Raucourt-au-Bois
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Raucourt-au-Bois (INSEE 59494) is in Nord (59), part of CC du Pays de Mormal. Population 150 (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 13.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 14,109 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
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 182 (2012) → 150 (2023): -17.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 133 (1990) → 150 (2023): 12.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 73, of which 1.4 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Louvignies-Quesnoy): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Poix-du-Nord): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Englefontaine): 2.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Englefontaine): 2.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Englefontaine): 1.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VALENCIENNES weather station, 19.5 km away at 50 m; the village itself is at 134 m. [11]
The village sits 84 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VALENCIENNES, 19.5 km away at 50 m, over 29 summers. [11]
That station sits 84 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 834 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE QUESNOY, 3.5 km away at 134 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 — 59494/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59494/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59494/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59494/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59363
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59464
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59194
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viviès | 09 | 807 km S | 150 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
| Vernois-lès-Vesvres | 21 | 305 km S | 151 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rogy | 80 | 118 km SW | 149 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 86 % |
| Épernay-sous-Gevrey | 21 | 351 km S | 151 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Longueville | 62 | 139 km NW | 149 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cuirieux | 02 | 60 km S | 152 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuirieux | 02 | 60 km S | 152 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rogy | 80 | 118 km SW | 149 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 86 % |
| Longueville | 62 | 139 km NW | 149 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vernois-lès-Vesvres | 21 | 305 km S | 151 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épernay-sous-Gevrey | 21 | 351 km S | 151 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viviès | 09 | 807 km S | 150 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Raucourt-au-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huclier | 62 | 96 km W | 152 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chérêt | 02 | 77 km S | 147 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Horgne | 08 | 97 km SE | 154 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Joppécourt | 54 | 178 km SE | 150 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dolcourt | 54 | 254 km SE | 150 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wissignicourt | 02 | 78 km S | 145 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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