Montsuzain
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montsuzain (INSEE 10256) is in Aube (10), part of CA Troyes Champagne Métropole. Population 391 (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 31/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 18,009 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 | 0.88 | 10 | 8.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (AURORE B). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | AURORE B | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 392 (2012) → 391 (2023): -0.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 284 (1990) → 391 (2023): 37.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 185, of which 0.5 % second homes and 11.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Charmont-sous-Barbuise): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Voué): 1.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Charmont-sous-Barbuise): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Charmont-sous-Barbuise): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montsuzain): 1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VILLETTE-SUR-AU weather station, 9.9 km away at 98 m; the village itself is at 119 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at TROYES-BARBEREY, 15.7 km away at 112 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 714 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VOUE, 4.4 km away at 170 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 — 10256/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10256/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10256/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10256/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10084
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10442
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10256
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauveterre-Saint-Denis | 47 | 545 km SW | 387 | 25.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 % |
| Tronsanges | 58 | 169 km SW | 392 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lindebeuf | 76 | 274 km NW | 386 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Golancourt | 60 | 160 km NW | 409 | 26.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Cras | 38 | 367 km S | 407 | 32.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chambœuf | 21 | 147 km SE | 374 | 31.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambœuf | 21 | 147 km SE | 374 | 31.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Golancourt | 60 | 160 km NW | 409 | 26.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Tronsanges | 58 | 169 km SW | 392 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lindebeuf | 76 | 274 km NW | 386 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cras | 38 | 367 km S | 407 | 32.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauveterre-Saint-Denis | 47 | 545 km SW | 387 | 25.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Montsuzain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tronsanges | 58 | 169 km SW | 392 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parassy | 18 | 179 km SW | 415 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Richarville | 91 | 157 km W | 386 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aiglepierre | 39 | 209 km SE | 412 | 27.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rott | 67 | 284 km E | 462 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vittoncourt | 57 | 180 km E | 390 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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