Chenay
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chenay (INSEE 51145) is in Marne (51), part of CU du Grand Reims. Population 221 (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/51145-chenay
Vitality score
Vitality score 23.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 16,569 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 3.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BMOL). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | BMOL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 257 (2012) → 221 (2023): -14 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 276 (1990) → 221 (2023): -19.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 127, of which 4.7 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Thierry): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Muizon): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Thierry): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Thierry): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Merfy): 1.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST THIERRY-CIVC weather station, 2.3 km away at 135 m; the village itself is at 151 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at REIMS-COURCY, 8.9 km away at 91 m, over 17 summers. [11]
That station sits 60 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 623 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 5.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST THIERRY-CIVC, 2.3 km away at 135 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51145/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51145/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51145/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51145/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51518
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51391
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51362
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Géry | 24 | 552 km SW | 239 | 28 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 78 % · humidity 36 % |
| Boulages | 10 | 80 km S | 224 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 62 % |
| Ozon | 65 | 737 km SW | 239 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 43 % |
| La Neuville-aux-Larris | 51 | 18 km S | 188 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bragelogne-Beauvoir | 10 | 150 km S | 217 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courtacon | 77 | 82 km SW | 245 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Neuville-aux-Larris | 51 | 18 km S | 188 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boulages | 10 | 80 km S | 224 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 62 % |
| Courtacon | 77 | 82 km SW | 245 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bragelogne-Beauvoir | 10 | 150 km S | 217 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Géry | 24 | 552 km SW | 239 | 28 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 78 % · humidity 36 % |
| Ozon | 65 | 737 km SW | 239 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Chenay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtacon | 77 | 82 km SW | 245 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouresches | 02 | 52 km SW | 183 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaumetz-lès-Aire | 62 | 184 km NW | 222 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bertrancourt | 80 | 132 km NW | 220 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Forceville-en-Vimeu | 80 | 171 km NW | 226 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bucy-Saint-Liphard | 45 | 220 km SW | 215 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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