Mesnil-Sellières
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 34.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mesnil-Sellières (INSEE 10239) is in Aube (10), part of CC Forêts, Lacs, Terres en Champagne. Population 568 (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 34.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 17,343 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (STREAM FOODIE'S). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES GAILLOTS). [3]
1 × Library (POINT LECTURE MESNIL SELLIERES). [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. [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 | STREAM FOODIE'S | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES GAILLOTS | 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 | 1 | POINT LECTURE MESNIL SELLIERES | 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 | 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 585 (2012) → 568 (2023): -2.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 370 (1990) → 568 (2023): 53.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 252, of which 1.2 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bouranton): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres): 8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Creney-près-Troyes): 7.6 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Creney-près-Troyes): 6.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Mesnil-Sellières): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BREVIANDES weather station, 12.9 km away at 115 m; the village itself is at 172 m. [12]
The village sits 57 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MONTREUIL, 14.2 km away at 150 m, over 22 summers. [12]
An average of 737 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at PINEY, 7.8 km away at 117 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10239/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10239/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10239/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10239/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10053
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10357
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10115
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10239
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simencourt | 62 | 242 km NW | 569 | 33.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Schaffhouse-près-Seltz | 67 | 292 km E | 557 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grouches-Luchuel | 80 | 244 km NW | 572 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jouy-Mauvoisin | 78 | 202 km W | 554 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaudignies | 59 | 216 km N | 574 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-André-le-Coq | 63 | 273 km S | 578 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouy-Mauvoisin | 78 | 202 km W | 554 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaudignies | 59 | 216 km N | 574 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Simencourt | 62 | 242 km NW | 569 | 33.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grouches-Luchuel | 80 | 244 km NW | 572 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-André-le-Coq | 63 | 273 km S | 578 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Schaffhouse-près-Seltz | 67 | 292 km E | 557 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Mesnil-Sellières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-le-Coq | 63 | 273 km S | 578 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Surat | 63 | 277 km S | 611 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moussey | 10 | 17 km SW | 656 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barges | 21 | 140 km SE | 652 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-Villars | 42 | 321 km S | 528 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ardenay-sur-Mérize | 72 | 284 km W | 504 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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