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Hans

Marne · CC de l'Argonne Champenoise · INSEE 51283

Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.

No daily shops 16.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Hans (INSEE 51283) is in Marne (51), part of CC de l'Argonne Champenoise. Population 120 (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/51283-hans

Vitality score

Vitality score 16.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 64 % of the 12,207 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0250
Social0.32206.32
Education0100
Health0100
Public & culture050
Population trend0.34103.39
Housing mix0.9254.58

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 0 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 0 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 0 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]

1 × Restaurant (FRITERIE DE LA MARNE). [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
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant1FRITERIE DE LA MARNEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 196 2023: 120 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 151 (2012) → 120 (2023): -20.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 143 (1990) → 120 (2023): -16.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 72, of which 4.2 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

10 km20 kmBakery — 6.9 km SE (Dommartin-Dampierre)Primary school — 8.0 km E (La Neuville-au-Pont)GP — 8.1 km E (La Neuville-au-Pont)Food shop — 9.9 km E (Sainte-Menehould)Pharmacy — 10.6 km E (Sainte-Menehould)
Bakery — 6.9 km SEPrimary school — 8.0 km EGP — 8.1 km EFood shop — 9.9 km EPharmacy — 10.6 km E Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Dommartin-Dampierre): 6.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Sainte-Menehould): 9.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]

GP (La Neuville-au-Pont): 8.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]

Pharmacy (Sainte-Menehould): 10.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Primary school (La Neuville-au-Pont): 8 km to the east (straight line). [10]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]

Measured at the ARGERS weather station, 8.9 km away at 152 m; the village itself is at 141 m. [11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]

Humidity measured at ARGERS, 8.9 km away at 152 m, over 22 summers. [11]

An average of 836 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]

Rainfall measured at VALMY, 3.3 km away at 161 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51283/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51283/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51283/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51283/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 51211
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 51507
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 51399
  11. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Tromarey70210 km S11823.1Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 %
Thiepval80182 km NW12419.6No daily shopsCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 %
Contalmaison80178 km NW12220.6Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 %
Chassey-lès-Scey70187 km SE12121.2Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 %
Esclagne09717 km S11915.7No daily shopsWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 %
Hyet70207 km SE11824.9Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Contalmaison80178 km NW12220.6Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 %
Thiepval80182 km NW12419.6No daily shopsCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 %
Chassey-lès-Scey70187 km SE12121.2Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 %
Hyet70207 km SE11824.9Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Tromarey70210 km S11823.1Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 %
Esclagne09717 km S11915.7No daily shopsWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 %

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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 Hans'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Chassey-lès-Scey70187 km SE12121.2Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 %
Mulcent78227 km W12824.6Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Chemilly70188 km SE11123.3Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 %
Connantray-Vaurefroy5164 km SW13015.9No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Boureuilles5523 km NE11818No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Singly0859 km N13917.6No daily shopsMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %