Sormonne
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sormonne (INSEE 08429) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne. Population 529 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/08429-sormonne
Vitality score
Vitality score 11.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 17,629 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 4.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.96 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
3 × Hairdresser (CHATRY ELODIE ET ROBINET ANGELIQUE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 3 | CHATRY ELODIE ET ROBINET ANGELIQUE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 558 (2012) → 529 (2023): -5.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 531 (1990) → 529 (2023): -0.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 248, of which 0.4 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lonny): 1.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Renwez): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Renwez): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Renwez): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Harcy): 2.9 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHARLEVILLE-MEZ weather station, 6.3 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 171 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHARLEVILLE-MEZ, 6.3 km away at 145 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 938 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHARLEVILLE-MEZ, 6.3 km away at 145 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08429/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08429/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08429/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08429/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08260
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08361
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08212
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pusy-et-Épenoux | 70 | 265 km SE | 540 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouillon | 51 | 71 km SW | 529 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Heutrégiville | 51 | 58 km S | 508 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Virecourt | 54 | 197 km SE | 487 | 14.1 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Bellefontaine | 95 | 171 km SW | 474 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cyr-le-Gravelais | 53 | 454 km SW | 567 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heutrégiville | 51 | 58 km S | 508 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pouillon | 51 | 71 km SW | 529 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellefontaine | 95 | 171 km SW | 474 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Virecourt | 54 | 197 km SE | 487 | 14.1 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Pusy-et-Épenoux | 70 | 265 km SE | 540 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cyr-le-Gravelais | 53 | 454 km SW | 567 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 57 % |
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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 Sormonne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hymont | 88 | 207 km SE | 491 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marsilly | 57 | 148 km SE | 582 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champ-le-Duc | 88 | 239 km SE | 475 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Épenoy | 25 | 326 km SE | 649 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Millery | 54 | 158 km SE | 599 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amance | 54 | 171 km SE | 365 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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