La Veuve
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Veuve (INSEE 51617) is in Marne (51), part of CA de Châlons-en-Champagne. Population 602 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/51617-la-veuve
Vitality score
Vitality score 21/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 17,066 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.96 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (J F ET C RAVEZ SARL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | J F ET C RAVEZ SARL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 625 (2012) → 602 (2023): -3.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 522 (1990) → 602 (2023): 15.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 259, of which 0.4 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Recy): 4.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-sur-le-Pré): 5.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Juvigny): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-sur-le-Pré): 6.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Recy): 5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 81 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MOURMELON-GRAND weather station, 9.1 km away at 115 m; the village itself is at 90 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MOURMELON-GRAND, 9.1 km away at 115 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 671 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MOURMELON-GRAND, 9.1 km away at 115 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51617/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51617/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51617/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51617/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51453
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51504
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51312
- 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 Pout | 33 | 589 km SW | 616 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
| Marsilly | 57 | 145 km E | 582 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trégarantec | 29 | 633 km W | 634 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 18 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wahlenheim | 67 | 248 km E | 649 | 25 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bisel | 68 | 271 km SE | 537 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Magstatt-le-Bas | 68 | 276 km SE | 517 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsilly | 57 | 145 km E | 582 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wahlenheim | 67 | 248 km E | 649 | 25 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bisel | 68 | 271 km SE | 537 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Magstatt-le-Bas | 68 | 276 km SE | 517 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Pout | 33 | 589 km SW | 616 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
| Trégarantec | 29 | 633 km W | 634 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 18 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 La Veuve'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsilly | 57 | 145 km E | 582 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bisel | 68 | 271 km SE | 537 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Magstatt-le-Bas | 68 | 276 km SE | 517 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dambenois | 25 | 251 km SE | 733 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Millery | 54 | 134 km E | 599 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baltzenheim | 68 | 260 km E | 581 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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