Tournavaux
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tournavaux (INSEE 08456) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne. Population 234 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 23/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 16,894 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DE BLOSSETTE). [4]
1 × Hotel (L AUBERGE DES CHENETS). [3,4]
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 | CAFE DE BLOSSETTE | 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 | 1 | L AUBERGE DES CHENETS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 179 (2012) → 234 (2023): 30.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 120 (1990) → 234 (2023): 95 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 131, of which 17.6 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bogny-sur-Meuse): 2.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Thilay): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bogny-sur-Meuse): 2.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bogny-sur-Meuse): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Thilay): 1.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTCY-ST-PIER weather station, 11.5 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 145 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHARLEVILLE-MEZ, 14.3 km away at 145 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 993 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTCY-ST-PIER, 11.5 km away at 145 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08456/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08456/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08456/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08456/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08081
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08448
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-de-Bragny | 71 | 360 km S | 241 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chaise-Dieu-du-Theil | 27 | 317 km W | 218 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 89 % |
| Villemagne | 11 | 753 km S | 236 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aussurucq | 64 | 866 km SW | 230 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 55 % |
| Escorpain | 28 | 289 km SW | 223 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dehault | 72 | 358 km SW | 241 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escorpain | 28 | 289 km SW | 223 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaise-Dieu-du-Theil | 27 | 317 km W | 218 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 89 % |
| Dehault | 72 | 358 km SW | 241 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-de-Bragny | 71 | 360 km S | 241 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Villemagne | 11 | 753 km S | 236 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aussurucq | 64 | 866 km SW | 230 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 55 % |
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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 Tournavaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escorpain | 28 | 289 km SW | 223 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dehault | 72 | 358 km SW | 241 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brives | 36 | 397 km SW | 237 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-des-Échelles | 72 | 355 km SW | 222 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trucy-l'Orgueilleux | 58 | 288 km S | 217 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colondannes | 23 | 463 km SW | 289 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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