Signy-l'Abbaye

Ardennes · CC des Crêtes Préardennaises · INSEE 08419

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Few services 38/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Signy-l'Abbaye (INSEE 08419) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC des Crêtes Préardennaises. Population 1,344 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/08419-signy-l-abbaye

Vitality score

Vitality score 38/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 46 % of the 12,407 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	0.26	25	6.56
Social	0.32	20	6.32
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.51	10	5.13
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.45	10	4.45
Housing mix	0.79	5	3.96

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 3 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 2 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SOC NOUVELLE TOUS PRODUITS FRAIS). ^[3,4]

1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). ^[3,4]

2 × Restaurant (SARL AUBERGE DE L ABBAYE · DAPA). ^[3,4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). ^[3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE SIGNY L'ABBAYE). ^[3]

2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BENJAMIN BOUVARD, MÉDECIN · LAURENT MASSENEZ, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L'ABBAYE). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE CENTRE SOCIAL YVES COPPENS). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). ^[3]

2 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST). ^[3]

2 × Hairdresser (EN TETE A TETE). ^[3,4]

2 × Hotel (HOTEL AUBERGE DE L'ABBAYE · LE GIBERGEON). ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL L'ABBAYE). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Campsite.

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Café / bar. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	SOC NOUVELLE TOUS PRODUITS FRAIS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Supermarket	1	CARREFOUR CONTACT	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant	2	SARL AUBERGE DE L ABBAYE · DAPA	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	1	COLLEGE SIGNY L'ABBAYE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	2	BENJAMIN BOUVARD, MÉDECIN · LAURENT MASSENEZ, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DE L'ABBAYE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	LA POSTE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	MÉDIATHÈQUE CENTRE SOCIAL YVES COPPENS	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	COMPLEXE SPORTIF	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	2	CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Hairdresser	2	EN TETE A TETE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	2	HOTEL AUBERGE DE L'ABBAYE · LE GIBERGEON	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Campsite	1	CAMPING MUNICIPAL L'ABBAYE	INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day (reported, unverified): Thursday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. ^[5]

Trajectory

1968: 1,711 2023: 1,344 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,351 (2012) → 1,344 (2023): -0.5 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 1,422 (1990) → 1,344 (2023): -5.5 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 782, of which 10.4 % second homes and 10.9 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Signy-l'Abbaye): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Signy-l'Abbaye): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Signy-l'Abbaye): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Signy-l'Abbaye): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Signy-l'Abbaye): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 11.4

Days at or below 0 °C 75.3

Muggy days a summer 0.4

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 75 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the SIGNY-L'ABBAYE weather station, 1.4 km away at 180 m; the village itself is at 140 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at CHARLEVILLE-MEZ, 18.7 km away at 145 m, over 30 summers. ^[10]

An average of 1,066 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at SIGNY-L'ABBAYE, 1.4 km away at 180 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

Uncertainties

The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. ^[5]

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08419/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
DATAtourisme 2025-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/42/4ec1ac8c-d624-3a84-9116-2770fdcd27af— “Tous les troisièmes jeudis du mois, de 16h à 19h, sous la nouvelle halle de Signy-l'Abbaye, les producteurs, artisans, commerces locaux vous proposent des produits du terroir sous la halle située au cœur du village dans une ambiance chaleureuse et conviviale.”(unverified)
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08419/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08419/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08419/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 08419
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
Fleurey-sur-Ouche	21	267 km S	1,535	45.2	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 %
Fayl-Billot	52	230 km SE	1,296	44.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 %
Arnay-le-Duc	21	286 km S	1,342	53.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Mondoubleau	41	321 km SW	1,297	46.6	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 %
Sermaize-les-Bains	51	108 km S	1,742	52	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 68 %
Cransac-les-Thermes	12	597 km S	1,482	33.2	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 65 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Sermaize-les-Bains	51	108 km S	1,742	52	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 68 %
Fayl-Billot	52	230 km SE	1,296	44.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 %
Fleurey-sur-Ouche	21	267 km S	1,535	45.2	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 %
Arnay-le-Duc	21	286 km S	1,342	53.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Mondoubleau	41	321 km SW	1,297	46.6	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 %
Cransac-les-Thermes	12	597 km S	1,482	33.2	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 65 %

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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 Signy-l'Abbaye'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
Fayl-Billot	52	230 km SE	1,296	44.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 %
Arnay-le-Duc	21	286 km S	1,342	53.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Auzances	23	433 km S	1,129	48.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 %
Vigy	57	147 km E	1,522	44.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Violay	42	428 km S	1,218	43.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Fontaine-lès-Luxeuil	70	248 km SE	1,327	40.9	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 %

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