Briel-sur-Barse
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Briel-sur-Barse (INSEE 10062) is in Aube (10), part of CC du Barséquanais en Champagne. Population 195 (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 28.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 15,840 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.31 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 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 220 (2012) → 195 (2023): -11.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 158 (1990) → 195 (2023): 23.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 101, of which 6.9 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lusigny-sur-Barse): 8.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lusigny-sur-Barse): 8.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Lusigny-sur-Barse): 8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vendeuvre-sur-Barse): 9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Briel-sur-Barse): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MESNIL-ST-PERE weather station, 4.6 km away at 142 m; the village itself is at 135 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONTREUIL, 5.9 km away at 150 m, over 22 summers. [11]
An average of 788 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MESNIL-ST-PERE, 4.6 km away at 142 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 — 10062/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10062/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10062/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10062/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10209
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10401
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10062
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tronville | 54 | 151 km NE | 200 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rhèges | 10 | 46 km NW | 206 | 26 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 81 % |
| Augisey | 39 | 203 km SE | 191 | 25.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soussac | 33 | 510 km SW | 182 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
| Croix | 90 | 212 km SE | 180 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Humières | 62 | 288 km NW | 218 | 29.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhèges | 10 | 46 km NW | 206 | 26 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 81 % |
| Tronville | 54 | 151 km NE | 200 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Augisey | 39 | 203 km SE | 191 | 25.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Croix | 90 | 212 km SE | 180 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Humières | 62 | 288 km NW | 218 | 29.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soussac | 33 | 510 km SW | 182 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · 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 Briel-sur-Barse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tronville | 54 | 151 km NE | 200 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Ferté | 39 | 172 km SE | 182 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rexingen | 67 | 222 km E | 202 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mulcey | 57 | 182 km E | 209 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Herbeville | 78 | 197 km NW | 228 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trocy-en-Multien | 77 | 138 km NW | 233 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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