Villars-Santenoge
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 12.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villars-Santenoge (INSEE 52526) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CC d'Auberive Vingeanne et Montsaugeonnais. Population 82 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 12.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 8,714 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Library (POINT LECTURE DE VILLARS-SANTENOGE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE AMENAGEE). [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. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 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 | POINT LECTURE DE VILLARS-SANTENOGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BAIGNADE AMENAGEE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 95 (2012) → 82 (2023): -13.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 104 (1990) → 82 (2023): -21.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 97, of which 40.2 % second homes and 15.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Grancey-le-Château-Neuvelle): 6.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fraignot-et-Vesvrotte): 10.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Auberive): 7.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Auberive): 7.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Auberive): 7.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 96 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AUBERIVE_SAPC weather station, 6.6 km away at 349 m; the village itself is at 373 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AUBERIVE_SAPC, 6.6 km away at 349 m, over 23 summers. [11]
An average of 1,047 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VIVEY, 5.7 km away at 410 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 — 52526/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52526/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52526/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52526/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21304
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21283
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josat | 43 | 300 km S | 84 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fourtou | 11 | 573 km S | 77 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sabadel-Latronquière | 46 | 403 km SW | 92 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sigottier | 05 | 369 km S | 82 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Espinasse | 15 | 356 km SW | 79 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bard-le-Régulier | 21 | 84 km SW | 73 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bard-le-Régulier | 21 | 84 km SW | 73 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Josat | 43 | 300 km S | 84 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Espinasse | 15 | 356 km SW | 79 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sigottier | 05 | 369 km S | 82 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sabadel-Latronquière | 46 | 403 km SW | 92 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fourtou | 11 | 573 km S | 77 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 34 % · 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 Villars-Santenoge'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palogneux | 42 | 237 km S | 69 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montrevel | 39 | 151 km S | 83 | 4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pardoux-le-Neuf | 19 | 312 km SW | 83 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rabou | 05 | 359 km S | 89 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-sur-Usson | 63 | 281 km SW | 85 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Côtes-de-Corps | 38 | 331 km S | 74 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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