Poissons
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 33.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Poissons (INSEE 52398) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CC du Bassin de Joinville en Champagne. Population 618 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 33.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 16,888 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.44 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DES HALLES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (POISSONS AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (TAILLANDIER PASCALINE · DELPHINE COIFFURE · EMILIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE DES HALLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | POISSONS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE | 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 | 3 | TAILLANDIER PASCALINE · DELPHINE COIFFURE · EMILIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 719 (2012) → 618 (2023): -14 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 732 (1990) → 618 (2023): -15.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 358, of which 13.1 % second homes and 12.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Poissons): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Thonnance-lès-Joinville): 4.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Joinville): 6.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Joinville): 5.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Poissons): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BLECOURT weather station, 12 km away at 348 m; the village itself is at 219 m. [11]
The village sits 129 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BLECOURT, 12 km away at 348 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 129 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 929 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAINT-URBAIN, 4.1 km away at 220 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 — 52398/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52398/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52398/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52398/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52398
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52490
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52250
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vesly | 27 | 276 km W | 613 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 86 % |
| Orly-sur-Morin | 77 | 156 km W | 656 | 32.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Érôme | 26 | 369 km S | 848 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Comblanchien | 21 | 149 km S | 608 | 37.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaulieu-les-Fontaines | 60 | 217 km NW | 563 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thézy-Glimont | 80 | 255 km NW | 661 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comblanchien | 21 | 149 km S | 608 | 37.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orly-sur-Morin | 77 | 156 km W | 656 | 32.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beaulieu-les-Fontaines | 60 | 217 km NW | 563 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thézy-Glimont | 80 | 255 km NW | 661 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vesly | 27 | 276 km W | 613 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 86 % |
| Érôme | 26 | 369 km S | 848 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · 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 Poissons'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaulieu-les-Fontaines | 60 | 217 km NW | 563 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coudray | 53 | 441 km W | 869 | 42.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouère | 53 | 427 km W | 1,058 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Zellwiller | 67 | 168 km E | 808 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Contrisson | 55 | 46 km NW | 764 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rethondes | 60 | 200 km NW | 647 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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