Novy-Chevrières

Ardennes · CC du Pays Rethélois · INSEE 08330

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 38.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Novy-Chevrières (INSEE 08330) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC du Pays Rethélois. Population 715 (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 38.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 70 % of the 16,325 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	0.63	20	12.64
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.32	5	1.58
Population trend	0.74	10	7.37
Housing mix	0.92	5	4.59

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (PARMENTIER). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE NOVY-CHEVRIÈRES). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (ALISSON COIFFURE). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. ^[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	1	PARMENTIER	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 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	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE NOVY-CHEVRIÈRES	INSEE BPE 1 [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	1	ALISSON COIFFURE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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

1968: 476 peak 2017: 735 2023: 715 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 628 (2012) → 715 (2023): 13.9 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 578 (1990) → 715 (2023): 23.7 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 318, of which 4.1 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school GP — 2.4 km SEPharmacy — 2.5 km SEBakery — 2.7 km SEFood shop — 4.0 km SE Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Lucquy): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Amagne): 4 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Lucquy): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Lucquy): 2.5 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Novy-Chevrières): 0 km to the south (straight line). ^[10]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 17.4

Days at or below 0 °C 64.8

Muggy days a summer 1.2

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the RETHEL - MAN weather station, 7.1 km away at 71 m; the village itself is at 100 m. ^[11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[11]

Humidity measured at SAULCES-CHAMPENOISES, 13 km away at 147 m, over 21 summers. ^[11]

An average of 812 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at RETHEL - MAN, 7.1 km away at 71 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[11]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08330/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08330/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08330/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08330/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 08262
INSEE BPE 2025 — 08008
INSEE BPE 2025 — 08330
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
Bren	26	491 km S	709	41.2	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Faust	64	791 km SW	738	37	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 47 % · humidity 50 %
Épercieux-Saint-Paul	42	417 km S	732	44.3	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 %
Saint-Allouestre	56	556 km W	675	39.3	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 %
Chevrières	38	488 km S	742	40.8	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Oudezeele	59	200 km NW	690	43.2	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Oudezeele	59	200 km NW	690	43.2	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 %
Épercieux-Saint-Paul	42	417 km S	732	44.3	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 %
Chevrières	38	488 km S	742	40.8	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Bren	26	491 km S	709	41.2	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Allouestre	56	556 km W	675	39.3	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Faust	64	791 km SW	738	37	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 47 % · humidity 50 %

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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 Novy-Chevrières'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
Epping	57	213 km E	572	38.2	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Aignan-le-Jaillard	45	248 km SW	596	35.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Arceau	21	245 km S	980	41.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Crugny	51	60 km SW	675	32.2	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Montaigu	02	45 km W	766	39	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Sainte-Anne-sur-Gervonde	38	453 km S	759	34	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %

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