Les Riceys
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Riceys (INSEE 10317) is in Aube (10), part of CC du Barséquanais en Champagne. Population 1,174 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/10317-les-riceys
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 13,343 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.11 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHEZ PEPE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (NDM · TEC DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE PARVIS DE RICEY BAS · LE MOUSSEC · LA GALETTE RICETONNE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAVEAU DES RICEYS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTIANE DALO, MÉDECIN · VALERIE LANGLOIS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MASSIAS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LOUIS MAISON LES RICEYS). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · BANQUE POPULAIRE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHAMPAGNE-BOURGOG). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (EFFET CHIC). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (LE MAGNY · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE MARIUS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie).
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | CHEZ PEPE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | NDM · TEC DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LE PARVIS DE RICEY BAS · LE MOUSSEC · LA GALETTE RICETONNE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAVEAU DES RICEYS | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CHRISTIANE DALO, MÉDECIN · VALERIE LANGLOIS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE MASSIAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LOUIS MAISON LES RICEYS | 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 | 3 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · BANQUE POPULAIRE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHAMPAGNE-BOURGOG | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | EFFET CHIC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | LE MAGNY · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE MARIUS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,319 (2012) → 1,174 (2023): -11 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,421 (1990) → 1,174 (2023): -17.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 844, of which 8.9 % second homes and 24.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Riceys): 0.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Riceys): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Les Riceys): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Les Riceys): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Les Riceys): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LES-RICEYS weather station, 0.7 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 178 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LES-RICEYS, 0.7 km away at 185 m, over 20 summers. [9]
An average of 814 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LES-RICEYS, 0.7 km away at 185 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
79 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 75,000 € — 692 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Aube is 1,324 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10317/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10317/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10317/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10317/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10317
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excideuil | 24 | 389 km SW | 1,201 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 38 % · humidity 64 % |
| Gabarret | 40 | 558 km SW | 1,283 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Castéra-Verduzan | 32 | 556 km SW | 1,041 | 59 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 54 % · humidity 14 % |
| Mugron | 40 | 616 km SW | 1,348 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 39 % |
| Oisemont | 80 | 289 km NW | 1,127 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Haye-Pesnel | 50 | 435 km W | 1,302 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisemont | 80 | 289 km NW | 1,127 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Excideuil | 24 | 389 km SW | 1,201 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 38 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Haye-Pesnel | 50 | 435 km W | 1,302 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castéra-Verduzan | 32 | 556 km SW | 1,041 | 59 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 54 % · humidity 14 % |
| Gabarret | 40 | 558 km SW | 1,283 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Mugron | 40 | 616 km SW | 1,348 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 39 % |
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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 Les Riceys'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villersexel | 70 | 162 km E | 1,431 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ervy-le-Châtel | 10 | 34 km W | 1,099 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauxillanges | 63 | 282 km S | 1,316 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cousance | 39 | 180 km SE | 1,287 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pesmes | 70 | 120 km SE | 1,083 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Mayet-de-Montagne | 03 | 220 km S | 1,383 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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