Marac
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marac (INSEE 52307) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CC du Grand Langres. Population 210 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/52307-marac
Vitality score
Vitality score 23.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 16,281 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 7.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 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 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 221 (2012) → 210 (2023): -5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 162 (1990) → 210 (2023): 29.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 115, of which 11.3 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rolampont): 7.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villiers-sur-Suize): 6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Rolampont): 7.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rolampont): 7.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Marac): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 78 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAINT-LOUP-SUR-AUJON_SAPC weather station, 8.5 km away at 310 m; the village itself is at 357 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LANGRES, 14 km away at 466 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 109 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 982 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VILLIERS-SUR-S, 6.2 km away at 335 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52307/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52307/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52307/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52307/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52432
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52538
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52307
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allibaudières | 10 | 109 km NW | 208 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 89 % |
| Flagey-lès-Auxonne | 21 | 88 km S | 214 | 26.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pé-de-Léren | 64 | 691 km SW | 271 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 32 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Loges-Margueron | 10 | 83 km W | 210 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vitry-lès-Nogent | 52 | 13 km NE | 205 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Robertot | 76 | 385 km NW | 213 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitry-lès-Nogent | 52 | 13 km NE | 205 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Loges-Margueron | 10 | 83 km W | 210 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Flagey-lès-Auxonne | 21 | 88 km S | 214 | 26.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Allibaudières | 10 | 109 km NW | 208 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 89 % |
| Robertot | 76 | 385 km NW | 213 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pé-de-Léren | 64 | 691 km SW | 271 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 32 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Marac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borey | 70 | 94 km SE | 223 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chazeuil | 21 | 41 km S | 195 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cérilly | 21 | 53 km W | 214 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arpenans | 70 | 97 km E | 245 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Éhuns | 70 | 85 km E | 223 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cirfontaines-en-Azois | 52 | 32 km NW | 180 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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