Changey
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Changey (INSEE 52105) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CC du Grand Langres. Population 285 (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 22.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 17,723 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.92 | 10 | 9.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.23 | 5 | 1.14 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (CHARMES A L'EAU · MAHEO JEAN-GABRIEL). [3,4]
1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE AMENAGEE). [3]
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 | 2 | CHARMES A L'EAU · MAHEO JEAN-GABRIEL | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | 1 | BAIGNADE AMENAGEE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 295 (2012) → 285 (2023): -3.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 201 (1990) → 285 (2023): 41.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 241, of which 38.6 % second homes and 2.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Peigney): 6.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Langres): 6.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Neuilly-l'Évêque): 5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Rolampont): 7.8 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Neuilly-l'Évêque): 4.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the NEUILLY-L'EVEQUE_SAPC weather station, 3.9 km away at 353 m; the village itself is at 392 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LANGRES, 9.8 km away at 466 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 74 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 911 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CHARMES LES LANGRES, 2.4 km away at 335 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52105/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52105/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52105/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52105/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52380
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52269
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52348
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52432
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vincent-de-Durfort | 07 | 352 km S | 274 | 23.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont | 80 | 381 km NW | 302 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 31 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moissac-Bellevue | 83 | 479 km S | 306 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lacave | 46 | 451 km SW | 271 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Osse-en-Aspe | 64 | 721 km SW | 330 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 61 % |
| Le Rozel | 50 | 557 km W | 258 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 8 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vincent-de-Durfort | 07 | 352 km S | 274 | 23.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont | 80 | 381 km NW | 302 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 31 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lacave | 46 | 451 km SW | 271 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Moissac-Bellevue | 83 | 479 km S | 306 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Rozel | 50 | 557 km W | 258 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 8 % |
| Osse-en-Aspe | 64 | 721 km SW | 330 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 61 % |
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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 Changey'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvy | 51 | 166 km NW | 274 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meillerie | 74 | 197 km SE | 293 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hohrod | 68 | 130 km E | 349 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cormot-Vauchignon | 21 | 121 km SW | 210 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Monestier | 38 | 334 km S | 288 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mittlach | 68 | 123 km E | 339 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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