 57 | 123 km SE | 983 | 55.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 76 % |
| Rilly-la-Montagne | 51 | 92 km SW | 1,003 | 48.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rilly-la-Montagne | 51 | 92 km SW | 1,003 | 48.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luttange | 57 | 123 km SE | 983 | 55.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 76 % |
| Le Mesnil-Amelot | 77 | 185 km SW | 992 | 67.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boissey-le-Châtel | 27 | 298 km W | 903 | 67.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 % |
| Aube | 61 | 333 km W | 1,254 | 37.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë | 53 | 489 km SW | 949 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
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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 Gespunsart'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainville | 28 | 265 km SW | 1,046 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-Française | 21 | 258 km S | 911 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corbeny | 02 | 83 km SW | 851 | 66.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ferrette | 68 | 317 km SE | 864 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Essigny-le-Grand | 02 | 111 km W | 1,072 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Raucourt-et-Flaba | 08 | 26 km S | 813 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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