Fontaine-sur-Ay
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 24.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontaine-sur-Ay (INSEE 51256) is in Marne (51), part of CC de la Grande Vallée de la Marne. Population 316 (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 24.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 17,916 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BRASSERIE DE LA VALLEE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | BRASSERIE DE LA VALLEE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 343 (2012) → 316 (2023): -7.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 209 (1990) → 316 (2023): 51.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 153, of which 2.6 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aÿ-Champagne): 4.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tours-sur-Marne): 4.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Tours-sur-Marne): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Tours-sur-Marne): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Val de Livre): 1.7 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 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GERMAINE-CIVC weather station, 5.5 km away at 172 m; the village itself is at 93 m. [11]
The village sits 79 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BOUZY-CIVC, 5.6 km away at 153 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 60 m above 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 865 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GERMAINE, 4.8 km away at 210 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 — 51256/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51256/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51256/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51256/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51030
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51576
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51564
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champs | 02 | 78 km NW | 313 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meslières | 25 | 279 km SE | 323 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chemin | 39 | 251 km S | 312 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Branscourt | 51 | 28 km NW | 308 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lavans-lès-Dole | 39 | 243 km SE | 323 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crésantignes | 10 | 105 km S | 307 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branscourt | 51 | 28 km NW | 308 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champs | 02 | 78 km NW | 313 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crésantignes | 10 | 105 km S | 307 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavans-lès-Dole | 39 | 243 km SE | 323 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chemin | 39 | 251 km S | 312 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meslières | 25 | 279 km SE | 323 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · 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 Fontaine-sur-Ay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branscourt | 51 | 28 km NW | 308 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crésantignes | 10 | 105 km S | 307 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-aux-Bois | 51 | 20 km SW | 311 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Léning | 57 | 200 km E | 321 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaudefontaine | 51 | 58 km E | 312 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Velle-sur-Moselle | 54 | 173 km E | 327 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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