Gesnes-en-Argonne
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gesnes-en-Argonne (INSEE 55208) is in Meuse (55), part of CC Argonne-Meuse. Population 53 (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 10.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 5,200 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 | 0.54 | 10 | 5.39 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.39 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [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 | 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 51 (2012) → 53 (2023): 3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 51 (1990) → 53 (2023): 3.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 31, of which 16.1 % second homes and 12.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cornay): 8.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Apremont): 6.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Montfaucon-d'Argonne): 6.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Varennes-en-Argonne): 8.6 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Montfaucon-d'Argonne): 6.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SEPTSARGES weather station, 7.4 km away at 293 m; the village itself is at 191 m. [12]
The village sits 102 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at SEPTSARGES, 7.4 km away at 293 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 102 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 935 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SEPTSARGES, 7.4 km away at 293 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55208/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55208/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55208/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55208/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08131
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08017
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55346
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55527
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chaux | 61 | 396 km W | 53 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 99 % |
| Maucourt-sur-Orne | 55 | 33 km E | 51 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berzé-le-Châtel | 71 | 326 km S | 54 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montclard | 43 | 463 km S | 52 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 4 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pomy | 11 | 732 km S | 51 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 53 % · humidity 36 % |
| Charency | 39 | 290 km S | 55 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maucourt-sur-Orne | 55 | 33 km E | 51 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charency | 39 | 290 km S | 55 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berzé-le-Châtel | 71 | 326 km S | 54 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chaux | 61 | 396 km W | 53 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 99 % |
| Montclard | 43 | 463 km S | 52 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 4 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pomy | 11 | 732 km S | 51 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 53 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Gesnes-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-lès-Cappy | 80 | 177 km NW | 54 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaux-en-Dieulet | 08 | 20 km N | 53 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bellière | 76 | 253 km W | 50 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reuves | 51 | 108 km SW | 59 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Élencourt | 60 | 233 km W | 48 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Waly | 55 | 32 km S | 58 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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