Laferté-sur-Aube
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 16.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Laferté-sur-Aube (INSEE 52258) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CC des Trois Forêts. Population 306 (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 16.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 17,889 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 | 0.21 | 10 | 2.15 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.76 |
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 (LAFERTE SUR AUBE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (DE ALMEIDA MARIA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
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 | LAFERTE SUR AUBE 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 | 1 | DE ALMEIDA MARIA | 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 361 (2012) → 306 (2023): -15.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 428 (1990) → 306 (2023): -28.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 254, of which 22.4 % second homes and 17.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ville-sous-la-Ferté): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châteauvillain): 12.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Maranville): 7.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Ville-sous-la-Ferté): 3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Laferté-sur-Aube): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the JUZENNECOURT weather station, 17.3 km away at 303 m; the village itself is at 221 m. [12]
The village sits 82 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 JUZENNECOURT, 17.3 km away at 303 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 82 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 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAUVILLAIN, 10.9 km away at 227 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 — 52258/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52258/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52258/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52258/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10426
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52114
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52308
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52258
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germigny-l'Exempt | 18 | 193 km SW | 293 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Darbres | 07 | 384 km S | 272 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
| Touzac | 46 | 492 km SW | 354 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 61 % · humidity 36 % |
| Molesme | 21 | 37 km SW | 278 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat | 19 | 363 km SW | 327 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 100 % |
| Agel | 34 | 550 km S | 240 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 14 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molesme | 21 | 37 km SW | 278 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Germigny-l'Exempt | 18 | 193 km SW | 293 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat | 19 | 363 km SW | 327 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 100 % |
| Darbres | 07 | 384 km S | 272 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
| Touzac | 46 | 492 km SW | 354 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 61 % · humidity 36 % |
| Agel | 34 | 550 km S | 240 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 14 % · 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 Laferté-sur-Aube'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molesme | 21 | 37 km SW | 278 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Voulaines-les-Templiers | 21 | 31 km S | 270 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Drugeac | 15 | 374 km SW | 321 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jacques-d'Atticieux | 07 | 307 km S | 301 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thury | 21 | 120 km S | 262 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fouvent-Saint-Andoche | 70 | 83 km SE | 197 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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