Sézanne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sézanne (INSEE 51535) is in Marne (51), part of CC de Sézanne-Sud Ouest Marnais. Population 4,576 (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/51535-sezanne
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 5,021 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 13.06 |
| Social | 0.69 | 20 | 13.82 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.85 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EQUIPE FOURNIL · BOULANGERIE D'AUTREFOIS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOZZOLINI). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · O PRIX FOUS · EPICERIE LE SEZANNE · LES AROMES). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (SEZADIS · ALDI REIMS · ACTION · SUPECO). [3,4]
18 × Restaurant (LE RELAIS CHAMPENOIS ET DU LION DOR · KEBAB EXTRA · LA MEZZANINE · LE CAFE DES Z'ARTS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE COMMERCE). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SAINT PIERRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES LIMONIERES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CENTRE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES LIMONIERES). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LA FONTAINE DU VE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LUMINITA MUNTEANU, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS GRUSON, MÉDECIN · JÉRÉMY MARTIN, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE GAUDRY, MÉDECIN · NICOLAE PETRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE COEUR DE CHAMPAGNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE L'ANCIEN COLLÈGE). [3]
1 × Cinema (SEZ ART). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (CITE SCOLAIRE DE LA FONTAINE DU VE). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (SALON 13'ORIGINAL · SARL SEZANNE COIFF). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LE RELAIS CHAMPENOIS-LION D'OR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 4 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | EQUIPE FOURNIL · BOULANGERIE D'AUTREFOIS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOZZOLINI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · O PRIX FOUS · EPICERIE LE SEZANNE · LES AROMES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | SEZADIS · ALDI REIMS · ACTION · SUPECO | 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 | 18 | LE RELAIS CHAMPENOIS ET DU LION DOR · KEBAB EXTRA · LA MEZZANINE · LE CAFE DES Z'ARTS | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE COMMERCE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SAINT PIERRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES LIMONIERES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CENTRE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES LIMONIERES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LA FONTAINE DU VE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | LUMINITA MUNTEANU, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS GRUSON, MÉDECIN · JÉRÉMY MARTIN, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE GAUDRY, MÉDECIN · NICOLAE PETRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE COEUR DE CHAMPAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE L'ANCIEN COLLÈGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | SEZ ART | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | CITE SCOLAIRE DE LA FONTAINE DU VE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | SALON 13'ORIGINAL · SARL SEZANNE COIFF | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LE RELAIS CHAMPENOIS-LION D'OR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday matin Champ-Benoist and Halle. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,160 (2012) → 4,576 (2023): -11.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,829 (1990) → 4,576 (2023): -21.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,802, of which 3 % second homes and 15.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sézanne): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sézanne): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Sézanne): 1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sézanne): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sézanne): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ESTERNAY weather station, 10.7 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 138 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ESTERNAY, 10.7 km away at 185 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 756 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SEZANNE, 1.6 km away at 120 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
245 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 117,000 € — 1,326 € per m² of built surface. [11]
82 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 71,250 € — 1,187 € per m². [11]
The median across Marne is 1,798 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51535/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-sezanne.fr/vivre-a-sezanne/les-commerces-foires-et-marches/— “Chaque semaine, le grand marché du samedi matin sur le Champ-Benoist, et le petit marché du mercredi matin autour de la Halle attirent une clientèle fidèle.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51535/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51535/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51535/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51535
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivonne | 86 | 364 km SW | 4,550 | 58.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cabannes | 13 | 549 km S | 4,595 | 48.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Plaintel | 22 | 482 km W | 4,602 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tiercé | 49 | 334 km W | 4,589 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montbard | 21 | 131 km S | 4,639 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Phalsbourg | 57 | 259 km E | 4,688 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbard | 21 | 131 km S | 4,639 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Phalsbourg | 57 | 259 km E | 4,688 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tiercé | 49 | 334 km W | 4,589 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vivonne | 86 | 364 km SW | 4,550 | 58.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plaintel | 22 | 482 km W | 4,602 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cabannes | 13 | 549 km S | 4,595 | 48.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Sézanne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiercé | 49 | 334 km W | 4,589 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Phalsbourg | 57 | 259 km E | 4,688 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amplepuis | 69 | 309 km S | 4,876 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 80 | 154 km NW | 4,647 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonneval | 28 | 183 km W | 4,868 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ornans | 25 | 255 km SE | 4,419 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/51535-sezanne