Prez
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Prez (INSEE 08344) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC Ardennes Thiérache. Population 133 (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 13/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 13,086 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 | 0.77 | 10 | 7.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.38 |
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 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
Population 141 (2012) → 133 (2023): -5.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 105 (1990) → 133 (2023): 26.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 74, of which 16.2 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Liart): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Auvillers-les-Forges): 7.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Auvillers-les-Forges): 8.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Liart): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Liart): 3.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SIGNY-LE-PETIT_SAPC weather station, 13.4 km away at 309 m; the village itself is at 213 m. [10]
The village sits 96 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROCROI, 18.4 km away at 382 m, over 26 summers. [10]
That station sits 169 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,072 mm of rain a year, spread over 145 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LIART, 3.9 km away at 240 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 — 08344/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08344/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08344/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08344/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08254
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08037
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourneaux | 50 | 401 km W | 131 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Contilly | 72 | 329 km SW | 134 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 91 % |
| Loisail | 61 | 309 km SW | 135 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neauphe-sur-Dive | 61 | 326 km W | 131 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aydie | 64 | 771 km SW | 130 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 80 % |
| Le Guislain | 50 | 414 km W | 135 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loisail | 61 | 309 km SW | 135 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neauphe-sur-Dive | 61 | 326 km W | 131 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Contilly | 72 | 329 km SW | 134 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 91 % |
| Fourneaux | 50 | 401 km W | 131 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Guislain | 50 | 414 km W | 135 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aydie | 64 | 771 km SW | 130 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 80 % |
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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 Prez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourneaux | 50 | 401 km W | 131 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loisail | 61 | 309 km SW | 135 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aunay-les-Bois | 61 | 327 km SW | 138 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gâprée | 61 | 323 km W | 142 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rozoy-Bellevalle | 02 | 117 km SW | 122 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Benoît-des-Ombres | 27 | 277 km W | 143 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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