Vanault-les-Dames
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vanault-les-Dames (INSEE 51590) is in Marne (51), part of CC Côtes de Champagne et Val de Saulx. Population 376 (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 40.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 18,022 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ATELIER DE LAURENT). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PATRICE BERTIN, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE SIMONNET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE KREIT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VANAULT LES DAMES RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VANAULT-LES-DAMES JEAN DE LA FONTAINE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (7 ORIGINAL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | ATELIER DE LAURENT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | PATRICE BERTIN, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE SIMONNET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE KREIT | 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 | VANAULT LES DAMES RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VANAULT-LES-DAMES JEAN DE LA FONTAINE | 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 | 7 ORIGINAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 416 (2012) → 376 (2023): -9.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 292 (1990) → 376 (2023): 28.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 210, of which 4.3 % second homes and 3.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vanault-les-Dames): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Heiltz-l'Évêque): 7.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Vanault-les-Dames): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vanault-les-Dames): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vanault-les-Dames): 0 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 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TROIS-FONTAINES weather station, 19.4 km away at 204 m; the village itself is at 139 m. [10]
The village sits 65 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, 19.5 km away at 113 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 824 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VANAULT, 0.7 km away at 140 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 — 51590/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51590/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51590/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51590/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51590
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51290
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthois | 08 | 52 km N | 390 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Condel | 14 | 380 km W | 512 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Curel | 52 | 48 km SE | 407 | 30.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buzancy | 08 | 66 km N | 380 | 41.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 96 % |
| Ouarville | 28 | 227 km W | 548 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morteaux-Coulibœuf | 14 | 355 km W | 601 | 39.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curel | 52 | 48 km SE | 407 | 30.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monthois | 08 | 52 km N | 390 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buzancy | 08 | 66 km N | 380 | 41.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 96 % |
| Ouarville | 28 | 227 km W | 548 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morteaux-Coulibœuf | 14 | 355 km W | 601 | 39.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Condel | 14 | 380 km W | 512 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 77 % · 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 Vanault-les-Dames'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curel | 52 | 48 km SE | 407 | 30.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ouarville | 28 | 227 km W | 548 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierrefitte-sur-Aire | 55 | 41 km E | 304 | 36.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beauvais-sur-Matha | 17 | 498 km SW | 638 | 36.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Souilly | 55 | 43 km NE | 426 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Isle-en-Rigault | 55 | 25 km SE | 460 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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