Bethon
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bethon (INSEE 51056) is in Marne (51), part of CC de Sézanne-Sud Ouest Marnais. Population 222 (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 16.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 16,630 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.26 | 10 | 2.63 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BETHON AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | BETHON AP | 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 | 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 287 (2012) → 222 (2023): -22.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 291 (1990) → 222 (2023): -23.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 162, of which 11.7 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villenauxe-la-Grande): 5.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villenauxe-la-Grande): 5.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Villenauxe-la-Grande): 5.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villenauxe-la-Grande): 5.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villenauxe-la-Grande): 4.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ESTERNAY-MAN weather station, 14.3 km away at 175 m; the village itself is at 157 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ESTERNAY, 14.7 km away at 185 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 785 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ESTERNAY-MAN, 14.3 km away at 175 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51056/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51056/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51056/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51056/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10420
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denipaire | 88 | 249 km E | 243 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vouécourt | 52 | 119 km E | 210 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Demangevelle | 70 | 195 km E | 256 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Simon | 16 | 432 km SW | 233 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Jean-des-Échelles | 72 | 221 km W | 222 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rammersmatt | 68 | 272 km E | 219 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouécourt | 52 | 119 km E | 210 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Demangevelle | 70 | 195 km E | 256 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-des-Échelles | 72 | 221 km W | 222 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Denipaire | 88 | 249 km E | 243 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rammersmatt | 68 | 272 km E | 219 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Simon | 16 | 432 km SW | 233 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Bethon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demangevelle | 70 | 195 km E | 256 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaite | 70 | 194 km SE | 224 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vitry-le-Croisé | 10 | 87 km SE | 223 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chancia | 39 | 295 km SE | 211 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vanvey | 21 | 119 km SE | 243 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marcilly-en-Bassigny | 52 | 162 km SE | 220 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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