Le Chemin
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Chemin (INSEE 51143) is in Marne (51), part of CC de l'Argonne Champenoise. Population 63 (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 12.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 6,519 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.05 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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, 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 | 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 | 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 65 (2012) → 63 (2023): -3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 50 (1990) → 63 (2023): 26 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 41, of which 19.5 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Seuil-d'Argonne): 7.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Verrières): 8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Seuil-d'Argonne): 7.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Givry-en-Argonne): 8.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Villers-en-Argonne): 2.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ARGERS weather station, 11 km away at 152 m; the village itself is at 156 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ARGERS, 11 km away at 152 m, over 22 summers. [12]
An average of 933 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-MARD, 8.9 km away at 165 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51143/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51143/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51143/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51143/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55517
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51610
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51272
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51632
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planay | 21 | 147 km S | 61 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arrans | 21 | 153 km S | 65 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Colmier-le-Haut | 52 | 136 km S | 61 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Molay | 70 | 152 km S | 66 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 88 % |
| Antheuil | 21 | 205 km S | 63 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Valette | 38 | 457 km S | 66 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colmier-le-Haut | 52 | 136 km S | 61 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Planay | 21 | 147 km S | 61 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Molay | 70 | 152 km S | 66 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 88 % |
| Arrans | 21 | 153 km S | 65 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Antheuil | 21 | 205 km S | 63 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Valette | 38 | 457 km S | 66 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · 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 Le Chemin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planay | 21 | 147 km S | 61 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arrans | 21 | 153 km S | 65 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Antheuil | 21 | 205 km S | 63 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barou-en-Auge | 14 | 366 km W | 67 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montchâlons | 02 | 106 km NW | 63 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brainville-sur-Meuse | 52 | 103 km SE | 69 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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