Les Croûtes
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 16 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Croûtes (INSEE 10118) is in Aube (10), part of CC du Chaourçois et du Val d'Armance. Population 99 (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 8.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 16 % of the 10,519 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 | 0.37 | 10 | 3.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.75 |
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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 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 105 (2012) → 99 (2023): -5.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 114 (1990) → 99 (2023): -13.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 64, of which 12.5 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Flogny-la-Chapelle): 5.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Flogny-la-Chapelle): 5.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Flogny-la-Chapelle): 5.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Flogny-la-Chapelle): 5.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Butteaux): 2.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHESSY-LES-PRES_SAPC weather station, 4.9 km away at 119 m; the village itself is at 113 m. [10]
An average of 773 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHESSY-LES-PRES_SAPC, 4.9 km away at 119 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
No price figures: fewer than five comparable sales were registered here between 2021 and 2025. A median of two sales is not a median. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10118/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10118/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10118/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10118/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89169
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89061
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caussade-Rivière | 65 | 581 km SW | 99 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 76 % |
| Auvilliers | 76 | 258 km NW | 101 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 51 % |
| Blaincourt-sur-Aube | 10 | 62 km NE | 97 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 74 % |
| Alaincourt | 70 | 167 km E | 97 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
| Goyencourt | 80 | 208 km N | 99 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 72 % |
| Chéry-lès-Rozoy | 02 | 192 km N | 98 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 92 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaincourt-sur-Aube | 10 | 62 km NE | 97 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 74 % |
| Alaincourt | 70 | 167 km E | 97 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
| Chéry-lès-Rozoy | 02 | 192 km N | 98 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 92 % |
| Goyencourt | 80 | 208 km N | 99 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 72 % |
| Auvilliers | 76 | 258 km NW | 101 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 51 % |
| Caussade-Rivière | 65 | 581 km SW | 99 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 76 % |
Elsewhere
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