Avenay-Val-d'Or
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 38/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Avenay-Val-d'Or (INSEE 51028) is in Marne (51), part of CC de la Grande Vallée de la Marne. Population 956 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 38/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 14,595 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (CROQ'PANDA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (ESCALE BEAUTE 246). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 2 | CROQ'PANDA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 3 | ESCALE BEAUTE 246 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 910 (2012) → 956 (2023): 5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 991 (1990) → 956 (2023): -3.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 453, of which 2.4 % second homes and 11.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aÿ-Champagne): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aÿ-Champagne): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Aÿ-Champagne): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Aÿ-Champagne): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Avenay-Val-d'Or): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GERMAINE-CIVC weather station, 6.2 km away at 172 m; the village itself is at 83 m. [10]
The village sits 89 m below 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHOUILLY, 7.4 km away at 172 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 89 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 865 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GERMAINE, 5.3 km away at 210 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51028/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51028/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51028/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51028/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51030
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51028
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Hinglé | 22 | 456 km W | 927 | 41.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neschers | 63 | 393 km S | 908 | 40.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Artolsheim | 67 | 276 km E | 1,005 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roncourt | 57 | 146 km E | 1,058 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Farges | 01 | 351 km SE | 1,082 | 34.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monchy-Humières | 60 | 104 km NW | 772 | 38.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monchy-Humières | 60 | 104 km NW | 772 | 38.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roncourt | 57 | 146 km E | 1,058 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Artolsheim | 67 | 276 km E | 1,005 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Farges | 01 | 351 km SE | 1,082 | 34.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neschers | 63 | 393 km S | 908 | 40.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Hinglé | 22 | 456 km W | 927 | 41.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Avenay-Val-d'Or'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roncourt | 57 | 146 km E | 1,058 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Xeuilley | 54 | 160 km E | 959 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochy-Condé | 60 | 140 km W | 995 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Athis | 51 | 8.2 km SE | 885 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dom-le-Mesnil | 08 | 88 km NE | 1,048 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Viterne | 54 | 155 km E | 738 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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