Villiers-sur-Suize
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 26/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villiers-sur-Suize (INSEE 52538) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CC des Trois Forêts. Population 255 (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 26/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 73 % of the 17,334 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.16 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE MINNE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE GARAGE A PIZZAS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLIERS SUR SUIZE AP). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL L'AUBERGE DE LA FONTAINE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [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) | 1 | L'EPICERIE MINNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LE GARAGE A PIZZAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | VILLIERS SUR SUIZE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | HOTEL L'AUBERGE DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 274 (2012) → 255 (2023): -6.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 261 (1990) → 255 (2023): -2.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 154, of which 8.4 % second homes and 10.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rolampont): 7.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villiers-sur-Suize): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Rolampont): 7.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rolampont): 7.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Leffonds): 2.5 km to the south-west (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, 12.2 km away at 310 m; the village itself is at 334 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHAUMONT, 14.2 km away at 317 m, over 21 summers. [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, 0.3 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 — 52538/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52538/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52538/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52538/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52432
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52538
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52282
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prignac | 17 | 485 km SW | 282 | 28 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 49 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ounans | 39 | 115 km S | 326 | 26.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Kœur-la-Petite | 55 | 100 km N | 256 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Richebourg | 52 | 11 km NW | 241 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chambolle-Musigny | 21 | 90 km S | 264 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villy-en-Auxois | 21 | 75 km SW | 233 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richebourg | 52 | 11 km NW | 241 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villy-en-Auxois | 21 | 75 km SW | 233 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chambolle-Musigny | 21 | 90 km S | 264 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kœur-la-Petite | 55 | 100 km N | 256 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ounans | 39 | 115 km S | 326 | 26.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prignac | 17 | 485 km SW | 282 | 28 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 49 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Villiers-sur-Suize'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richebourg | 52 | 11 km NW | 241 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vauconcourt-Nervezain | 70 | 59 km SE | 217 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Genevrey | 70 | 89 km E | 247 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vanvey | 21 | 40 km SW | 243 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sompuis | 51 | 99 km NW | 258 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gigny | 39 | 171 km S | 264 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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