Montcy-Notre-Dame
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montcy-Notre-Dame (INSEE 08298) is in Ardennes (08), part of CA Ardenne Métropole. Population 1,535 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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 40/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 11,454 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 | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON DESSAILLY · FOURNIL POTERLOT). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (L'AUBERGE DU LAMINAK · SNACK ET DIVERTISSEMENT · LA LEXAMBRA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (MONTCY BOUTIQUE · LES COLS DE LA MARINE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (CRYSTAL COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 2 | MAISON DESSAILLY · FOURNIL POTERLOT | 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 | 3 | L'AUBERGE DU LAMINAK · SNACK ET DIVERTISSEMENT · LA LEXAMBRA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | MONTCY BOUTIQUE · LES COLS DE LA MARINE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | COSEC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | CRYSTAL COIFFURE | 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 1,607 (2012) → 1,535 (2023): -4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,419 (1990) → 1,535 (2023): 8.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 784, of which 1 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montcy-Notre-Dame): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Charleville-Mézières): 0.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Charleville-Mézières): 0.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Charleville-Mézières): 0.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Montcy-Notre-Dame): 0.3 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, 0.3 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 161 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHARLEVILLE-MEZ, 7.3 km away at 145 m, over 30 summers. [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, 0.3 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
89 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 158,500 € — 1,671 € per m² of built surface. [11]
19 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 75,000 € — 1,255 € 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 — 08298/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08298/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08298/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08298/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08298
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08105
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalifert | 77 | 174 km SW | 1,584 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Selle-la-Forge | 61 | 401 km W | 1,390 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouleurs | 77 | 166 km SW | 1,743 | 35.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Auberives-sur-Varèze | 38 | 484 km S | 1,501 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bainville-sur-Madon | 54 | 164 km SE | 1,441 | 37.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labeuvrière | 62 | 176 km NW | 1,648 | 37.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bainville-sur-Madon | 54 | 164 km SE | 1,441 | 37.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouleurs | 77 | 166 km SW | 1,743 | 35.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chalifert | 77 | 174 km SW | 1,584 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labeuvrière | 62 | 176 km NW | 1,648 | 37.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Selle-la-Forge | 61 | 401 km W | 1,390 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auberives-sur-Varèze | 38 | 484 km S | 1,501 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · 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 Montcy-Notre-Dame'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalifert | 77 | 174 km SW | 1,584 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bainville-sur-Madon | 54 | 164 km SE | 1,441 | 37.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courmelles | 02 | 114 km SW | 1,808 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verquigneul | 62 | 169 km NW | 1,978 | 35.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luray | 28 | 270 km SW | 1,566 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vantoux | 57 | 129 km SE | 823 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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