Taisnières-en-Thiérache
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Taisnières-en-Thiérache (INSEE 59583) is in Nord (59), part of CC Coeur de l'Avesnois. Population 475 (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 18/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 17,911 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.21 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE RPI 17). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (AD'COIFF · PAUSE COIF'). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE RPI 17 | 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 | 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 | 2 | AD'COIFF · PAUSE COIF' | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 448 (2012) → 475 (2023): 6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 516 (1990) → 475 (2023): -7.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 229, of which 2.2 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Maroilles): 4.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Maroilles): 4.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Grand-Fayt): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Maroilles): 4.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Taisnières-en-Thiérache): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE weather station, 7.8 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 137 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, 7.8 km away at 185 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 817 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE, 7.8 km away at 185 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 — 59583/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59583/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59583/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59583/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59384
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59270
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59583
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuisy | 77 | 146 km SW | 476 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Remy-Chaussée | 59 | 4.7 km NE | 469 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cottévrard | 76 | 194 km W | 470 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 % |
| Bourdainville | 76 | 212 km W | 479 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estourmel | 59 | 35 km W | 475 | 20.9 | Few services | no figures |
| Martot | 27 | 219 km SW | 464 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Remy-Chaussée | 59 | 4.7 km NE | 469 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estourmel | 59 | 35 km W | 475 | 20.9 | Few services | no figures |
| Cuisy | 77 | 146 km SW | 476 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cottévrard | 76 | 194 km W | 470 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 % |
| Bourdainville | 76 | 212 km W | 479 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Martot | 27 | 219 km SW | 464 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · 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 Taisnières-en-Thiérache'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Remy-Chaussée | 59 | 4.7 km NE | 469 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marquéglise | 60 | 103 km SW | 484 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vahl-Ebersing | 57 | 244 km SE | 487 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Petites-Loges | 51 | 116 km S | 481 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Campremy | 60 | 125 km SW | 469 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marbaix | 59 | 2.6 km SE | 461 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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