Nouzonville
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 16 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nouzonville (INSEE 08328) is in Ardennes (08), part of CA Ardenne Métropole. Population 5,523 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/08328-nouzonville
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 16 % of the 4,265 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 | 25 | 6.24 |
| Social | 0.65 | 20 | 13.05 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA HALTE GOURMANDE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (UTILE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (BOUTARD JUANITO · CHEZ METIN · L'ORIGINAL PIZZA · LA FOURCHETTE QUI ROULE · L'AUTHENTIQUE FRITERIE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (BAR DE L'AMITIE · BAR L'EMBUSCADE). [4]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE DEVANT NOUZON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CACHETTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-THERESE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN ROGISSART). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JANICK RICHARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE NOUZONNAISE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE THÉOPHILE MALICET). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE ANDRE STEVENIN · SALLE MULTISPORTS). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (ODILE COUP'TIFS · MON COIFFEUR · L'ATELIER COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA HALTE GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | UTILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | BOUTARD JUANITO · CHEZ METIN · L'ORIGINAL PIZZA · LA FOURCHETTE QUI ROULE · L'AUTHENTIQUE FRITERIE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | BAR DE L'AMITIE · BAR L'EMBUSCADE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE DEVANT NOUZON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CACHETTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-THERESE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN ROGISSART | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JANICK RICHARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE NOUZONNAISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | MEDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE THÉOPHILE MALICET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE ANDRE STEVENIN · SALLE MULTISPORTS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | ODILE COUP'TIFS · MON COIFFEUR · L'ATELIER COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday 8h à 12h place Gambetta. [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,197 (2012) → 5,523 (2023): -10.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,970 (1990) → 5,523 (2023): -20.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,974, of which 0.9 % second homes and 15.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Nouzonville): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Nouzonville): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Nouzonville): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Nouzonville): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Nouzonville): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
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, 4.5 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 143 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHARLEVILLE-MEZ, 8.1 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, 4.5 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
289 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 95,000 € — 1,093 € per m² of built surface. [11]
76 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 47,000 € — 664 € per m². [11]
The median across Ardennes is 1,100 € per m², so this commune sits about level with 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
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08328/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.nouzonville.fr/nouzon-ville-pratique/le-marche-hebdomadaire/— “sont présents chaque lundi de 8h à 12h, place Gambetta”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08328/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08328/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08328/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08328
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierentz | 68 | 312 km SE | 4,409 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Serres-Castet | 64 | 814 km SW | 4,418 | 61.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
| Guînes | 62 | 235 km NW | 5,479 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mourenx | 64 | 825 km SW | 5,695 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Gray | 70 | 271 km S | 5,365 | 68.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cugand-la-Bernardière | 85 | 538 km SW | 5,711 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guînes | 62 | 235 km NW | 5,479 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gray | 70 | 271 km S | 5,365 | 68.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sierentz | 68 | 312 km SE | 4,409 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cugand-la-Bernardière | 85 | 538 km SW | 5,711 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 % |
| Serres-Castet | 64 | 814 km SW | 4,418 | 61.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
| Mourenx | 64 | 825 km SW | 5,695 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Nouzonville'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierentz | 68 | 312 km SE | 4,409 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gray | 70 | 271 km S | 5,365 | 68.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nogent-sur-Seine | 10 | 173 km SW | 5,537 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 08 | 4.8 km N | 4,889 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rethel | 08 | 44 km SW | 7,444 | 72.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chagny | 71 | 323 km S | 5,350 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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