Fontaine-en-Dormois
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontaine-en-Dormois (INSEE 51255) is in Marne (51), part of CC de l'Argonne Champenoise. Population 16 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 6.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 567 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 | 0.14 | 10 | 1.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.23 |
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 24 (2012) → 16 (2023): -33.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 25 (1990) → 16 (2023): -36 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 13, of which 7.7 % second homes and 23.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cernay-en-Dormois): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vouziers): 16.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Monthois): 7.9 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Monthois): 8.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Ville-sur-Tourbe): 7.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SOMMEPY weather station, 11.9 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 144 m. [12]
An average of 833 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BERZIEUX, 10 km away at 140 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 — 51255/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51255/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51255/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51255/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51104
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08490
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08303
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51640
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germisay | 52 | 105 km SE | 17 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 96 % |
| Gouy-les-Groseillers | 60 | 188 km W | 15 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
| Urtière | 25 | 275 km SE | 15 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 18 % |
| Ranzevelle | 70 | 175 km SE | 16 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 91 % |
| Morainville | 28 | 232 km SW | 18 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Plénisette | 39 | 288 km S | 20 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 9 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germisay | 52 | 105 km SE | 17 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 96 % |
| Ranzevelle | 70 | 175 km SE | 16 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 91 % |
| Gouy-les-Groseillers | 60 | 188 km W | 15 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
| Morainville | 28 | 232 km SW | 18 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Urtière | 25 | 275 km SE | 15 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 18 % |
| Plénisette | 39 | 288 km S | 20 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 9 % |
Elsewhere
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