Arsonval
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arsonval (INSEE 10012) is in Aube (10), part of CC de la Région de Bar sur Aube. Population 290 (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 18.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 17,798 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.95 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA PETITE AUBERGE). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE ARSONVAL). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOSTELLERIE DE LA CHAUMIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | LA PETITE AUBERGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE ARSONVAL | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | HOSTELLERIE DE LA CHAUMIERE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 339 (2012) → 290 (2023): -14.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 365 (1990) → 290 (2023): -20.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 162, of which 4.9 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bar-sur-Aube): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bar-sur-Aube): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Bar-sur-Aube): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bar-sur-Aube): 5.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bar-sur-Aube): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the AILLEVILLE_SAPC weather station, 3.2 km away at 195 m; the village itself is at 157 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at AILLEVILLE_SAPC, 3.2 km away at 195 m, over 19 summers. [9]
An average of 851 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at AILLEVILLE_SAPC, 3.2 km away at 195 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 — 10012/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10012/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10012/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10012/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10033
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velleminfroy | 70 | 141 km SE | 294 | 26.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Théméricourt | 95 | 222 km NW | 283 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fort-Louis | 67 | 258 km E | 285 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontenois-lès-Montbozon | 70 | 147 km SE | 305 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montarlot-lès-Rioz | 70 | 138 km SE | 313 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Allonnes | 28 | 221 km W | 321 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montarlot-lès-Rioz | 70 | 138 km SE | 313 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Velleminfroy | 70 | 141 km SE | 294 | 26.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontenois-lès-Montbozon | 70 | 147 km SE | 305 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Allonnes | 28 | 221 km W | 321 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Théméricourt | 95 | 222 km NW | 283 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fort-Louis | 67 | 258 km E | 285 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · 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 Arsonval'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort-Louis | 67 | 258 km E | 285 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontenois-lès-Montbozon | 70 | 147 km SE | 305 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montarlot-lès-Rioz | 70 | 138 km SE | 313 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lestiou | 41 | 235 km W | 291 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montigny-le-Guesdier | 77 | 104 km W | 295 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charrey-sur-Saône | 21 | 137 km S | 331 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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