Vaux-sur-Blaise
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vaux-sur-Blaise (INSEE 52510) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CA du Grand Saint-Dizier Der et Vallées. Population 336 (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 19.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 18,025 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 | 0.26 | 10 | 2.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.53 |
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 DU VIEUX CHENE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VAUX SUR BLAISE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
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 DU VIEUX CHENE | 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 | VAUX SUR BLAISE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 385 (2012) → 336 (2023): -12.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 441 (1990) → 336 (2023): -23.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 193, of which 4.7 % second homes and 11.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Wassy): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Wassy): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Wassy): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Wassy): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vaux-sur-Blaise): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHEVILLON_SAPC weather station, 11.9 km away at 170 m; the village itself is at 175 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHEVILLON_SAPC, 11.9 km away at 170 m, over 22 summers. [10]
An average of 902 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LOUVEMONT - MAN, 10.9 km away at 146 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 — 52510/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52510/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52510/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52510/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52550
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52510
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tincourt-Boucly | 80 | 215 km NW | 334 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dombrot-le-Sec | 88 | 78 km SE | 355 | 20.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poulangy | 52 | 52 km SE | 361 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roucy | 02 | 131 km NW | 365 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 100 % |
| Vaubecourt | 55 | 52 km N | 312 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Donjeux | 52 | 18 km SE | 380 | 20.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donjeux | 52 | 18 km SE | 380 | 20.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poulangy | 52 | 52 km SE | 361 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vaubecourt | 55 | 52 km N | 312 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dombrot-le-Sec | 88 | 78 km SE | 355 | 20.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roucy | 02 | 131 km NW | 365 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 100 % |
| Tincourt-Boucly | 80 | 215 km NW | 334 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Vaux-sur-Blaise'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poulangy | 52 | 52 km SE | 361 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vaubecourt | 55 | 52 km N | 312 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vallant-Saint-Georges | 10 | 79 km W | 408 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bucy-lès-Pierrepont | 02 | 152 km NW | 410 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Valentin | 36 | 287 km SW | 261 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clairegoutte | 70 | 152 km SE | 347 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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