Cuchery
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 29.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cuchery (INSEE 51199) is in Marne (51), part of CC des Paysages de la Champagne. Population 412 (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/51199-cuchery
Vitality score
Vitality score 29.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 18,000 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CUCHERY EPICERIE PROXI RP). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | PROXI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 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 | CUCHERY EPICERIE PROXI RP | 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 434 (2012) → 412 (2023): -5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 336 (1990) → 412 (2023): 22.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 232, of which 3.4 % second homes and 12.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Venteuil): 5.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cuchery): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Chaumuzy): 5.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Châtillon-sur-Marne): 5.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Cuchery): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CHAMBRECY-CIVC weather station, 5.8 km away at 150 m; the village itself is at 135 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CHAMBRECY-CIVC, 5.8 km away at 150 m, over 22 summers. [12]
An average of 726 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CHATILLON-MAN, 5.5 km away at 115 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
29 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 175,000 € — 1,561 € 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
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51199/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51199/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51199/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51199/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51605
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51199
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51140
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51136
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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-Plancard | 31 | 708 km S | 398 | 25.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Parennes | 72 | 315 km W | 444 | 27.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Houlette | 16 | 482 km SW | 398 | 27.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Trojan | 33 | 559 km SW | 370 | 30.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
| Longwy-sur-le-Doubs | 39 | 268 km SE | 496 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Is-en-Bassigny | 52 | 171 km SE | 530 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is-en-Bassigny | 52 | 171 km SE | 530 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Longwy-sur-le-Doubs | 39 | 268 km SE | 496 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parennes | 72 | 315 km W | 444 | 27.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Houlette | 16 | 482 km SW | 398 | 27.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Trojan | 33 | 559 km SW | 370 | 30.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 43 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Plancard | 31 | 708 km S | 398 | 25.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · 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 Cuchery'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is-en-Bassigny | 52 | 171 km SE | 530 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaumont-en-Argonne | 08 | 100 km NE | 415 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rémy-en-Comté | 70 | 221 km SE | 436 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eteimbes | 68 | 286 km SE | 405 | 31.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thieux | 60 | 119 km NW | 438 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Remy-en-l'Eau | 60 | 108 km W | 431 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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