Brousseval
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brousseval (INSEE 52079) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CA du Grand Saint-Dizier Der et Vallées. Population 615 (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/52079-brousseval
Vitality score
Vitality score 18.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 16,957 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.17 | 10 | 1.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
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]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BROUSSEVAL AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 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) | 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 | BROUSSEVAL AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | 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 | 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 752 (2012) → 615 (2023): -18.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 923 (1990) → 615 (2023): -33.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 367, of which 3.3 % second homes and 14.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Wassy): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Wassy): 1.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Wassy): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Wassy): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Brousseval): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHEVILLON_SAPC weather station, 11.3 km away at 170 m; the village itself is at 176 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHEVILLON_SAPC, 11.3 km away at 170 m, over 22 summers. [10]
An average of 902 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LOUVEMONT - MAN, 8.8 km away at 146 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 — 52079/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52079/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52079/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52079/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52550
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52079
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mondicourt | 62 | 261 km NW | 600 | 21.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champdôtre | 21 | 148 km S | 600 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Messincourt | 08 | 133 km N | 580 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Maillé | 86 | 418 km SW | 637 | 28.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Couffoulens | 11 | 628 km S | 533 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 43 % · humidity 50 % |
| Barisis-aux-Bois | 02 | 170 km NW | 752 | 23.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messincourt | 08 | 133 km N | 580 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Champdôtre | 21 | 148 km S | 600 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barisis-aux-Bois | 02 | 170 km NW | 752 | 23.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mondicourt | 62 | 261 km NW | 600 | 21.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maillé | 86 | 418 km SW | 637 | 28.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Couffoulens | 11 | 628 km S | 533 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 43 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Brousseval'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montaulin | 10 | 63 km SW | 825 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marliens | 21 | 143 km S | 607 | 26.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ancemont | 55 | 72 km NE | 527 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Alaincourt | 02 | 183 km NW | 517 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeroy | 77 | 169 km W | 711 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buzy-Darmont | 55 | 93 km NE | 520 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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