Maubert-Fontaine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Maubert-Fontaine (INSEE 08282) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC Ardennes Thiérache. Population 1,023 (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/08282-maubert-fontaine
Vitality score
Vitality score 42/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 14,148 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DELICES DU FOURNIL). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE CRISTAL · LES 3C). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURENT MORIVAL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE HUGUES LAIRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE À MAUBERT-FONTAINE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (SALON DE COIFFURE LE LAELIA · L'ATELIER DU CHEVEU). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LES DELICES DU FOURNIL | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 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 | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LE CRISTAL · LES 3C | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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) | 1 | LAURENT MORIVAL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE HUGUES LAIRE | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE À MAUBERT-FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | SALON DE COIFFURE LE LAELIA · L'ATELIER DU CHEVEU | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 1,033 (2012) → 1,023 (2023): -1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 916 (1990) → 1,023 (2023): 11.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 523, of which 1.3 % second homes and 13 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Auvillers-les-Forges): 5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Maubert-Fontaine): 0.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Maubert-Fontaine): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Maubert-Fontaine): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Maubert-Fontaine): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROCROI weather station, 9.2 km away at 382 m; the village itself is at 283 m. [10]
The village sits 99 m below 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROCROI, 9.2 km away at 382 m, over 26 summers. [10]
That station sits 99 m above 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 1,025 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHAMPLIN, 7.5 km away at 257 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
74 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 72,500 € — 743 € 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 — 08282/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08282/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08282/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08282/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08037
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08282
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazières-en-Gâtine | 79 | 511 km SW | 1,047 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bernaville | 80 | 164 km W | 1,042 | 36.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gondrin | 32 | 737 km SW | 1,175 | 43.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 81 % · humidity 7 % |
| Dornes | 58 | 360 km S | 1,437 | 42.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 54 % |
| Gy | 70 | 292 km S | 1,049 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flavignac | 87 | 526 km SW | 1,058 | 37.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernaville | 80 | 164 km W | 1,042 | 36.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gy | 70 | 292 km S | 1,049 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dornes | 58 | 360 km S | 1,437 | 42.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 54 % |
| Mazières-en-Gâtine | 79 | 511 km SW | 1,047 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Flavignac | 87 | 526 km SW | 1,058 | 37.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gondrin | 32 | 737 km SW | 1,175 | 43.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 81 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Maubert-Fontaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernaville | 80 | 164 km W | 1,042 | 36.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vermand | 02 | 92 km W | 1,104 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Broglie | 27 | 298 km W | 1,056 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Écouis | 27 | 225 km W | 863 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oisseau | 53 | 407 km W | 1,136 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valff | 67 | 277 km SE | 1,357 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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