Vouziers
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vouziers (INSEE 08490) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC de l'Argonne Ardennaise. Population 3,825 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-06-01 from 3 former communes: Blaise (08068), Terron-sur-Aisne (08443), Vrizy (08493). [3]
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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/08490-vouziers
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 5,863 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.8 |
| Social | 0.94 | 20 | 18.71 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.58 | 10 | 5.8 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.22 | 10 | 2.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE CELINE · GOURMANDISES D'AMBRE). [4,5]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON FROUSSARD · ROTISSERIES STAINOISES · EURL BOUCHERIE DE LA GARE · LES DELICES DE TONY ET MAUD). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BENADDI ABDALLAH). [4,5]
4 × Supermarket (CENTRE DISTRIBUTEUR E. LECLERC · LIDL · ALDI REIMS · CARREFOUR MARKET). [4,5]
15 × Restaurant (PIZZA YOLLO · KEBAB GIRESUN). [4,5]
9 × Café / bar (BAR LE SANGLIER · FLASH-NIGHT · LE RENNES · LE DIABOLO · LE SENAT). [5]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (POLE SCOLAIRE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DORA LEVI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE PAUL DROUOT · COLLEGE PRIVE ST LOUIS). [4]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTOPHE HOSTEAU, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE VACHE, MÉDECIN · MICHELE WILLIOT, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LUC LAMBERT, MÉDECIN). [4]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DES FEUX). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
1 × Cinema (LES TOURELLES). [4]
3 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL PRIVE JEANNE D ARC · GYMNASE JEAN NOEL CAQUOT · GYMNASE DE SYRIENNE). [4]
6 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE VOUZIERS · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE CIC EST). [4]
7 × Hairdresser (KR COIFFURE · BULD'HAIR). [4,5]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
1 × Hotel (ARGONNE HOTEL). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LE FOURNIL DE CELINE · GOURMANDISES D'AMBRE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | MAISON FROUSSARD · ROTISSERIES STAINOISES · EURL BOUCHERIE DE LA GARE · LES DELICES DE TONY ET MAUD | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | BENADDI ABDALLAH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 4 | CENTRE DISTRIBUTEUR E. LECLERC · LIDL · ALDI REIMS · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 15 | PIZZA YOLLO · KEBAB GIRESUN | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 9 | BAR LE SANGLIER · FLASH-NIGHT · LE RENNES · LE DIABOLO · LE SENAT | INSEE SIRENE 9 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | POLE SCOLAIRE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DORA LEVI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE PAUL DROUOT · COLLEGE PRIVE ST LOUIS | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | CHRISTOPHE HOSTEAU, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE VACHE, MÉDECIN · MICHELE WILLIOT, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LUC LAMBERT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DES FEUX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | LES TOURELLES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL PRIVE JEANNE D ARC · GYMNASE JEAN NOEL CAQUOT · GYMNASE DE SYRIENNE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE VOUZIERS · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE CIC EST | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | KR COIFFURE · BULD'HAIR | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 1 | ARGONNE HOTEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday de 8h à 12h Place Carnot. [6]
Trajectory
Population 4,490 (2012) → 3,825 (2023): -14.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 5,277 (1990) → 3,825 (2023): -27.5 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,488, of which 2.3 % second homes and 19.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vouziers): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Vouziers): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Vouziers): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Vouziers): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vouziers): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VOUZIERS weather station, 0.7 km away at 96 m; the village itself is at 112 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SAULCES-CHAMPENOISES, 15.3 km away at 147 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 836 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VOUZIERS, 0.7 km away at 96 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08490/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-vouziers.fr/ma-ville/vouziers/commune-nouvelle— “Tous les samedis matin , de 8h à 12h, Vouziers accueille le marché sur la Place Carnot”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08490/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08490/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08490/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08490
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise | 69 | 419 km S | 3,785 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moréac | 56 | 576 km W | 3,704 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tinténiac | 35 | 493 km W | 3,939 | 55.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mihiel | 55 | 83 km SE | 3,772 | 57.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léger-de-Linières | 49 | 454 km SW | 3,866 | 49.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pipriac | 35 | 520 km W | 3,859 | 55.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mihiel | 55 | 83 km SE | 3,772 | 57.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise | 69 | 419 km S | 3,785 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léger-de-Linières | 49 | 454 km SW | 3,866 | 49.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tinténiac | 35 | 493 km W | 3,939 | 55.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pipriac | 35 | 520 km W | 3,859 | 55.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moréac | 56 | 576 km W | 3,704 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Vouziers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligny-en-Barrois | 55 | 91 km SE | 3,677 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Florentin | 89 | 171 km SW | 4,164 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mauriac | 15 | 498 km S | 3,449 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arbois | 39 | 289 km S | 3,114 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey | 06 | 655 km S | 3,658 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouxwiller | 67 | 212 km E | 3,754 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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