Villers-le-Tourneur
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villers-le-Tourneur (INSEE 08479) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC des Crêtes Préardennaises. Population 217 (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 16.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 16,488 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.39 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (CALYPSO HAIR STUDIO). [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 | 1 | CALYPSO HAIR STUDIO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 174 (2012) → 217 (2023): 24.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 141 (1990) → 217 (2023): 53.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 98, of which 6.1 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Launois-sur-Vence): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Faissault): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Poix-Terron): 6 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Poix-Terron): 5.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Launois-sur-Vence): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LAUNOIS-SUR-VENCE_SAPC weather station, 5.5 km away at 218 m; the village itself is at 247 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHARLEVILLE-MEZ, 18.2 km away at 145 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 102 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 939 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LAUNOIS-SUR-VENCE_SAPC, 5.5 km away at 218 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
12 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 124,000 € — 860 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Ardennes is 1,100 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08479/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08479/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08479/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08479/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08248
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08163
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08341
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faye | 41 | 321 km SW | 216 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Christophe-en-Champagne | 72 | 391 km SW | 218 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 78 % |
| Royaucourt | 60 | 147 km W | 215 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puilly-et-Charbeaux | 08 | 51 km E | 219 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ormes-et-Ville | 54 | 174 km SE | 218 | 15.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Montauban-de-Picardie | 80 | 135 km W | 217 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puilly-et-Charbeaux | 08 | 51 km E | 219 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montauban-de-Picardie | 80 | 135 km W | 217 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Royaucourt | 60 | 147 km W | 215 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ormes-et-Ville | 54 | 174 km SE | 218 | 15.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Faye | 41 | 321 km SW | 216 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Christophe-en-Champagne | 72 | 391 km SW | 218 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 78 % |
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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 Villers-le-Tourneur'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royaucourt | 60 | 147 km W | 215 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thenailles | 02 | 50 km NW | 220 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ramousies | 59 | 66 km NW | 220 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mortemer | 60 | 136 km W | 220 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varennes | 80 | 153 km W | 222 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Herméville-en-Woëvre | 55 | 89 km SE | 218 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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