Abainville
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 25.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Abainville (INSEE 55001) is in Meuse (55), part of CC des Portes de Meuse. Population 280 (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 25.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 17,687 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 | 0.42 | 10 | 4.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.11 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL PELTIER). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ABAINVILLE RP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 1 | SARL PELTIER | 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | ABAINVILLE RP | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 293 (2012) → 280 (2023): -4.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 305 (1990) → 280 (2023): -8.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 158, of which 8.9 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Abainville): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gondrecourt-le-Château): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Gondrecourt-le-Château): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gondrecourt-le-Château): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Gondrecourt-le-Château): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the HOUDELAINCOURT weather station, 3.7 km away at 390 m; the village itself is at 292 m. [10]
The village sits 98 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at HOUDELAINCOURT, 3.7 km away at 390 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 98 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,021 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GONDRECOURT, 1.6 km away at 314 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 — 55001/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55001/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55001/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55001/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55001
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55215
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sallenelles | 14 | 426 km W | 287 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laheycourt | 55 | 53 km NW | 349 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brie-sous-Mortagne | 17 | 581 km SW | 234 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Chassignelles | 89 | 130 km SW | 289 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jort | 14 | 412 km W | 303 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Demangevelle | 70 | 78 km SE | 256 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laheycourt | 55 | 53 km NW | 349 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Demangevelle | 70 | 78 km SE | 256 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chassignelles | 89 | 130 km SW | 289 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jort | 14 | 412 km W | 303 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sallenelles | 14 | 426 km W | 287 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brie-sous-Mortagne | 17 | 581 km SW | 234 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Abainville'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laheycourt | 55 | 53 km NW | 349 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chassignelles | 89 | 130 km SW | 289 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tieffenbach | 67 | 135 km E | 243 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Denipaire | 88 | 111 km E | 243 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montceaux-lès-Provins | 77 | 152 km W | 320 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Leuglay | 21 | 95 km SW | 283 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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