Vrigne aux Bois
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vrigne aux Bois (INSEE 08491) is in Ardennes (08), part of CA Ardenne Métropole. Population 3,518 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 1 former commune: Bosseval-et-Briancourt (08072). [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/08491-vrigne-aux-bois
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 6,253 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.5 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.61 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MIE DOREE · BOULANGERIE DU PONT). [4,5]
2 × Butcher (boucherie). [4,5]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT · ALDI MARCHE). [4,5]
6 × Restaurant (AU COEUR DU BONHEUR · LAY 08). [4,5]
4 × Café / bar (BAR DU RIVAGE · CAFE DU CENTRE · LE CENTRE). [5]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUISE MICHEL - SITE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE OGEC SAINT-JOSEPH). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PASTEUR). [4]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CATHERINE TAYAC, MÉDECIN · FATMA KHABAZ, MÉDECIN · FABIEN PERDREAU, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA VRIGNE · PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE PASTEUR · SALLE MULTISPORTS BEREGOVOY). [4]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST). [4]
7 × Hairdresser (CELINE CHAMBORD, CONCEPT STORE · JKL COIFFURE · ISULA BELLA · FLORIANE ' COIFFURE). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LA MIE DOREE · BOULANGERIE DU PONT | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARREFOUR CONTACT · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | AU COEUR DU BONHEUR · LAY 08 | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 4 | BAR DU RIVAGE · CAFE DU CENTRE · LE CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUISE MICHEL - SITE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE OGEC SAINT-JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PASTEUR | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | CATHERINE TAYAC, MÉDECIN · FATMA KHABAZ, MÉDECIN · FABIEN PERDREAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA VRIGNE · PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE PASTEUR · SALLE MULTISPORTS BEREGOVOY | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | CELINE CHAMBORD, CONCEPT STORE · JKL COIFFURE · ISULA BELLA · FLORIANE ' COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday de 8 heures 30 à 12 heures 30 Place François Mitterrand. [6]
Trajectory
Population 3,785 (2012) → 3,518 (2023): -7.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 4,121 (1990) → 3,518 (2023): -14.6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,787, of which 1.2 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vrigne aux Bois): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Vrigne aux Bois): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Vrigne aux Bois): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Vrigne aux Bois): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vrigne aux Bois): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the MONTCY-ST-PIER weather station, 9.5 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 173 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DOUZY, 15.7 km away at 153 m, over 23 summers. [11]
An average of 993 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTCY-ST-PIER, 9.5 km away at 145 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 — 08491/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.vrigne-aux-bois.fr/fr/information/81414/marche-hebdomadaire— “Il a lieu tous les dimanches de 8 heures 30 à 12 heures 30 et se tient Place François Mitterrand.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08491/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08491/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08491/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08491
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc-lès-Gray | 70 | 259 km S | 2,393 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reichshoffen | 67 | 222 km SE | 5,418 | 52.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pleuven | 29 | 682 km W | 3,311 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-à-Marcq | 59 | 152 km NW | 3,016 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt | 62 | 214 km W | 4,480 | 64.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 84 % |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 409 km SW | 4,693 | 55.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-à-Marcq | 59 | 152 km NW | 3,016 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt | 62 | 214 km W | 4,480 | 64.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 84 % |
| Reichshoffen | 67 | 222 km SE | 5,418 | 52.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arc-lès-Gray | 70 | 259 km S | 2,393 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 409 km SW | 4,693 | 55.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pleuven | 29 | 682 km W | 3,311 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Vrigne aux Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc-lès-Gray | 70 | 259 km S | 2,393 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Damelevières | 54 | 172 km SE | 3,080 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marlenheim | 67 | 228 km SE | 4,185 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Schirmeck | 67 | 221 km SE | 2,056 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cherré-Au | 72 | 353 km SW | 2,758 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montchanin | 71 | 334 km S | 4,976 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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