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Witry-lès-Reims

Marne · CU du Grand Reims · INSEE 51662

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 48/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Witry-lès-Reims (INSEE 51662) is in Marne (51), part of CU du Grand Reims. Population 4,950 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/51662-witry-les-reims

Vitality score

Vitality score 48/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 34 % of the 4,737 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.422510.39
Social0.47209.35
Education0.39103.93
Health0.52105.24
Public & culture0.2251.11
Population trend0.58105.83
Housing mix0.9954.94

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 4 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 3 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 3 of 3
Lodging 1 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ARTHUR ET HUGO · BOULANGERIE SZEZEPANIAK · AU FOURNIL D'OR). [3,4]

2 × Butcher (boucherie) (HUGUIER FRERES · BOUCHERIE FOLLIARD). [3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ID BALKHIR ABDELLAH). [3,4]

1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]

5 × Restaurant (THE DALTONS CANTEEN · UN TRUCK DE FOOD · LE CHAMP DU COQ · W2R · TDSH). [3,4]

1 × Café / bar (LE CONTINENTAL). [4]

2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES FECHETTES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES VERNE). [3]

2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ALEXIS CONIO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GASTON BUARD). [3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE LEONARD DE VINCI). [3]

7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE-CHARLOTTE BOUTEILLE, MÉDECIN · AURELIE LAUVAUX, MÉDECIN · SABRINA ROUSSEAU, MÉDECIN · DAMIEN DOUILLARD, MÉDECIN · LOUIS SCHVARTZ, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA PAIX). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE WITRY-LÈS-REIMS ESCAL). [3]

2 × Gym / sports hall (STADE JEAN BOUDON · COLLEGE LEONARD DE VINCI). [3]

1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST). [3]

7 × Hairdresser (WITR'N · SALON L.A BY AURELIE). [3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]

1 × Hotel (PRIM HOTEL). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)4ARTHUR ET HUGO · BOULANGERIE SZEZEPANIAK · AU FOURNIL D'ORINSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)2HUGUIER FRERES · BOUCHERIE FOLLIARDINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)1ID BALKHIR ABDELLAHINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Supermarket1CARREFOUR MARKETINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant5THE DALTONS CANTEEN · UN TRUCK DE FOOD · LE CHAMP DU COQ · W2R · TDSHINSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4]
Café / bar1LE CONTINENTALINSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)2ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES FECHETTES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES VERNEINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)2ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ALEXIS CONIO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GASTON BUARDINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Collège1COLLEGE LEONARD DE VINCIINSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)7ANNE-CHARLOTTE BOUTEILLE, MÉDECIN · AURELIE LAUVAUX, MÉDECIN · SABRINA ROUSSEAU, MÉDECIN · DAMIEN DOUILLARD, MÉDECIN · LOUIS SCHVARTZ, MÉDECININSEE BPE 7 [3]
Pharmacy1SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA PAIXINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1LA POSTEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1MÉDIATHÈQUE DE WITRY-LÈS-REIMS ESCALINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall2STADE JEAN BOUDON · COLLEGE LEONARD DE VINCIINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank1CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD ESTINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser7WITR'N · SALON L.A BY AURELIEINSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4]
Fuel station1STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel1PRIM HOTELINSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]

Market and village life

Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8h à 13h place Gambetta. [5]

Trajectory

1968: 1,502 peak 2017: 5,020 2023: 4,950 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 4,730 (2012) → 4,950 (2023): 4.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]

Population 4,572 (1990) → 4,950 (2023): 8.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 2,201, of which 0.6 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 km
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Witry-lès-Reims): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]

Food shop (Witry-lès-Reims): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]

GP (Witry-lès-Reims): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Witry-lès-Reims): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Witry-lès-Reims): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]

Measured at the REIMS-COURCY weather station, 5.4 km away at 91 m; the village itself is at 132 m. [10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]

Humidity measured at REIMS-COURCY, 5.4 km away at 91 m, over 17 summers. [10]

An average of 628 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 5.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]

Rainfall measured at REIMS-COURCY, 5.4 km away at 91 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]

Uncertainties

The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51662/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. Commune website 2026-10— https://www.witry-les-reims.fr/witry-les-reims-61-Marchee__commerces_ambulants— “Le marché de Witry-lès-Reims a lieu tous les samedis matin de 8h à 13h, sur la place Gambetta.”(unverified)
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51662/2012
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51662/1990
  8. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51662/logement/2023
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 51662
  10. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Créon33606 km SW4,95057.4Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 %
Heyrieux38414 km S4,95657.8Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 %
Mourmelon-le-Grand5125 km SE4,89553.3Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 %
Verdun-sur-Garonne82644 km S4,96154Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 %
Mamers72294 km W4,99658.3Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 65 %
Rambervillers88212 km SE5,01857Partly servedSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Mourmelon-le-Grand5125 km SE4,89553.3Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 %
Rambervillers88212 km SE5,01857Partly servedSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 %
Mamers72294 km W4,99658.3Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 65 %
Heyrieux38414 km S4,95657.8Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 %
Créon33606 km SW4,95057.4Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 %
Verdun-sur-Garonne82644 km S4,96154Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 %

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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 Witry-lès-Reims'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Phalsbourg57236 km E4,68862.7ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 %
Guise0276 km NW4,49063.5ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Sézanne5170 km SW4,57654.2Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 %
Breteuil60137 km W4,22258.7Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Brionne27247 km W4,18553.9Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Moreuil80130 km NW3,93647.9Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %