La Neuville-aux-Joûtes
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Neuville-aux-Joûtes (INSEE 08318) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC Ardennes Thiérache. Population 354 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 17.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 18,050 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (TERRE DE SIENNE). [4]
1 × Campsite (LE CAMPING DU PAVILLON). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 1 | TERRE DE SIENNE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LE CAMPING DU PAVILLON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 355 (2012) → 354 (2023): -0.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 353 (1990) → 354 (2023): 0.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 197, of which 14.2 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Signy-le-Petit): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Signy-le-Petit): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Signy-le-Petit): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Signy-le-Petit): 4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Watigny): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SIGNY-LE-PETIT_SAPC weather station, 4.3 km away at 309 m; the village itself is at 243 m. [10]
The village sits 66 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]
An average of 1,069 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SIGNY-LE-PETIT_SAPC, 4.3 km away at 309 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08318/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08318/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08318/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08318/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08420
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02831
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aubin-les-Forges | 58 | 319 km S | 376 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 74 % |
| Savigny-le-Vieux | 50 | 414 km W | 399 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 86 % |
| La Celle | 03 | 424 km S | 398 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 89 % |
| Vézières | 86 | 438 km SW | 340 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 80 % |
| Neuvillette-en-Charnie | 72 | 383 km SW | 305 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 72 % |
| Saint-Pierre-sur-Dropt | 47 | 661 km SW | 359 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 76 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aubin-les-Forges | 58 | 319 km S | 376 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 74 % |
| Neuvillette-en-Charnie | 72 | 383 km SW | 305 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 72 % |
| Savigny-le-Vieux | 50 | 414 km W | 399 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 86 % |
| La Celle | 03 | 424 km S | 398 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 89 % |
| Vézières | 86 | 438 km SW | 340 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 80 % |
| Saint-Pierre-sur-Dropt | 47 | 661 km SW | 359 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 76 % |
Elsewhere
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