Saint-Morel
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Morel (INSEE 08392) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC de l'Argonne Ardennaise. 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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 15.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % 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.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE TERMINUS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | LE TERMINUS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 237 (2012) → 176 (2023): -25.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 235 (1990) → 176 (2023): -25.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 97, of which 4.1 % second homes and 11.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Monthois): 2.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vouziers): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Monthois): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Monthois): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Monthois): 2.7 km to the south-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. [10]
Measured at the VOUZIERS weather station, 7.4 km away at 96 m; the village itself is at 128 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SAULCES-CHAMPENOISES, 17.6 km away at 147 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 837 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LIRY, 4.1 km away at 130 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 — 08392/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08392/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08392/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08392/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08303
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08490
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Ménil-Broût | 61 | 340 km W | 177 | 20 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pignicourt | 02 | 49 km W | 173 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Châtelet-sur-Sormonne | 08 | 56 km N | 174 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vergné | 17 | 532 km SW | 172 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Polisy | 10 | 144 km S | 176 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vavray-le-Grand | 51 | 60 km S | 176 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pignicourt | 02 | 49 km W | 173 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Châtelet-sur-Sormonne | 08 | 56 km N | 174 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vavray-le-Grand | 51 | 60 km S | 176 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Polisy | 10 | 144 km S | 176 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Ménil-Broût | 61 | 340 km W | 177 | 20 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vergné | 17 | 532 km SW | 172 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Saint-Morel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pignicourt | 02 | 49 km W | 173 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vavray-le-Grand | 51 | 60 km S | 176 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marre | 55 | 46 km E | 183 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouconville-Vauclair | 02 | 70 km W | 181 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Écly | 08 | 37 km NW | 169 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dieppe-sous-Douaumont | 55 | 60 km E | 187 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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