Vandières
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vandières (INSEE 51592) is in Marne (51), part of CC des Paysages de la Champagne. Population 303 (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 9.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 17,846 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 | 0.39 | 10 | 3.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING RURAL DE VANDIÈRES). [3]
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 | 1 | CAMPING RURAL DE VANDIÈRES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 332 (2012) → 303 (2023): -8.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 340 (1990) → 303 (2023): -10.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 176, of which 5.1 % second homes and 22.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châtillon-sur-Marne): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châtillon-sur-Marne): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Châtillon-sur-Marne): 1.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Châtillon-sur-Marne): 1.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Châtillon-sur-Marne): 1.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CHATILLON-CIVC weather station, 1.9 km away at 153 m; the village itself is at 96 m. [9]
The village sits 57 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CHAMBRECY-CIVC, 10.5 km away at 150 m, over 22 summers. [9]
That station sits 54 m above 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 714 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHATILLON-CIVC, 1.9 km away at 153 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 — 51592/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51592/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51592/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51592/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51136
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chérisay | 72 | 279 km W | 303 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 97 % |
| Malay-le-Petit | 89 | 107 km S | 305 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verbiesles | 52 | 157 km SE | 306 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Breidenbach | 57 | 268 km E | 309 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sommeval | 10 | 106 km S | 298 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vigor | 27 | 180 km W | 307 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sommeval | 10 | 106 km S | 298 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malay-le-Petit | 89 | 107 km S | 305 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verbiesles | 52 | 157 km SE | 306 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vigor | 27 | 180 km W | 307 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Breidenbach | 57 | 268 km E | 309 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chérisay | 72 | 279 km W | 303 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 97 % |
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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 Vandières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vigor | 27 | 180 km W | 307 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Craonnaise | 53 | 368 km W | 308 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ermenonville-la-Grande | 28 | 193 km SW | 311 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villez-sous-Bailleul | 27 | 172 km W | 312 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jaméricourt | 60 | 137 km W | 302 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Liancourt-Fosse | 80 | 98 km NW | 292 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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