Bricon

Haute-Marne · CC des Trois Forêts · INSEE 52076

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 28.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Bricon (INSEE 52076) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CC des Trois Forêts. Population 407 (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 28.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 62 % of the 18,000 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	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.63	5	3.16
Population trend	0.46	10	4.62
Housing mix	0.82	5	4.1

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 0 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 school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (L'EUROPE). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (BRICON RP). ^[3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (LUCILE C' DANS L'HAIR). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. ^[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	L'EUROPE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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)	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	1	BRICON RP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	MÉDIATHÈQUE	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	LUCILE C' DANS L'HAIR	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

1968: 421 peak 2012: 474 2023: 407 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 474 (2012) → 407 (2023): -14.1 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 423 (1990) → 407 (2023): -3.8 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 223, of which 9 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

Primary school — 0.5 km SEGP — 6.4 km SWBakery — 6.5 km SWPharmacy — 6.6 km SWFood shop — 7.3 km SW 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 (Châteauvillain): 6.5 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Châteauvillain): 7.3 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Châteauvillain): 6.4 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Châteauvillain): 6.6 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Bricon): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 14.9

Days at or below 0 °C 76.5

Muggy days a summer 0.8

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 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the CHAUMONT-SEMOUTIERS weather station, 5.2 km away at 294 m; the village itself is at 264 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at CHAUMONT-SEMOUTIERS, 5.2 km away at 294 m, over 15 summers. ^[10]

An average of 897 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at CHAUMONT-SEMOUTIERS, 5.2 km away at 294 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 — 52076/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52076/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52076/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52076/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 52114
INSEE BPE 2025 — 52076
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
Asques	33	539 km SW	440	29.1	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 32 % · humidity 57 %
Étréchy	18	197 km SW	408	27.6	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 %
Grand	88	51 km NE	372	25.5	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 %
Chamesol	25	161 km SE	383	32.4	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 %
La Chapelle-Hugon	18	201 km SW	387	29.6	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Beauzire	43	338 km SW	457	35.3	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Grand	88	51 km NE	372	25.5	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 %
Chamesol	25	161 km SE	383	32.4	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 %
Étréchy	18	197 km SW	408	27.6	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 %
La Chapelle-Hugon	18	201 km SW	387	29.6	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Beauzire	43	338 km SW	457	35.3	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 %
Asques	33	539 km SW	440	29.1	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 32 % · humidity 57 %

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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 Bricon'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
Clermont	74	245 km S	474	35	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey	88	60 km E	487	27.7	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Brouvelieures	88	131 km E	405	38.5	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Pavezin	42	292 km S	400	33.7	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Coulonges-Cohan	02	159 km NW	443	29.1	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Mazille	71	190 km S	400	35.9	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %

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