Rethel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 72.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rethel (INSEE 08362) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC du Pays Rethélois. Population 7,444 (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/08362-rethel
Vitality score
Vitality score 72.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 98 % of the 3,259 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.74 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.27 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.62 | 10 | 6.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BECUE · SATTIN ET FILS · LES GOURMANDISES DE VANI · PATISSERIE CHOCOLATERIE CEDRIC GELEE). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (DONNA · DEMOIZET LA BOUTIQUE 1939 · TISSOT · CHEZ FRED). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DRINKS MARKET). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
19 × Restaurant (K&D TACOS · CHARTHEL · LA TABLE DE SANDORINE · LE GAMBETTA). [3,4]
11 × Café / bar (L'ENTREPOTES · SPORTING BAR · AUX BONS ENFANTS · LE MARCASSIN · A L'HABITUDE). [4]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MAZARIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS JOUVET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MERMOZ · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GAMBETTA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE THERESE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE ROBERT DE SORBON · COLLEGE PRIVE STE THERESE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (RUDDY LEGROS, MÉDECIN · FANNY RAINSARD, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CELINE GOBERT-BAUSSERON, MÉDECIN · MARION DEPREY, MÉDECIN · AHMED EL BEKRI, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DALES · PHARMACIE DES ARCHERS · PHARMACIE MAZARIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE-MUSÉE AGORA). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE CHAUSSON NORMANDIE NIEMEN · PALAIS DES SPORTS · GYMNASE MERMOZ · LES HALLES DE LA PLACE DE CAEN · GYMNASE MERMOZ SPORTCO). [3]
10 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU NORD · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (AUX CISEAUX D OR · ANNE COIFFURE · EMILIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE MODERNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | SARL BECUE · SATTIN ET FILS · LES GOURMANDISES DE VANI · PATISSERIE CHOCOLATERIE CEDRIC GELEE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | DONNA · DEMOIZET LA BOUTIQUE 1939 · TISSOT · CHEZ FRED | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | DRINKS MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | CARREFOUR · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 19 | K&D TACOS · CHARTHEL · LA TABLE DE SANDORINE · LE GAMBETTA | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 11 | L'ENTREPOTES · SPORTING BAR · AUX BONS ENFANTS · LE MARCASSIN · A L'HABITUDE | INSEE SIRENE 11 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MAZARIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS JOUVET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MERMOZ · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GAMBETTA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE THERESE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE ROBERT DE SORBON · COLLEGE PRIVE STE THERESE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | RUDDY LEGROS, MÉDECIN · FANNY RAINSARD, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CELINE GOBERT-BAUSSERON, MÉDECIN · MARION DEPREY, MÉDECIN · AHMED EL BEKRI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DALES · PHARMACIE DES ARCHERS · PHARMACIE MAZARIN | INSEE BPE 3 / 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE-MUSÉE AGORA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | GYMNASE CHAUSSON NORMANDIE NIEMEN · PALAIS DES SPORTS · GYMNASE MERMOZ · LES HALLES DE LA PLACE DE CAEN · GYMNASE MERMOZ SPORTCO | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU NORD · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | AUX CISEAUX D OR · ANNE COIFFURE · EMILIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL LE MODERNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 7,724 (2012) → 7,444 (2023): -3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 7,923 (1990) → 7,444 (2023): -6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,273, of which 1.8 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rethel): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rethel): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Rethel): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rethel): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Rethel): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
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. [9]
Measured at the RETHEL - MAN weather station, 0.7 km away at 71 m; the village itself is at 74 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SAULCES-CHAMPENOISES, 13.2 km away at 147 m, over 21 summers. [9]
That station sits 73 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 812 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at RETHEL - MAN, 0.7 km away at 71 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
274 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 141,000 € — 1,566 € per m² of built surface. [10]
141 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 100,000 € — 1,286 € per m². [10]
The median across Ardennes is 1,100 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
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
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08362/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08362/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08362/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08362/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08362
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteaubourg | 35 | 450 km W | 7,533 | 65.8 | Served | no figures |
| Remiremont | 88 | 233 km SE | 7,388 | 67.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Falaise | 14 | 339 km W | 7,680 | 73.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bain-de-Bretagne | 35 | 481 km W | 7,674 | 73.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Templeuve-en-Pévèle | 59 | 142 km NW | 7,202 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Péronne | 80 | 113 km NW | 7,090 | 65.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Péronne | 80 | 113 km NW | 7,090 | 65.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Templeuve-en-Pévèle | 59 | 142 km NW | 7,202 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Remiremont | 88 | 233 km SE | 7,388 | 67.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Falaise | 14 | 339 km W | 7,680 | 73.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteaubourg | 35 | 450 km W | 7,533 | 65.8 | Served | no figures |
| Bain-de-Bretagne | 35 | 481 km W | 7,674 | 73.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Rethel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wissembourg | 67 | 265 km E | 7,566 | 70.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gray | 70 | 247 km S | 5,365 | 68.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thann | 68 | 276 km SE | 7,762 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jarny | 54 | 117 km E | 8,050 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Migennes | 89 | 182 km S | 6,688 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Ferté-Bernard | 72 | 309 km SW | 8,740 | 69.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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