Biencourt-sur-Orge
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Biencourt-sur-Orge (INSEE 55051) is in Meuse (55), part of CC des Portes de Meuse. Population 112 (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 7.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 11,611 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 | 0.2 | 10 | 1.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.15 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
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 | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 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 117 (2012) → 112 (2023): -4.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 161 (1990) → 112 (2023): -30.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 71, of which 8.5 % second homes and 15.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tréveray): 6.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tréveray): 6.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Tréveray): 6.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gondrecourt-le-Château): 12.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Tréveray): 6.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
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, 11.6 km away at 390 m; the village itself is at 291 m. [10]
The village sits 99 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, 11.6 km away at 390 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 99 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 1,063 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BIENCOURT-SUR-O, 0.2 km away at 295 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 — 55051/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55051/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55051/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55051/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55516
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annéot | 89 | 159 km SW | 112 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Harville | 55 | 66 km NE | 112 | 9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blécourt | 52 | 28 km SW | 111 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guizancourt | 80 | 277 km NW | 113 | 12.7 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Chaumesnil | 10 | 60 km W | 112 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montcheutin | 08 | 90 km NW | 110 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 85 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blécourt | 52 | 28 km SW | 111 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaumesnil | 10 | 60 km W | 112 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Harville | 55 | 66 km NE | 112 | 9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montcheutin | 08 | 90 km NW | 110 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 85 % |
| Annéot | 89 | 159 km SW | 112 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guizancourt | 80 | 277 km NW | 113 | 12.7 | No daily shops | no figures |
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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 Biencourt-sur-Orge'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annéot | 89 | 159 km SW | 112 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blécourt | 52 | 28 km SW | 111 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaumesnil | 10 | 60 km W | 112 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baby | 77 | 149 km W | 113 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Onzerain | 45 | 282 km W | 110 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bullainville | 28 | 287 km W | 115 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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