Sainte-Marie
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Marie (INSEE 08390) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC de l'Argonne Ardennaise. Population 75 (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 12.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 7,944 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 | 0.59 | 10 | 5.87 |
| Housing mix | 1 | 5 | 5 |
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 88 (2012) → 75 (2023): -14.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 69 (1990) → 75 (2023): 8.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 41, of which 0 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vouziers): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vouziers): 2.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Vouziers): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vouziers): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vouziers): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VOUZIERS weather station, 4.4 km away at 96 m; the village itself is at 112 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SAULCES-CHAMPENOISES, 14 km away at 147 m, over 21 summers. [9]
An average of 836 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VOUZIERS, 4.4 km away at 96 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
11 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 108,000 € — 771 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Ardennes is 1,100 € per m², so this commune sits below 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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08390/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08390/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08390/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08390/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08490
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cosme | 68 | 257 km SE | 75 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Achain | 57 | 149 km E | 76 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bretigney | 25 | 255 km SE | 74 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Outrepont | 51 | 67 km S | 74 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Urost | 64 | 766 km SW | 77 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
| Pithon | 02 | 121 km W | 78 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outrepont | 51 | 67 km S | 74 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pithon | 02 | 121 km W | 78 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Achain | 57 | 149 km E | 76 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bretigney | 25 | 255 km SE | 74 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cosme | 68 | 257 km SE | 75 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Urost | 64 | 766 km SW | 77 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · 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 Sainte-Marie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cosme | 68 | 257 km SE | 75 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Achain | 57 | 149 km E | 76 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Outrepont | 51 | 67 km S | 74 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pithon | 02 | 121 km W | 78 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trésauvaux | 55 | 76 km SE | 71 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Braux-Saint-Remy | 51 | 41 km S | 80 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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