Wassy
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Wassy (INSEE 52550) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CA du Grand Saint-Dizier Der et Vallées. Population 2,771 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/52550-wassy
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 7,628 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE MARIE STUART). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE LA BLAISE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (PAYO CANDIDO · ALLO PIZZA · LA MIE MARIE · PAMUKKALE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE S3). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CLAUDEL-ST-SAENS). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PAUL CLAUDEL). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIERRY DESBOIS, MÉDECIN · ANTOINETTE DUBUC, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA BLAISE · PHARMACIE DU DOME). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE VAL DE BLAISE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL LES RIVES DE LA BLAISE · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHAMPAGNE-BOURGOG). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (CREA'TIF · IMAGIN'HAIR · COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DIGUE DES LESCHERES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | PATISSERIE MARIE STUART | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DE LA BLAISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | PAYO CANDIDO · ALLO PIZZA · LA MIE MARIE · PAMUKKALE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE S3 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CLAUDEL-ST-SAENS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PAUL CLAUDEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | THIERRY DESBOIS, MÉDECIN · ANTOINETTE DUBUC, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA BLAISE · PHARMACIE DU DOME | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE VAL DE BLAISE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL LES RIVES DE LA BLAISE · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHAMPAGNE-BOURGOG | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | CREA'TIF · IMAGIN'HAIR · COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DIGUE DES LESCHERES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,909 (2012) → 2,771 (2023): -4.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,291 (1990) → 2,771 (2023): -15.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,542, of which 1.9 % second homes and 18.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Wassy): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Wassy): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Wassy): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Wassy): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Wassy): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the CHEVILLON_SAPC weather station, 12.4 km away at 170 m; the village itself is at 170 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CHEVILLON_SAPC, 12.4 km away at 170 m, over 22 summers. [9]
An average of 902 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LOUVEMONT - MAN, 7.3 km away at 146 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
143 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 75,000 € — 711 € per m² of built surface. [10]
9 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 95,000 € — 601 € per m². [10]
The median across Haute-Marne is 833 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52550/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52550/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52550/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52550/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52550
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loiron-Ruillé | 53 | 438 km W | 2,758 | 58.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarre-Union | 67 | 165 km E | 2,731 | 71.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dieuze | 57 | 134 km E | 2,770 | 71.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse | 70 | 120 km SE | 2,814 | 63.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ayguesvives | 31 | 619 km SW | 2,812 | 63.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
| Aigueperse | 63 | 305 km SW | 2,665 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse | 70 | 120 km SE | 2,814 | 63.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dieuze | 57 | 134 km E | 2,770 | 71.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sarre-Union | 67 | 165 km E | 2,731 | 71.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aigueperse | 63 | 305 km SW | 2,665 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loiron-Ruillé | 53 | 438 km W | 2,758 | 58.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ayguesvives | 31 | 619 km SW | 2,812 | 63.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Wassy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieuze | 57 | 134 km E | 2,770 | 71.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aigueperse | 63 | 305 km SW | 2,665 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Port-sur-Saône | 70 | 121 km SE | 2,949 | 62.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rioz | 70 | 146 km SE | 2,398 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lusigny-sur-Barse | 10 | 57 km SW | 2,267 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ebersheim | 67 | 190 km E | 2,284 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/52550-wassy