Sedan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.4/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sedan (INSEE 08409) is in Ardennes (08), part of CA Ardenne Métropole. Population 16,667 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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 66.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 69 % of the 1,439 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 | 0.56 | 25 | 13.9 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.82 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.69 | 10 | 6.94 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.27 | 10 | 2.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EURL A.D.M). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON JACQUEMART · RACHEL ET LUDO · TRAITEUR PONSART & CO · BOUCHERIE L'ATLAS). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE RAFFINATO · SUPERETTE D'COTE · FAST MARKET). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (LIDL · BOULISO · E. LECLERC · NETTO). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE SEDANAISE). [4]
42 × Restaurant (VIEN NAM · LA ROSE SAUVAGE · SODANAC). [3,4]
35 × Café / bar (LE SPORTING BAR · JARDIN LECAILLON · AU ROI DE LA BIERE · PUB FORUM · AU BON RHUM). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RESIDENCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DE LA PLAGE). [3]
10 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GEORGES OUVRARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BLANPAIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FRENOIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA PRAIRIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIERRE CONGAR FOND DE GIVONNE). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE ELISABETH DE NASSAU · COLLEGE LE LAC · COLLEGE TURENNE · COLLEGE PRIVE MABILLON). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PATRICK BLOCH, MÉDECIN · JEAN FRANCOIS LAMBERT, MÉDECIN · GILLES PELET, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS MAZIERS, MÉDECIN · ARLETTE BUSSIERE, MÉDECIN). [3]
9 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE TURENNE · PHARMACIE DE LA PRAIRIE · PHARMACIE DE LA MARNE · SELARL PHARMACIE DU FORT · PHARMACIE BEAUVIERE). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (SEDAN LE VELODROME RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE GEORGES-DELAW). [3]
1 × Cinema (TURENNE). [3]
9 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE LYCEE PIERRE BAYLE · GYMNASE · SALLE MULTISPORT LYCEE JEAN BAPTISTE CLEMENT · GYMNASE CRUSSY · GYMNASE BERNARD GRELARDON). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE DU LAC). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SEDAN · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU NORD · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
21 × Hairdresser (EUROCOIF). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (LE SAINT-MICHEL · HOTEL INN DESIGN · LA PRINCIPAUTE · KYRIAD). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE SEDAN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 19 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | EURL A.D.M | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | MAISON JACQUEMART · RACHEL ET LUDO · TRAITEUR PONSART & CO · BOUCHERIE L'ATLAS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | LE RAFFINATO · SUPERETTE D'COTE · FAST MARKET | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | LIDL · BOULISO · E. LECLERC · NETTO | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE SEDANAISE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 42 | VIEN NAM · LA ROSE SAUVAGE · SODANAC | INSEE BPE 42 / INSEE SIRENE 91 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 35 | LE SPORTING BAR · JARDIN LECAILLON · AU ROI DE LA BIERE · PUB FORUM · AU BON RHUM | INSEE SIRENE 35 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RESIDENCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DE LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 10 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GEORGES OUVRARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BLANPAIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FRENOIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA PRAIRIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIERRE CONGAR FOND DE GIVONNE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE ELISABETH DE NASSAU · COLLEGE LE LAC · COLLEGE TURENNE · COLLEGE PRIVE MABILLON | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | PATRICK BLOCH, MÉDECIN · JEAN FRANCOIS LAMBERT, MÉDECIN · GILLES PELET, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS MAZIERS, MÉDECIN · ARLETTE BUSSIERE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 9 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE TURENNE · PHARMACIE DE LA PRAIRIE · PHARMACIE DE LA MARNE · SELARL PHARMACIE DU FORT · PHARMACIE BEAUVIERE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | SEDAN LE VELODROME RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE GEORGES-DELAW | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | TURENNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 9 | GYMNASE LYCEE PIERRE BAYLE · GYMNASE · SALLE MULTISPORT LYCEE JEAN BAPTISTE CLEMENT · GYMNASE CRUSSY · GYMNASE BERNARD GRELARDON | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BAIGNADE DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SEDAN · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU NORD · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 21 | EUROCOIF | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | LE SAINT-MICHEL · HOTEL INN DESIGN · LA PRINCIPAUTE · KYRIAD | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE SEDAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 18,430 (2012) → 16,667 (2023): -9.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 21,667 (1990) → 16,667 (2023): -23.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,981, of which 1.3 % second homes and 11.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sedan): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sedan): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Sedan): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sedan): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sedan): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the DOUZY weather station, 8.6 km away at 153 m; the village itself is at 154 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DOUZY, 8.6 km away at 153 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 871 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at DOUZY, 8.6 km away at 153 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08409/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08409/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08409/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08409/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08409
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mennecy | 91 | 222 km SW | 16,433 | 57.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coulommiers | 77 | 167 km SW | 16,374 | 68.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteaurenard | 13 | 647 km S | 16,545 | 66.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 64 % |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 464 km SW | 16,584 | 68.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rumilly | 74 | 433 km S | 16,442 | 65 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Firminy | 42 | 482 km S | 17,060 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulommiers | 77 | 167 km SW | 16,374 | 68.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mennecy | 91 | 222 km SW | 16,433 | 57.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rumilly | 74 | 433 km S | 16,442 | 65 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 464 km SW | 16,584 | 68.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Firminy | 42 | 482 km S | 17,060 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteaurenard | 13 | 647 km S | 16,545 | 66.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Sedan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romilly-sur-Seine | 10 | 159 km SW | 14,959 | 65.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaumont | 52 | 178 km S | 20,827 | 69.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cernay | 68 | 267 km SE | 12,057 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Roche-sur-Foron | 74 | 417 km S | 11,348 | 55 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clermont | 60 | 186 km W | 10,564 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Golbey | 88 | 200 km SE | 8,832 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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