Pargny-sur-Saulx
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pargny-sur-Saulx (INSEE 51423) is in Marne (51), part of CC Côtes de Champagne et Val de Saulx. Population 1,654 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/51423-pargny-sur-saulx
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 10,905 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.21 | 10 | 2.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU FOURNIL PARGNYSIEN · SARL RICHEZ). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (MAMMA PIZZA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (L'EPICURIEN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CONDORCET). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VICTOR TAMBA-TAMBA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PARGNY SUR SAULX AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PARGNY-SUR-SAULX). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF GABRIEL REGNAULT). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LISAMBERT). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AU FOURNIL PARGNYSIEN · SARL RICHEZ | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | MAMMA PIZZA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | L'EPICURIEN | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CONDORCET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | VICTOR TAMBA-TAMBA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | PARGNY SUR SAULX AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PARGNY-SUR-SAULX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF GABRIEL REGNAULT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LISAMBERT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 2,010 (2012) → 1,654 (2023): -17.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,333 (1990) → 1,654 (2023): -29.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 917, of which 1.4 % second homes and 13.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pargny-sur-Saulx): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pargny-sur-Saulx): 1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Pargny-sur-Saulx): 1.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sermaize-les-Bains): 6.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pargny-sur-Saulx): 0.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TROIS-FONTAINES weather station, 10.3 km away at 204 m; the village itself is at 130 m. [10]
The village sits 74 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FRIGNICOURT, 17.6 km away at 113 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 872 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SOGNY, 5.3 km away at 116 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 — 51423/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51423/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51423/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51423/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51423
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51531
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herzeele | 59 | 288 km NW | 1,638 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Landser | 68 | 224 km SE | 1,633 | 47.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soumoulou | 64 | 724 km SW | 1,583 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Loup-Géanges | 71 | 203 km S | 1,633 | 54.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaine-la-Guyon | 28 | 261 km W | 1,684 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Capelle | 02 | 150 km NW | 1,745 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Capelle | 02 | 150 km NW | 1,745 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Loup-Géanges | 71 | 203 km S | 1,633 | 54.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Landser | 68 | 224 km SE | 1,633 | 47.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-la-Guyon | 28 | 261 km W | 1,684 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Herzeele | 59 | 288 km NW | 1,638 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soumoulou | 64 | 724 km SW | 1,583 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
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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-sur-Saulx'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-la-Guyon | 28 | 261 km W | 1,684 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estissac | 10 | 94 km SW | 1,763 | 51.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Steinbourg | 67 | 189 km E | 1,897 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charleval | 27 | 260 km W | 1,701 | 59.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beauregard-l'Évêque | 63 | 349 km S | 1,586 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Malay-le-Grand | 89 | 128 km SW | 1,630 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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