Petit-Mesnil
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Petit-Mesnil (INSEE 10286) is in Aube (10), part of CC de Vendeuvre-Soulaines. Population 203 (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 11.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 16,001 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE PETIT MESNIL). [3]
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. [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE PETIT MESNIL | 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 235 (2012) → 203 (2023): -13.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 213 (1990) → 203 (2023): -4.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 117, of which 10.3 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dienville): 4.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Morvilliers): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Dienville): 4.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Brienne-le-Château): 7.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Morvilliers): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
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, 9.2 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 151 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MATHAUX-ETAPE, 9.2 km away at 145 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 819 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ROTHIERE(LA), 2.9 km away at 136 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 — 10286/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10286/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10286/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10286/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10123
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10258
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10064
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trévillach | 66 | 647 km S | 201 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vitry-lès-Nogent | 52 | 68 km SE | 205 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Plains-et-Grands-Essarts | 25 | 207 km SE | 207 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Robertot | 76 | 323 km NW | 213 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Loges-Margueron | 10 | 46 km SW | 210 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Glamondans | 25 | 174 km SE | 195 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Loges-Margueron | 10 | 46 km SW | 210 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vitry-lès-Nogent | 52 | 68 km SE | 205 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Glamondans | 25 | 174 km SE | 195 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Plains-et-Grands-Essarts | 25 | 207 km SE | 207 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Robertot | 76 | 323 km NW | 213 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trévillach | 66 | 647 km S | 201 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · 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 Petit-Mesnil'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trévillach | 66 | 647 km S | 201 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Fosse-Corduan | 10 | 71 km W | 213 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Couargues | 18 | 172 km SW | 194 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aprey | 52 | 80 km SE | 187 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trannes | 10 | 5.0 km S | 194 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marnes | 79 | 384 km SW | 217 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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