Le Fresne
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 15.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Fresne (INSEE 51260) is in Marne (51), part of CC de la Moivre à la Coole. Population 74 (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/51260-le-fresne
Vitality score
Vitality score 15.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 7,836 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 | 0.85 | 10 | 8.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.66 |
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 69 (2012) → 74 (2023): 7.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 55 (1990) → 74 (2023): 34.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 29, of which 3.4 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vanault-les-Dames): 12.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Amand-sur-Fion): 11.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Vanault-les-Dames): 12.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vanault-les-Dames): 12.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Marson): 8.5 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SOMME-VESLE weather station, 11.4 km away at 162 m; the village itself is at 119 m. [11]
An average of 735 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at FRANCHEVILLE, 7.7 km away at 98 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
No price figures: fewer than five comparable sales were registered here between 2021 and 2025. A median of two sales is not a median. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51260/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51260/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51260/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51260/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51590
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51472
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51354
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puttigny | 57 | 140 km E | 75 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 100 % |
| Sogny-en-l'Angle | 51 | 16 km SE | 73 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 80 % |
| Sainte-Geneviève | 02 | 99 km NW | 73 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 % |
| Gouraincourt | 55 | 86 km NE | 73 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 93 % |
| Étais | 21 | 135 km S | 75 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 88 % |
| Méligny-le-Petit | 55 | 67 km SE | 73 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sogny-en-l'Angle | 51 | 16 km SE | 73 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 80 % |
| Méligny-le-Petit | 55 | 67 km SE | 73 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 86 % |
| Gouraincourt | 55 | 86 km NE | 73 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 93 % |
| Sainte-Geneviève | 02 | 99 km NW | 73 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 % |
| Étais | 21 | 135 km S | 75 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 88 % |
| Puttigny | 57 | 140 km E | 75 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 100 % |
Elsewhere
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