Rarécourt
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rarécourt (INSEE 55416) is in Meuse (55), part of CC Argonne-Meuse. Population 195 (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 19.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 15,840 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (RARECOURT AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE ESPACE CULTUREL DE RARÉCOURT). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | RARECOURT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE ESPACE CULTUREL DE RARÉCOURT | INSEE BPE 1 [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 212 (2012) → 195 (2023): -8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 201 (1990) → 195 (2023): -3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 133, of which 13.5 % second homes and 14.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rarécourt): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Clermont-en-Argonne): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Clermont-en-Argonne): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Dombasle-en-Argonne): 8.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Clermont-en-Argonne): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AUBREVILLE_SAPC weather station, 6.7 km away at 202 m; the village itself is at 208 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHAUMONT - SA, 19.3 km away at 240 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 1,022 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CLERMONT-EN-ARGONNE, 4.4 km away at 230 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 — 55416/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55416/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55416/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55416/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55416
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55117
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55155
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savoisy | 21 | 159 km S | 194 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chalvraines | 52 | 97 km S | 191 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beausite | 55 | 13 km S | 257 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arné | 65 | 745 km SW | 181 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Coussegrey | 10 | 149 km SW | 180 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 % |
| Vignory | 52 | 89 km S | 215 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beausite | 55 | 13 km S | 257 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vignory | 52 | 89 km S | 215 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chalvraines | 52 | 97 km S | 191 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coussegrey | 10 | 149 km SW | 180 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 % |
| Savoisy | 21 | 159 km S | 194 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arné | 65 | 745 km SW | 181 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Rarécourt'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savoisy | 21 | 159 km S | 194 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Couargues | 18 | 258 km SW | 194 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fronsac | 31 | 764 km SW | 185 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arçay | 86 | 446 km SW | 343 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-au-Chemin | 10 | 144 km SW | 189 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Minot | 21 | 158 km S | 186 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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