Eppe-Sauvage
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Eppe-Sauvage (INSEE 59198) is in Nord (59), part of CC du Sud Avesnois. Population 237 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59198-eppe-sauvage
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 16,965 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.48 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DURANT). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES CAPRICES D'ANNE). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (WILLY'S FRITES · FRESH UP · LA FABRIK GOURMANDE · ESCARMUR · COTE SUD). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LA VIE SAUVAGE · LE QUARTIER LIBRE · L'APERO BAR). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (POINT VIRGULE CAFÉ LA VIE SAUVAGE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (BIGOUDI). [3,4]
1 × Campsite. [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | DURANT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LES CAPRICES D'ANNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 6 | WILLY'S FRITES · FRESH UP · LA FABRIK GOURMANDE · ESCARMUR · COTE SUD | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LA VIE SAUVAGE · LE QUARTIER LIBRE · L'APERO BAR | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | POINT VIRGULE CAFÉ LA VIE SAUVAGE | 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 | 1 | BIGOUDI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 270 (2012) → 237 (2023): -12.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 245 (1990) → 237 (2023): -3.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 353, of which 60.9 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Eppe-Sauvage): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Eppe-Sauvage): 0.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Solre-le-Château): 8.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Solre-le-Château): 8.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Eppe-Sauvage): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE weather station, 18.3 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 190 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE, 18.3 km away at 185 m, over 20 summers. [10]
An average of 849 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DIMONT, 12.9 km away at 192 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 — 59198/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59198/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59198/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59198/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59198
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59572
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trigance | 83 | 728 km S | 232 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martial | 07 | 584 km S | 269 | 41 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cheylade | 15 | 557 km S | 230 | 34.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avène | 34 | 712 km S | 294 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Moissac-Vallée-Française | 48 | 663 km S | 216 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 49 % · humidity 71 % |
| Beaumont | 07 | 621 km S | 262 | 35.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheylade | 15 | 557 km S | 230 | 34.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martial | 07 | 584 km S | 269 | 41 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaumont | 07 | 621 km S | 262 | 35.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moissac-Vallée-Française | 48 | 663 km S | 216 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 49 % · humidity 71 % |
| Avène | 34 | 712 km S | 294 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Trigance | 83 | 728 km S | 232 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 45 % · 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 Eppe-Sauvage'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altier | 48 | 628 km S | 213 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brezons | 15 | 582 km S | 177 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Pompidou | 48 | 660 km S | 184 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Miremont | 63 | 482 km S | 300 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fraisse-sur-Agout | 34 | 732 km S | 319 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nedde | 87 | 520 km S | 450 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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