Williers
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Williers (INSEE 08501) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC des Portes du Luxembourg. Population 39 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 7.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 3,228 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 | 0.65 | 10 | 6.47 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 51 (2012) → 39 (2023): -23.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 34 (1990) → 39 (2023): 14.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 41, of which 51.2 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Matton-et-Clémency): 7.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Blagny): 10.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Margut): 9.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Margut): 9.4 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Matton-et-Clémency): 7.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 81 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LINAY weather station, 8.8 km away at 177 m; the village itself is at 302 m. [11]
The village sits 125 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.89 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DOUZY, 19.5 km away at 153 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 149 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 995 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MARGUT, 8.7 km away at 180 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08501/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08501/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08501/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08501/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08281
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08067
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08276
- 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-Lions | 04 | 637 km S | 38 | 3.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 22 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lemps | 26 | 591 km S | 40 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chambonie | 42 | 451 km S | 39 | 2.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Senaux | 81 | 688 km S | 39 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Penta-Acquatella | 2B | 860 km SE | 41 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Binos | 31 | 834 km SW | 40 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chambonie | 42 | 451 km S | 39 | 2.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lemps | 26 | 591 km S | 40 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Lions | 04 | 637 km S | 38 | 3.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 22 % · humidity 100 % |
| Senaux | 81 | 688 km S | 39 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Binos | 31 | 834 km SW | 40 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Penta-Acquatella | 2B | 860 km SE | 41 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Williers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binos | 31 | 834 km SW | 40 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sorbs | 34 | 658 km S | 40 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Sauveur | 54 | 175 km SE | 43 | 5.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beissat | 23 | 489 km SW | 31 | 3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Confolent-Port-Dieu | 19 | 505 km SW | 42 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Doncourt-sur-Meuse | 52 | 170 km S | 40 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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