Damousies
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Damousies (INSEE 59169) is in Nord (59), part of CC Coeur de l'Avesnois. Population 205 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59169-damousies
Vitality score
Vitality score 9.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 11 % of the 16,110 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 | 0.31 | 10 | 3.13 |
| Housing mix | 1 | 5 | 5 |
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 239 (2012) → 205 (2023): -14.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 252 (1990) → 205 (2023): -18.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 102, of which 0 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ferrière-la-Grande): 4.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ferrière-la-Grande): 4.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Ferrière-la-Petite): 2.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ferrière-la-Grande): 4.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Obrechies): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MAUBEUGE weather station, 6.9 km away at 142 m; the village itself is at 143 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE, 10.5 km away at 185 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 849 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DIMONT, 4 km away at 192 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
19 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 145,000 € — 1,035 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Nord is 1,802 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 59169/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59169/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59169/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59169/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59231
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59442
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannescamps | 62 | 98 km W | 205 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romigny | 51 | 118 km S | 206 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jouy-lès-Reims | 51 | 112 km S | 204 | 14 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trescault | 62 | 67 km W | 204 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Troësnes | 02 | 129 km SW | 207 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thulay | 25 | 374 km SE | 203 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trescault | 62 | 67 km W | 204 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hannescamps | 62 | 98 km W | 205 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jouy-lès-Reims | 51 | 112 km S | 204 | 14 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romigny | 51 | 118 km S | 206 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Troësnes | 02 | 129 km SW | 207 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thulay | 25 | 374 km SE | 203 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Damousies'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trescault | 62 | 67 km W | 204 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Troësnes | 02 | 129 km SW | 207 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Millencourt | 80 | 105 km W | 202 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gœrlingen | 67 | 272 km SE | 210 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montigny-sur-Vence | 08 | 77 km SE | 211 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sassey | 27 | 239 km SW | 199 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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