Nouart
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nouart (INSEE 08326) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC de l'Argonne Ardennaise. Population 114 (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 7.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 11,753 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 | 0.42 | 10 | 4.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.41 | 5 | 2.07 |
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 145 (2012) → 114 (2023): -21.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 124 (1990) → 114 (2023): -8.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 92, of which 29.3 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Buzancy): 7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Buzancy): 6.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Buzancy): 7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Buzancy): 7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Buzancy): 6.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BUZANCY_SAPC weather station, 6.3 km away at 199 m; the village itself is at 217 m. [9]
An average of 882 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BUZANCY_SAPC, 6.3 km away at 199 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08326/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08326/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08326/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08326/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08089
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gourvillette | 17 | 558 km SW | 116 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 92 % |
| Castellet-en-Luberon | 84 | 624 km S | 113 | 9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 27 % |
| Thiénans | 70 | 237 km SE | 112 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 69 % |
| Chevroches | 58 | 248 km SW | 113 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 92 % |
| Godoncourt | 88 | 173 km S | 117 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Méaroz | 38 | 511 km S | 114 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 32 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godoncourt | 88 | 173 km S | 117 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 93 % |
| Thiénans | 70 | 237 km SE | 112 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 69 % |
| Chevroches | 58 | 248 km SW | 113 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 92 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Méaroz | 38 | 511 km S | 114 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 32 % |
| Gourvillette | 17 | 558 km SW | 116 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 92 % |
| Castellet-en-Luberon | 84 | 624 km S | 113 | 9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 27 % |
Elsewhere
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