Pretz-en-Argonne
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pretz-en-Argonne (INSEE 55409) is in Meuse (55), part of CC de l'Aire à l'Argonne. Population 64 (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 12.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 6,681 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 | 0.62 | 10 | 6.23 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.29 |
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 66 (2012) → 64 (2023): -3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 57 (1990) → 64 (2023): 12.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 28, of which 7.1 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Beausite): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rumont): 16.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Seuil-d'Argonne): 6.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Fains-Véel): 18.7 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Vaubecourt): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the TRIAUCOURT_SAPC weather station, 6.8 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 222 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at CHAUMONT - SA, 8.4 km away at 240 m, over 11 summers. [13]
An average of 959 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at VAUBECOURT, 3.7 km away at 202 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55409/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55409/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55409/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55409/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55040
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55446
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55517
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55186
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55532
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulaincourt | 88 | 94 km SE | 64 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thors | 10 | 77 km S | 64 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gambaiseuil | 78 | 251 km W | 64 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Remicourt | 88 | 100 km SE | 63 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moncourt | 57 | 112 km E | 63 | 7.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Précy-Notre-Dame | 10 | 80 km SW | 66 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thors | 10 | 77 km S | 64 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Précy-Notre-Dame | 10 | 80 km SW | 66 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boulaincourt | 88 | 94 km SE | 64 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Remicourt | 88 | 100 km SE | 63 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moncourt | 57 | 112 km E | 63 | 7.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Gambaiseuil | 78 | 251 km W | 64 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · 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 Pretz-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thors | 10 | 77 km S | 64 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gambaiseuil | 78 | 251 km W | 64 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Précy-Notre-Dame | 10 | 80 km SW | 66 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Martincourt-sur-Meuse | 55 | 64 km N | 66 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-à-Arnes | 08 | 63 km NW | 65 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Péas | 51 | 103 km W | 65 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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