Vrigne-Meuse
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 17.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 32 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vrigne-Meuse (INSEE 08492) is in Ardennes (08), part of CA Ardenne Métropole. Population 331 (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 17.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 32 % of the 18,007 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 | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (CELINE). [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | CELINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 280 (2012) → 331 (2023): 18.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 187 (1990) → 331 (2023): 77 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 142, of which 2.1 % second homes and 2.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Donchery): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Donchery): 2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Donchery): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Donchery): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Donchery): 2.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the MONTCY-ST-PIER weather station, 10.9 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 154 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DOUZY, 14.9 km away at 153 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 993 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MONTCY-ST-PIER, 10.9 km away at 145 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08492/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08492/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08492/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08492/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08142
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamey | 54 | 122 km SE | 333 | 17.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Bellebat | 33 | 671 km SW | 329 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Villers-sous-Prény | 54 | 119 km SE | 332 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 73 % |
| Eth | 59 | 109 km NW | 328 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Schmittviller | 57 | 186 km SE | 335 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blaignac | 33 | 682 km SW | 335 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eth | 59 | 109 km NW | 328 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-sous-Prény | 54 | 119 km SE | 332 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 73 % |
| Mamey | 54 | 122 km SE | 333 | 17.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Schmittviller | 57 | 186 km SE | 335 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellebat | 33 | 671 km SW | 329 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Blaignac | 33 | 682 km SW | 335 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
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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-Meuse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vailly | 10 | 157 km S | 329 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sailly-Achâtel | 57 | 135 km SE | 324 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ferrières-les-Bois | 25 | 287 km S | 328 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champigneul-Champagne | 51 | 95 km SW | 322 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Malbouhans | 70 | 255 km SE | 337 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Feuges | 10 | 155 km S | 330 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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