Beaulieu-en-Argonne
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 11.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Beaulieu-en-Argonne (INSEE 55038) is in Meuse (55), part of CC de l'Aire à l'Argonne. Population 37 (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 11.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 2,957 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.81 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'AUSTRASIUS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | L'AUSTRASIUS | 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 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 38 (2012) → 37 (2023): -2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 42 (1990) → 37 (2023): -11.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 54, of which 51.9 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Seuil-d'Argonne): 6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Clermont-en-Argonne): 8.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Seuil-d'Argonne): 5.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Menehould): 13.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Seuil-d'Argonne): 5.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the TRIAUCOURT_SAPC weather station, 5.4 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 263 m. [11]
The village sits 78 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHAUMONT - SA, 18 km away at 240 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 823 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TRIAUCOURT_SAPC, 5.4 km away at 185 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 — 55038/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55038/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55038/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55038/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55517
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55117
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51507
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valouse | 26 | 508 km S | 41 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Bourguet | 83 | 594 km S | 42 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sentenac-de-Sérou | 09 | 731 km SW | 42 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Silvarouvres | 52 | 110 km S | 32 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Puits | 11 | 694 km S | 30 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 47 % · humidity 43 % |
| Lagarde-d'Apt | 84 | 562 km S | 30 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 5 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvarouvres | 52 | 110 km S | 32 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valouse | 26 | 508 km S | 41 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lagarde-d'Apt | 84 | 562 km S | 30 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 5 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Bourguet | 83 | 594 km S | 42 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Puits | 11 | 694 km S | 30 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 47 % · humidity 43 % |
| Sentenac-de-Sérou | 09 | 731 km SW | 42 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 43 % · 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 Beaulieu-en-Argonne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bonnet-les-Tours-de-Merle | 19 | 497 km SW | 41 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vianges | 21 | 215 km S | 35 | 2.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Senaux | 81 | 616 km S | 39 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gatuzières | 48 | 551 km S | 52 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Authiou | 58 | 231 km SW | 41 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaines-Saint-Clair | 55 | 39 km N | 35 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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