Orquevaux
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 13.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Orquevaux (INSEE 52369) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CC Meuse Rognon. Population 70 (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 13.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 7,423 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.33 |
| Housing mix | 0.35 | 5 | 1.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DELICES DE LEONTINE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 1 | LES DELICES DE LEONTINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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) | 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 | 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 80 (2012) → 70 (2023): -12.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 75 (1990) → 70 (2023): -6.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 55, of which 32.7 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Orquevaux): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Humberville): 2.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Blin): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Blin): 3.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Rimaucourt): 7.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BUSSON_SAPC weather station, 4 km away at 387 m; the village itself is at 302 m. [12]
The village sits 85 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 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BUSSON_SAPC, 4 km away at 387 m, over 23 summers. [12]
That station sits 85 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 1,062 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BUSSON_SAPC, 4 km away at 387 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 — 52369/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52369/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52369/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52369/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52369
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52245
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52444
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52423
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jailly-les-Moulins | 21 | 111 km SW | 76 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Landres-et-Saint-Georges | 08 | 120 km N | 72 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 89 % |
| Onoz | 39 | 206 km S | 70 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montmoyen | 21 | 78 km SW | 71 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Celles-en-Bassigny | 52 | 44 km S | 71 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Taconnay | 58 | 180 km SW | 73 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celles-en-Bassigny | 52 | 44 km S | 71 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montmoyen | 21 | 78 km SW | 71 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jailly-les-Moulins | 21 | 111 km SW | 76 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Landres-et-Saint-Georges | 08 | 120 km N | 72 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 89 % |
| Taconnay | 58 | 180 km SW | 73 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Onoz | 39 | 206 km S | 70 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · 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 Orquevaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jailly-les-Moulins | 21 | 111 km SW | 76 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tignécourt | 88 | 47 km SE | 80 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rugny | 89 | 103 km SW | 78 | 4.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamberaud | 23 | 356 km SW | 94 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vermont | 88 | 123 km E | 72 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Torcy-en-Valois | 02 | 178 km NW | 81 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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