Vauquois
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vauquois (INSEE 55536) is in Meuse (55), part of CC Argonne-Meuse. Population 23 (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 6.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 1,194 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 | 0.32 | 10 | 3.21 |
| Housing mix | 0.47 | 5 | 2.37 |
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 22 (2012) → 23 (2023): 4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 28 (1990) → 23 (2023): -17.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 19, of which 26.3 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Clermont-en-Argonne): 11 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Varennes-en-Argonne): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Varennes-en-Argonne): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Varennes-en-Argonne): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Varennes-en-Argonne): 3.8 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. [10]
Measured at the AUBREVILLE_SAPC weather station, 7.9 km away at 202 m; the village itself is at 236 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SEPTSARGES, 10 km away at 293 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 57 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 962 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VARENNES-EN-ARG, 3.7 km away at 180 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 — 55536/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55536/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55536/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55536/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55117
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bannay | 51 | 106 km W | 23 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aizanville | 52 | 123 km S | 23 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romiguières | 34 | 615 km S | 24 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pelonne | 26 | 537 km S | 23 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeferry | 21 | 199 km S | 22 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eyroles | 26 | 532 km S | 22 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bannay | 51 | 106 km W | 23 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aizanville | 52 | 123 km S | 23 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeferry | 21 | 199 km S | 22 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eyroles | 26 | 532 km S | 22 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pelonne | 26 | 537 km S | 23 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romiguières | 34 | 615 km S | 24 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Vauquois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aizanville | 52 | 123 km S | 23 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeferry | 21 | 199 km S | 22 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champ-sur-Barse | 10 | 118 km SW | 26 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clérey-la-Côte | 88 | 95 km SE | 25 | 2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Viviers-lès-Offroicourt | 88 | 125 km SE | 26 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaines-les-Sèches | 21 | 167 km S | 26 | 2.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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