Fresnes-sur-Apance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 12.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fresnes-sur-Apance (INSEE 52208) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CC des Savoir-Faire. Population 159 (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 12.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 14,517 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.23 | 10 | 2.33 |
| Housing mix | 0.44 | 5 | 2.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (R.T. VAUTOUR). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (ISA LOVE COIFF'). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | R.T. VAUTOUR | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | ISA LOVE COIFF' | 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
Population 172 (2012) → 159 (2023): -7.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 217 (1990) → 159 (2023): -26.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 162, of which 27.8 % second homes and 16.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bourbonne-les-Bains): 6.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bourbonne-les-Bains): 5.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Bourbonne-les-Bains): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Corre): 12 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bourbonne-les-Bains): 6.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BOURBONNE-LES-BAINS weather station, 7.2 km away at 326 m; the village itself is at 267 m. [10]
The village sits 59 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. [10]
An average of 936 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BOURBONNE-LES-BAINS, 7.2 km away at 326 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 — 52208/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52208/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52208/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52208/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52060
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70177
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyrabout | 23 | 360 km SW | 150 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 80 % |
| Besse | 15 | 414 km SW | 136 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 89 % |
| Connelles | 27 | 366 km NW | 170 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 57 % |
| Vernois-sur-Mance | 70 | 11 km S | 134 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 % |
| Pousseaux | 58 | 179 km W | 186 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 74 % |
| La Chapelle-sous-Brancion | 71 | 172 km SW | 145 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernois-sur-Mance | 70 | 11 km S | 134 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 % |
| La Chapelle-sous-Brancion | 71 | 172 km SW | 145 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 99 % |
| Pousseaux | 58 | 179 km W | 186 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 74 % |
| Peyrabout | 23 | 360 km SW | 150 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 80 % |
| Connelles | 27 | 366 km NW | 170 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 57 % |
| Besse | 15 | 414 km SW | 136 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 89 % |
Elsewhere
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