Pargny-lès-Reims
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pargny-lès-Reims (INSEE 51422) is in Marne (51), part of CU du Grand Reims. Population 497 (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 38.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 17,787 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DUMENIL). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCOISE MARIE-SPANTI, MÉDECIN · LOUIS JAISSON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DES COTEAUX). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (CARAMELLE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE DUMENIL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | FRANCOISE MARIE-SPANTI, MÉDECIN · LOUIS JAISSON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DES COTEAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | CARAMELLE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 395 (2012) → 497 (2023): 25.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 352 (1990) → 497 (2023): 41.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 231, of which 3.5 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pargny-lès-Reims): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Mesneux): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Pargny-lès-Reims): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pargny-lès-Reims): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pargny-lès-Reims): 0 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 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHAMBRECY-CIVC weather station, 8.4 km away at 150 m; the village itself is at 137 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHAMBRECY-CIVC, 8.4 km away at 150 m, over 22 summers. [10]
An average of 750 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHAMBRECY-CIVC, 8.4 km away at 150 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51422/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51422/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51422/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51422/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51422
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51365
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canals | 82 | 630 km S | 798 | 39.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montreuil-sur-Brêche | 60 | 124 km W | 497 | 28.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Espaubourg | 60 | 151 km W | 507 | 30.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cures | 72 | 314 km W | 489 | 27.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Abbeville-Saint-Lucien | 60 | 131 km W | 499 | 31.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ligny-Thilloy | 62 | 125 km NW | 514 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreuil-sur-Brêche | 60 | 124 km W | 497 | 28.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ligny-Thilloy | 62 | 125 km NW | 514 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Abbeville-Saint-Lucien | 60 | 131 km W | 499 | 31.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Espaubourg | 60 | 151 km W | 507 | 30.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cures | 72 | 314 km W | 489 | 27.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Canals | 82 | 630 km S | 798 | 39.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Pargny-lès-Reims'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaumuzy | 51 | 6.6 km SW | 345 | 30.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Neuville-au-Pont | 51 | 69 km E | 463 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lucquy | 08 | 52 km NE | 584 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aibre | 25 | 276 km SE | 434 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villers-sur-Fère | 02 | 29 km W | 508 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brouviller | 57 | 241 km E | 412 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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