Bussy-Lettrée

Identity

Bussy-Lettrée (INSEE 51099) is in Marne (51), part of CA de Châlons-en-Champagne. Population 307 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/51099-bussy-lettree

Vitality score

Vitality score 30.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 76 % of the 17,906 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.

Services

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (CENTRE DE RESTAURATION DE VATRY). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser. ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. ^[3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

Population 328 (2012) → 307 (2023): -6.4 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 233 (1990) → 307 (2023): 31.8 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 131, of which 0.8 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Coole): 11.9 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Nuisement-sur-Coole): 8.7 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Nuisement-sur-Coole): 8.5 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Mailly-le-Camp): 15.6 km to the south (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Bussy-Lettrée): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[11]

Climate

An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[12]

Measured at the VATRY-AERO weather station, 7.6 km away at 179 m; the village itself is at 131 m. ^[12]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[12]

Humidity measured at VATRY-AERO, 7.6 km away at 179 m, over 24 summers. ^[12]

An average of 686 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. ^[12]

Rainfall measured at SOUDRON, 6.5 km away at 121 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[12]

What property sold for

15 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 140,000 € — 1,400 € per m² of built surface. ^[13]

The median across Marne is 1,798 € per m², so this commune sits below it. ^[13]

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

1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51099/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE BPE 2025
4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51099/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51099/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51099/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 51167
9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 51409
10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 10216
11. INSEE BPE 2025 — 51099
12. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
13. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025