Saulces-Champenoises
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saulces-Champenoises (INSEE 08401) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC des Crêtes Préardennaises. Population 219 (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 17.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 16,520 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 | 0.45 | 10 | 4.52 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Hairdresser (HAPPY-HAIR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | HAPPY-HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 211 (2012) → 219 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 230 (1990) → 219 (2023): -4.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 117, of which 7.7 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Attigny): 6.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Attigny): 6.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Attigny): 6.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Attigny): 6.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Attigny): 5.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SAULCES-CHAMPENOISES weather station, 3.1 km away at 147 m; the village itself is at 94 m. [9]
The village sits 53 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SAULCES-CHAMPENOISES, 3.1 km away at 147 m, over 21 summers. [9]
That station sits 53 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 710 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SAULCES-CHAMPENOISES, 3.1 km away at 147 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08401/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08401/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08401/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08401/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligescourt | 80 | 210 km NW | 223 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bertrancourt | 80 | 157 km NW | 220 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brailly-Cornehotte | 80 | 202 km NW | 211 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bucy-Saint-Liphard | 45 | 262 km SW | 215 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rammersmatt | 68 | 264 km SE | 219 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chancia | 39 | 356 km S | 211 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrancourt | 80 | 157 km NW | 220 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brailly-Cornehotte | 80 | 202 km NW | 211 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ligescourt | 80 | 210 km NW | 223 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bucy-Saint-Liphard | 45 | 262 km SW | 215 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rammersmatt | 68 | 264 km SE | 219 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chancia | 39 | 356 km S | 211 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Saulces-Champenoises'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucy-Saint-Liphard | 45 | 262 km SW | 215 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cormainville | 28 | 257 km SW | 213 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-des-Motets | 37 | 329 km SW | 238 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villedieu-lès-Bailleul | 61 | 334 km W | 203 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fleuré | 61 | 343 km W | 203 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Welles-Pérennes | 60 | 147 km W | 233 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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