Villers-en-Argonne
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 16.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villers-en-Argonne (INSEE 51632) is in Marne (51), part of CC de l'Argonne Champenoise. Population 213 (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 16.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 16,342 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.18 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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) | 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 236 (2012) → 213 (2023): -9.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 244 (1990) → 213 (2023): -12.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 134, of which 8.2 % second homes and 14.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Menehould): 8.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Verrières): 5.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Sainte-Menehould): 8.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Menehould): 8.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villers-en-Argonne): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ARGERS weather station, 8.1 km away at 152 m; the village itself is at 158 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ARGERS, 8.1 km away at 152 m, over 22 summers. [11]
An average of 761 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ARGERS, 8.1 km away at 152 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
16 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 99,500 € — 1,037 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Marne is 1,798 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51632/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51632/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51632/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51632/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51507
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51610
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51632
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regnauville | 62 | 255 km NW | 213 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 89 % |
| Bergueneuse | 62 | 251 km NW | 213 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-d'Amont | 25 | 245 km S | 213 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Durnes | 25 | 233 km SE | 204 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brie-sous-Archiac | 17 | 558 km SW | 223 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 14 % |
| Baromesnil | 76 | 276 km NW | 218 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 69 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durnes | 25 | 233 km SE | 204 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-d'Amont | 25 | 245 km S | 213 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bergueneuse | 62 | 251 km NW | 213 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Regnauville | 62 | 255 km NW | 213 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 89 % |
| Baromesnil | 76 | 276 km NW | 218 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 69 % |
| Brie-sous-Archiac | 17 | 558 km SW | 223 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Villers-en-Argonne'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-Maur | 39 | 272 km S | 212 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Germigny-sous-Coulombs | 77 | 130 km W | 201 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Croutoy | 60 | 144 km W | 203 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montloué | 02 | 96 km NW | 193 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gugnécourt | 88 | 151 km SE | 223 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Hérelle | 60 | 194 km W | 237 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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