Baâlon
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 9 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Baâlon (INSEE 55025) is in Meuse (55), part of CC du Pays de Stenay et du Val Dunois. Population 260 (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 10.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 9 % of the 17,407 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (COUP D'ECLAT). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, 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) | 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 | 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 | COUP D'ECLAT | 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 288 (2012) → 260 (2023): -9.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 287 (1990) → 260 (2023): -9.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 139, of which 5 % second homes and 15.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Stenay): 3.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Stenay): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Stenay): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Stenay): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mouzay): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MOUZAY weather station, 3.9 km away at 166 m; the village itself is at 206 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MOUZAY, 3.9 km away at 166 m, over 18 summers. [10]
An average of 812 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MOUZAY, 3.9 km away at 166 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 — 55025/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55025/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55025/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55025/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55502
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55364
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doudeauville-en-Vexin | 27 | 265 km W | 261 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 88 % |
| L'Écaille | 08 | 75 km W | 263 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 93 % |
| Razengues | 32 | 726 km SW | 263 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Radinghem | 62 | 252 km NW | 263 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Serres | 54 | 126 km SE | 254 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hautevelle | 70 | 198 km SE | 253 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Écaille | 08 | 75 km W | 263 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 93 % |
| Serres | 54 | 126 km SE | 254 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hautevelle | 70 | 198 km SE | 253 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Radinghem | 62 | 252 km NW | 263 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Doudeauville-en-Vexin | 27 | 265 km W | 261 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 88 % |
| Razengues | 32 | 726 km SW | 263 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 81 % · 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 Baâlon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serres | 54 | 126 km SE | 254 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Remy-sous-Barbuise | 10 | 139 km SW | 257 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mesmont | 21 | 245 km S | 253 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sassegnies | 59 | 129 km NW | 260 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grassendorf | 67 | 188 km E | 264 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coivrel | 60 | 194 km W | 249 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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