Sainte-Menehould
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Menehould (INSEE 51507) is in Marne (51), part of CC de l'Argonne Champenoise. Population 4,146 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/51507-sainte-menehould
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 73 % of the 5,469 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.84 | 20 | 16.9 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 3.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LAPIERRE · AU PECHE MIGNON · LE FOURNIL DE LA VILLE · LE PRESTIGE DE LA VILLE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SELY). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (FRANCLAIR DISTRIBUTION · SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
15 × Restaurant (SAS LE CHEVAL ROUGE · RELAIS SAINT CHRISTOPHE · COSTES · SARI HATICE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE ZEN · BAR ROCK · LE BEERMAN · BAR LE CHANZY). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQ ROBERT LANCELOT). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE VILLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROBERT LANCELOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT CHARLES). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN-BAPTISTE DROUET). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (EMILIE MARTINAUD, MÉDECIN · JEAN-JACQUES HESS, MÉDECIN · DENIS BRESSON, MÉDECIN · ERIC RENAUD, MÉDECIN · EDITH CUIRET, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU · PHARMACIE JACQUINET · PHARMACIE FRANCOIS PATTYN). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (STE MENEHOULD VERTES VOYES AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINTE MÉNÉHOULD). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN JAURES PROXIMITE COLLEGE). [3]
5 × Bank (CLCAM ARGONNE CHAMPENOIS · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE GRAND EST EUROPE · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (ALEXANDRA ET PHILIPPE COIFFURE · SARL ART ET COIFFURE · EURL DIAGONAL SAINTE MENEHOULD). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LE CHEVAL ROUGE). [3]
1 × Campsite (DOMAINE DE LA GRELETTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 3 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LAPIERRE · AU PECHE MIGNON · LE FOURNIL DE LA VILLE · LE PRESTIGE DE LA VILLE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SELY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | FRANCLAIR DISTRIBUTION · SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 15 | SAS LE CHEVAL ROUGE · RELAIS SAINT CHRISTOPHE · COSTES · SARI HATICE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE ZEN · BAR ROCK · LE BEERMAN · BAR LE CHANZY | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQ ROBERT LANCELOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE VILLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROBERT LANCELOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT CHARLES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN-BAPTISTE DROUET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | EMILIE MARTINAUD, MÉDECIN · JEAN-JACQUES HESS, MÉDECIN · DENIS BRESSON, MÉDECIN · ERIC RENAUD, MÉDECIN · EDITH CUIRET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU · PHARMACIE JACQUINET · PHARMACIE FRANCOIS PATTYN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | STE MENEHOULD VERTES VOYES AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINTE MÉNÉHOULD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN JAURES PROXIMITE COLLEGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CLCAM ARGONNE CHAMPENOIS · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE GRAND EST EUROPE · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | ALEXANDRA ET PHILIPPE COIFFURE · SARL ART ET COIFFURE · EURL DIAGONAL SAINTE MENEHOULD | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LE CHEVAL ROUGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | DOMAINE DE LA GRELETTE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,321 (2012) → 4,146 (2023): -4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,177 (1990) → 4,146 (2023): -19.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,451, of which 1.8 % second homes and 15.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Menehould): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Menehould): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Sainte-Menehould): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Menehould): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sainte-Menehould): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
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. [9]
Measured at the ARGERS weather station, 4.8 km away at 152 m; the village itself is at 138 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ARGERS, 4.8 km away at 152 m, over 22 summers. [9]
An average of 875 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at STE MENEHOULD M, 3.1 km away at 210 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51507/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51507/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51507/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51507/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51507
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monéteau | 89 | 169 km SW | 4,114 | 51.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chevry-Cossigny | 77 | 169 km W | 4,075 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bresles | 60 | 195 km W | 4,029 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nanteuil-le-Haudouin | 60 | 152 km W | 4,258 | 49.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Layrac | 47 | 639 km SW | 4,010 | 43.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 49 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sarralbe | 57 | 156 km E | 4,364 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 89 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanteuil-le-Haudouin | 60 | 152 km W | 4,258 | 49.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarralbe | 57 | 156 km E | 4,364 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 89 % |
| Chevry-Cossigny | 77 | 169 km W | 4,075 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Monéteau | 89 | 169 km SW | 4,114 | 51.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bresles | 60 | 195 km W | 4,029 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Layrac | 47 | 639 km SW | 4,010 | 43.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 49 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Sainte-Menehould'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bresles | 60 | 195 km W | 4,029 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guignes | 77 | 162 km W | 4,448 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gallardon | 28 | 243 km W | 3,530 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étain | 55 | 55 km E | 3,375 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guichainville | 27 | 271 km W | 3,087 | 47.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Breteuil | 60 | 198 km W | 4,222 | 58.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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