Montfaucon-d'Argonne
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montfaucon-d'Argonne (INSEE 55346) is in Meuse (55), part of CC Argonne-Meuse. Population 261 (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 20.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 17,386 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.21 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MALIK CHAIB, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTFAUCON D ARGONNE AP). [4]
1 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | MALIK CHAIB, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | MONTFAUCON D ARGONNE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 341 (2012) → 261 (2023): -23.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 318 (1990) → 261 (2023): -17.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 173, of which 22 % second homes and 11 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dannevoux): 8.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brieulles-sur-Meuse): 7.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Montfaucon-d'Argonne): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Varennes-en-Argonne): 8.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Montfaucon-d'Argonne): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SEPTSARGES weather station, 1.7 km away at 293 m; the village itself is at 281 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at SEPTSARGES, 1.7 km away at 293 m, over 30 summers. [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, 1.7 km away at 293 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
29 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 79,000 € — 641 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Meuse is 893 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55346/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55346/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55346/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55346/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55146
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55078
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55346
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55527
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thury | 21 | 253 km S | 262 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lasserre | 09 | 754 km SW | 252 | 24.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moutiers-Saint-Jean | 21 | 202 km S | 254 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Consenvoye | 55 | 11 km E | 281 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Tuzan | 33 | 690 km SW | 263 | 25.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 33 % · winter 88 % |
| Durance | 47 | 682 km SW | 255 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consenvoye | 55 | 11 km E | 281 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moutiers-Saint-Jean | 21 | 202 km S | 254 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thury | 21 | 253 km S | 262 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Durance | 47 | 682 km SW | 255 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Tuzan | 33 | 690 km SW | 263 | 25.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 33 % · winter 88 % |
| Lasserre | 09 | 754 km SW | 252 | 24.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Montfaucon-d'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consenvoye | 55 | 11 km E | 281 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Puisaye | 28 | 314 km W | 248 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saurier | 63 | 444 km S | 245 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wambercourt | 62 | 257 km NW | 259 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lebiez | 62 | 262 km NW | 229 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guerbigny | 80 | 185 km W | 275 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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