Échenay
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Échenay (INSEE 52181) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CC du Bassin de Joinville en Champagne. Population 96 (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 18.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 10,230 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 | 0.53 | 10 | 5.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.03 |
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 CLAUDE FONTAINE). [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 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 CLAUDE FONTAINE | 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 94 (2012) → 96 (2023): 2.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 93 (1990) → 96 (2023): 3.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 62, of which 9.7 % second homes and 11.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bure): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Thonnance-lès-Joinville): 10.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Joinville): 12.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Joinville): 12.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Échenay): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CIRFONTAINES_SAPC weather station, 6.3 km away at 379 m; the village itself is at 307 m. [12]
The village sits 72 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.89 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CIRFONTAINES_SAPC, 6.3 km away at 379 m, over 22 summers. [12]
That station sits 72 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 1,114 mm of rain a year, spread over 145 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SAILLY, 4.2 km away at 270 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 — 52181/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52181/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52181/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52181/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55087
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52490
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52250
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52181
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazancourt | 60 | 288 km NW | 100 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guermange | 57 | 116 km E | 95 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cuiry-Housse | 02 | 162 km NW | 102 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bezange-la-Petite | 57 | 100 km E | 92 | 19.3 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Ley | 57 | 103 km E | 109 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Agenville | 80 | 300 km NW | 83 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bezange-la-Petite | 57 | 100 km E | 92 | 19.3 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Ley | 57 | 103 km E | 109 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guermange | 57 | 116 km E | 95 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cuiry-Housse | 02 | 162 km NW | 102 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bazancourt | 60 | 288 km NW | 100 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Agenville | 80 | 300 km NW | 83 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Échenay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guermange | 57 | 116 km E | 95 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cuiry-Housse | 02 | 162 km NW | 102 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ley | 57 | 103 km E | 109 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marolles-lès-Bailly | 10 | 78 km SW | 115 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mouchy-le-Châtel | 60 | 244 km NW | 72 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chassey | 21 | 127 km SW | 95 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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