Poilcourt-Sydney

Identity

Poilcourt-Sydney (INSEE 08340) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC du Pays Rethélois. Population 176 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/08340-poilcourt-sydney

Vitality score

Vitality score 21.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 70 % of the 15,200 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.

Services

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

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

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. ^[3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

Population 186 (2012) → 176 (2023): -5.4 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 150 (1990) → 176 (2023): 17.3 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 74, of which 0 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Vieux-lès-Asfeld): 4.3 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Asfeld): 4.6 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Asfeld): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Asfeld): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Poilcourt-Sydney): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[10]

Climate

An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the BANOGNE-RECOUVRANCE weather station, 16.7 km away at 130 m; the village itself is at 63 m. ^[11]

The village sits 67 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. ^[11]

An average of 784 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at CHATEAU-PORCIEN, 12.9 km away at 67 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[11]

What property sold for

9 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 130,000 € — 967 € per m² of built surface. ^[12]

The median across Ardennes is 1,100 € per m², so this commune sits below it. ^[12]

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

1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08340/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE BPE 2025
4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08340/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08340/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08340/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 08473
9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 08024
10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 08340
11. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
12. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025