Soulières
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soulières (INSEE 51558) is in Marne (51), part of CA Epernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne. Population 143 (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 14.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 13,700 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 8 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.44 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [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, Library. [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 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 138 (2012) → 143 (2023): 3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 110 (1990) → 143 (2023): 30 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 71, of which 5.6 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Blancs-Coteaux): 5.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Blancs-Coteaux): 5.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Blancs-Coteaux): 5.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Blancs-Coteaux): 5.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Blancs-Coteaux): 5.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VERTUS-CIVC weather station, 5.1 km away at 150 m; the village itself is at 227 m. [9]
The village sits 77 m above 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at AVIZE, 12 km away at 115 m, over 22 summers. [9]
That station sits 112 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 670 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VERTUS-CIVC, 5.1 km away at 150 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51558/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51558/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51558/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51558/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51612
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mesge | 80 | 178 km NW | 144 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 91 % |
| Chevigney-lès-Vercel | 25 | 266 km SE | 141 | 17 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lebeuville | 54 | 178 km E | 146 | 11.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Puzieux | 88 | 172 km E | 146 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuville-au-Bois | 80 | 195 km NW | 144 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Offroicourt | 88 | 170 km SE | 145 | 11 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offroicourt | 88 | 170 km SE | 145 | 11 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puzieux | 88 | 172 km E | 146 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lebeuville | 54 | 178 km E | 146 | 11.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Le Mesge | 80 | 178 km NW | 144 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 91 % |
| Neuville-au-Bois | 80 | 195 km NW | 144 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chevigney-lès-Vercel | 25 | 266 km SE | 141 | 17 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Soulières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuville-au-Bois | 80 | 195 km NW | 144 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Solrinnes | 59 | 145 km N | 142 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nesle-le-Repons | 51 | 22 km NW | 141 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouillancourt-la-Bataille | 80 | 134 km NW | 142 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fignières | 80 | 130 km NW | 142 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Brice | 50 | 384 km W | 140 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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