Molins-sur-Aube
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Molins-sur-Aube (INSEE 10243) is in Aube (10), part of CC des Lacs de Champagne. Population 102 (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 11.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 10,792 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 | 0.56 | 10 | 5.63 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.09 |
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 106 (2012) → 102 (2023): -3.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 96 (1990) → 102 (2023): 6.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 55, of which 9.1 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pougy): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pougy): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Nogent-sur-Aube): 8.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Nogent-sur-Aube): 8.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lesmont): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MATHAUX-ETAPE weather station, 11.4 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 110 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MATHAUX-ETAPE, 11.4 km away at 145 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 745 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at AVANT-LES-RAMERUPT, 7.3 km away at 118 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 — 10243/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10243/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10243/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10243/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10300
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10267
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10193
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orcevaux | 52 | 99 km SE | 102 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Milhavet | 81 | 522 km S | 102 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaussenans | 39 | 205 km SE | 102 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-aux-Forges | 54 | 182 km E | 103 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Saulchoy | 60 | 211 km NW | 105 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Broing | 70 | 147 km SE | 105 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orcevaux | 52 | 99 km SE | 102 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Broing | 70 | 147 km SE | 105 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice-aux-Forges | 54 | 182 km E | 103 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaussenans | 39 | 205 km SE | 102 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Saulchoy | 60 | 211 km NW | 105 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Milhavet | 81 | 522 km S | 102 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 93 % · 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 Molins-sur-Aube'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orcevaux | 52 | 99 km SE | 102 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Linthelles | 51 | 52 km NW | 103 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Méréglise | 28 | 237 km W | 105 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Issenhausen | 67 | 236 km E | 106 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rupéreux | 77 | 80 km W | 106 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Onzerain | 45 | 210 km W | 110 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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