Sécheval
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 32 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sécheval (INSEE 08408) is in Ardennes (08), part of CA Ardenne Métropole. Population 517 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/08408-secheval
Vitality score
Vitality score 22/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 32 % of the 17,723 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 532 (2012) → 517 (2023): -2.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 408 (1990) → 517 (2023): 26.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 224, of which 2.7 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Mazures): 4.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Deville): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Renwez): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Deville): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sécheval): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the REVIN weather station, 8.5 km away at 130 m; the village itself is at 260 m. [12]
The village sits 130 m above 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CHARLEVILLE-MEZ, 8.6 km away at 145 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 115 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,121 mm of rain a year, spread over 154 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at REVIN, 8.5 km away at 130 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08408/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08408/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08408/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08408/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08284
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08139
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08361
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08408
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-de-Commiers | 38 | 545 km S | 519 | 24.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Démuin | 80 | 152 km W | 524 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Treffrin | 22 | 620 km W | 516 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Abos | 64 | 825 km SW | 526 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
| Versainville | 14 | 365 km W | 520 | 24.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Biche | 61 | 404 km W | 525 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Démuin | 80 | 152 km W | 524 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Versainville | 14 | 365 km W | 520 | 24.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Biche | 61 | 404 km W | 525 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Commiers | 38 | 545 km S | 519 | 24.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Treffrin | 22 | 620 km W | 516 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Abos | 64 | 825 km SW | 526 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Sécheval'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Biche | 61 | 404 km W | 525 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bazoncourt | 57 | 153 km SE | 526 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Évergnicourt | 02 | 64 km SW | 522 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pisseleu | 60 | 190 km W | 519 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moivrons | 54 | 163 km SE | 528 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hautvillers-Ouville | 80 | 206 km W | 527 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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