Maisons-lès-Chaource
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 20.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Maisons-lès-Chaource (INSEE 10218) is in Aube (10), part of CC du Chaourçois et du Val d'Armance. Population 177 (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 20.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 15,245 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUX MAISONS). [3,4]
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, 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 | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | AUX MAISONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 190 (2012) → 177 (2023): -6.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 171 (1990) → 177 (2023): 3.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 110, of which 12.7 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chaource): 5.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chaource): 5.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Chaource): 5.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chaource): 5.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Cussangy): 4.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 82 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LOGES-MARGUERON weather station, 9.5 km away at 150 m; the village itself is at 243 m. [10]
The village sits 93 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LES-RICEYS, 15.5 km away at 185 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 58 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 839 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CUSSANGY, 4.5 km away at 220 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10218/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10218/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10218/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10218/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10080
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10120
- 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-Martin-du-Mont | 71 | 177 km SE | 174 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Précy-Saint-Martin | 10 | 50 km NE | 177 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mailleroncourt-Saint-Pancras | 70 | 147 km E | 174 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parroy | 54 | 195 km NE | 183 | 20 | Few services | no figures |
| Nonville | 88 | 136 km E | 185 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bresilley | 70 | 139 km SE | 189 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Précy-Saint-Martin | 10 | 50 km NE | 177 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nonville | 88 | 136 km E | 185 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bresilley | 70 | 139 km SE | 189 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mailleroncourt-Saint-Pancras | 70 | 147 km E | 174 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Mont | 71 | 177 km SE | 174 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Parroy | 54 | 195 km NE | 183 | 20 | Few services | no figures |
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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 Maisons-lès-Chaource'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juvaincourt | 88 | 145 km E | 184 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sandaucourt | 88 | 128 km E | 181 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ménil-la-Horgne | 55 | 127 km NE | 180 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauville | 88 | 118 km E | 168 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Châtelet-sur-Sormonne | 08 | 204 km N | 174 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rimbach-près-Guebwiller | 68 | 223 km E | 216 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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