Soulanges
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soulanges (INSEE 51557) is in Marne (51), part of CC de Vitry, Champagne et Der. Population 453 (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 11.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 6 % of the 17,915 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SOULANGES SOS LECTURE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX DE CYNTHIA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SOULANGES SOS LECTURE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | LES CISEAUX DE CYNTHIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 487 (2012) → 453 (2023): -7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 547 (1990) → 453 (2023): -17.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 207, of which 1.4 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Loisy-sur-Marne): 3.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Amand-sur-Fion): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Vitry-le-François): 7.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Loisy-sur-Marne): 3.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pringy): 2 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the FRIGNICOURT weather station, 11.6 km away at 113 m; the village itself is at 97 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at FRIGNICOURT, 11.6 km away at 113 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 692 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at FAUX-VESIGNEUL, 10.1 km away at 132 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51557/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51557/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51557/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51557/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51328
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51472
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51649
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51446
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruesnes | 59 | 177 km N | 448 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orgeux | 21 | 165 km S | 466 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Agincourt | 54 | 125 km E | 424 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Colombe | 25 | 249 km SE | 488 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 26 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laneuvelotte | 54 | 129 km E | 430 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hodenc-en-Bray | 60 | 206 km W | 478 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agincourt | 54 | 125 km E | 424 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laneuvelotte | 54 | 129 km E | 430 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orgeux | 21 | 165 km S | 466 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ruesnes | 59 | 177 km N | 448 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hodenc-en-Bray | 60 | 206 km W | 478 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Colombe | 25 | 249 km SE | 488 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 26 % · 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 Soulanges'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agincourt | 54 | 125 km E | 424 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laneuvelotte | 54 | 129 km E | 430 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuville-sur-Vanne | 10 | 82 km SW | 475 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Issancourt-et-Rumel | 08 | 109 km N | 406 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soulaires | 28 | 219 km W | 471 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marchais | 02 | 103 km NW | 389 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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