Épernay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 73.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Épernay (INSEE 51230) is in Marne (51), part of CA Epernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne. Population 22,174 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/51230-epernay
Vitality score
Vitality score 73.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 1,071 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 | 0.78 | 25 | 19.49 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.92 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.76 | 10 | 7.58 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
14 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON DALLET PERE & FILS · LES GOURMANDISES D'AMAELLE · AU PALAIS CHAMPENOIS · AU BONHEUR DES PAPILLES). [3,4]
8 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL PUIZON-PORET · CHARCUTERIE MAINGRE · LES SARMENTS · BOUCHERIE REGAL · LE PRESSOIR). [3,4]
17 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR CITY · E.LECLERC EXPRESS / RELAIS E-LECLERC · LE LUSITANO · NADIF HASSAN · EPERNAY MARKET). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · NETTO · AC2M DISTRIBUTION · MONOPRIX). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE AU BORD DE MER · L'ANCRE DE DJO). [3,4]
69 × Restaurant (LE PROGRES · EURL SHAO · L'EURASIENNE · A.R.CHAMPAGNE · EURL RESTAURANT LE THEATRE). [3,4]
39 × Café / bar (LE VEGAS · BAR DES ARCHERS · LA MEDITERRANEE · LE SOLEIL · LE CLUB CHAMP). [4]
8 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LOUISE DE SAVOIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PRE COUDES RIVE DROITE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SAINTONGE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JANCELINS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LANGEVIN). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE YVETTE LUNDY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE J.J ROUSSEAU M.DORMOY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BELLE NOUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CHAUDE RUELLE). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN MONNET · COLLEGE COTE LEGRIS · COLLEGE TERRES ROUGES · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE-DAME ST VICTOR). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MYRIAM HORVILLEUR-FELDMANN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL DOULET, MÉDECIN · ANNE-MAGALI GONDE-BROYE, MÉDECIN · ANNE LE GOLVET-GIRAUD, MÉDECIN · LUC MULLER, MÉDECIN). [3]
10 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE DES · PHARMACIE FRANCOIS PEPIN · PHARMACIE DU MONT BERNON · PHARMACIE DES ARCHERS · PHARMACIE CHARLES BRUNESSAUX). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DANIEL-RONDEAU · MÉDIATHÈQUE SIMONE-VEIL). [3]
1 × Cinema (PALACE). [3]
10 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF VIGNES BLANCHES · LYCEE PRIVE SAINT VICTOR · LYCEE STEPHANE HESSEL · GYMNASE SCOLAIRE JEAN MONNET · GYMNASE BEETHOVEN). [3]
11 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE EPERNAY · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE D EPERNAY · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · BANQUE POPULAIRE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST). [3]
51 × Hairdresser (ART COIFF CAPILL · LES CISEAUX DE VALERIE · TENDANCE COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (B&B HOTELS · PREMIERE CLASSE · LA VILLA EUGENE · LE COLBERT · HÔTEL JEAN MOËT). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 15 × Restaurant, 2 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser, 3 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 14 | MAISON DALLET PERE & FILS · LES GOURMANDISES D'AMAELLE · AU PALAIS CHAMPENOIS · AU BONHEUR DES PAPILLES | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 8 | SARL PUIZON-PORET · CHARCUTERIE MAINGRE · LES SARMENTS · BOUCHERIE REGAL · LE PRESSOIR | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 17 | CARREFOUR CITY · E.LECLERC EXPRESS / RELAIS E-LECLERC · LE LUSITANO · NADIF HASSAN · EPERNAY MARKET | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · NETTO · AC2M DISTRIBUTION · MONOPRIX | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | POISSONNERIE AU BORD DE MER · L'ANCRE DE DJO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 69 | LE PROGRES · EURL SHAO · L'EURASIENNE · A.R.CHAMPAGNE · EURL RESTAURANT LE THEATRE | INSEE BPE 69 / INSEE SIRENE 97 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 39 | LE VEGAS · BAR DES ARCHERS · LA MEDITERRANEE · LE SOLEIL · LE CLUB CHAMP | INSEE SIRENE 39 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 8 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LOUISE DE SAVOIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PRE COUDES RIVE DROITE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SAINTONGE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JANCELINS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LANGEVIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE YVETTE LUNDY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE J.J ROUSSEAU M.DORMOY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BELLE NOUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CHAUDE RUELLE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE JEAN MONNET · COLLEGE COTE LEGRIS · COLLEGE TERRES ROUGES · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE-DAME ST VICTOR | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | MYRIAM HORVILLEUR-FELDMANN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL DOULET, MÉDECIN · ANNE-MAGALI GONDE-BROYE, MÉDECIN · ANNE LE GOLVET-GIRAUD, MÉDECIN · LUC MULLER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 10 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE DES · PHARMACIE FRANCOIS PEPIN · PHARMACIE DU MONT BERNON · PHARMACIE DES ARCHERS · PHARMACIE CHARLES BRUNESSAUX | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DANIEL-RONDEAU · MÉDIATHÈQUE SIMONE-VEIL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | PALACE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 10 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF VIGNES BLANCHES · LYCEE PRIVE SAINT VICTOR · LYCEE STEPHANE HESSEL · GYMNASE SCOLAIRE JEAN MONNET · GYMNASE BEETHOVEN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 11 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE EPERNAY · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE D EPERNAY · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · BANQUE POPULAIRE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 51 | ART COIFF CAPILL · LES CISEAUX DE VALERIE · TENDANCE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 51 / INSEE SIRENE 60 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 6 | B&B HOTELS · PREMIERE CLASSE · LA VILLA EUGENE · LE COLBERT · HÔTEL JEAN MOËT | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 23,529 (2012) → 22,174 (2023): -5.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 26,682 (1990) → 22,174 (2023): -16.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 13,480, of which 5.2 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Épernay): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Épernay): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Épernay): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Épernay): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Épernay): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CHOUILLY weather station, 3.3 km away at 172 m; the village itself is at 79 m. [9]
The village sits 93 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.89 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CHOUILLY, 3.3 km away at 172 m, over 20 summers. [9]
That station sits 93 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 711 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at DIZY, 2.9 km away at 92 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 — 51230/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51230/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51230/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51230/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51230
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manosque | 04 | 596 km S | 22,718 | 75.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Auch | 32 | 654 km SW | 22,428 | 75.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Cyr-l'École | 78 | 141 km W | 21,268 | 67.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-sur-Lot | 47 | 572 km SW | 22,350 | 69.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Oyonnax | 01 | 335 km SE | 22,480 | 69.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaune | 21 | 234 km S | 20,352 | 73.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cyr-l'École | 78 | 141 km W | 21,268 | 67.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaune | 21 | 234 km S | 20,352 | 73.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oyonnax | 01 | 335 km SE | 22,480 | 69.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-sur-Lot | 47 | 572 km SW | 22,350 | 69.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Manosque | 04 | 596 km S | 22,718 | 75.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Auch | 32 | 654 km SW | 22,428 | 75.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · 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 Épernay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carquefou | 44 | 448 km SW | 20,921 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagny-sur-Marne | 77 | 93 km W | 21,461 | 71 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montereau-Fault-Yonne | 77 | 104 km SW | 22,279 | 77.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Denain | 59 | 148 km N | 20,665 | 69.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moissy-Cramayel | 77 | 110 km SW | 18,511 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Armentières | 59 | 198 km N | 26,998 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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