Senuc
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Senuc (INSEE 08412) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC de l'Argonne Ardennaise. Population 153 (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/08412-senuc
Vitality score
Vitality score 17.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 14,226 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 | 0.52 | 10 | 5.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.37 |
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]
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 | 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 147 (2012) → 153 (2023): 4.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 150 (1990) → 153 (2023): 2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 104, of which 16.3 % second homes and 15.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Grandpré): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Grandpré): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Grandpré): 3.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Grandpré): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Grandpré): 3.7 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 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MONTCHEUTIN_SAPC weather station, 3.5 km away at 142 m; the village itself is at 129 m. [9]
An average of 882 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MONTCHEUTIN, 2.9 km away at 132 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 — 08412/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08412/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08412/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08412/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08198
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courcy | 14 | 357 km W | 148 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 96 % |
| Vézinnes | 89 | 171 km SW | 158 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 89 % |
| Blingel | 62 | 228 km NW | 160 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 58 % |
| Écromagny | 70 | 212 km SE | 149 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 91 % |
| Comberanche-et-Épeluche | 24 | 565 km SW | 165 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 65 % |
| Cour-l'Évêque | 52 | 150 km S | 148 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 69 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cour-l'Évêque | 52 | 150 km S | 148 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 69 % |
| Vézinnes | 89 | 171 km SW | 158 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 89 % |
| Écromagny | 70 | 212 km SE | 149 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 91 % |
| Blingel | 62 | 228 km NW | 160 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 58 % |
| Courcy | 14 | 357 km W | 148 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 96 % |
| Comberanche-et-Épeluche | 24 | 565 km SW | 165 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 65 % |
Elsewhere
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