Choisy-au-Bac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Choisy-au-Bac (INSEE 60151) is in Oise (60), part of CA de la Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne. Population 3,449 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 34.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 6,349 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 | 0.22 | 25 | 5.53 |
| Social | 0.26 | 20 | 5.28 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE MARQUIS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CORDIER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHOISY MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (UBER OUSMANE · LE TANDEM · AUBERGE DU BUISSONNET). [3,4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES LINIERES). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CENTRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LES LINIERES). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCOIS-XAVIER DE COLNET, MÉDECIN · CYRILLE FATRAS, MÉDECIN · PASCALE LESUEUR, MÉDECIN · SEGOLENE FEUTRIE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE COSACIENNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
1 × Bank (AGENCE DE CHOISY AU BAC). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (NUANCE TERRACOTTA). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Café / bar. [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE MARQUIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CORDIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CHOISY MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | UBER OUSMANE · LE TANDEM · AUBERGE DU BUISSONNET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES LINIERES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CENTRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LES LINIERES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | FRANCOIS-XAVIER DE COLNET, MÉDECIN · CYRILLE FATRAS, MÉDECIN · PASCALE LESUEUR, MÉDECIN · SEGOLENE FEUTRIE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE COSACIENNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | AGENCE DE CHOISY AU BAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | NUANCE TERRACOTTA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 3,364 (2012) → 3,449 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,786 (1990) → 3,449 (2023): -8.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,654, of which 2.3 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Choisy-au-Bac): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Choisy-au-Bac): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Choisy-au-Bac): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Choisy-au-Bac): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Choisy-au-Bac): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MARGNY-LES-COMPIEGNE weather station, 5.5 km away at 92 m; the village itself is at 37 m. [9]
The village sits 55 m below 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MARGNY-LES-COMPIEGNE, 5.5 km away at 92 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 55 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 635 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MARGNY-LES-COMPIEGNE, 5.5 km away at 92 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 60151/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 60151/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 60151/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 60151/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 60151
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cyr-en-Val | 45 | 191 km S | 3,467 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 68 % |
| Camblanes-et-Meynac | 33 | 578 km SW | 3,181 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Varennes-sur-Seine | 77 | 118 km S | 3,748 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lozanne | 69 | 420 km S | 3,182 | 49.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bouliac | 33 | 574 km SW | 3,804 | 49.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sargé-lès-le-Mans | 72 | 249 km SW | 3,851 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varennes-sur-Seine | 77 | 118 km S | 3,748 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cyr-en-Val | 45 | 191 km S | 3,467 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 68 % |
| Sargé-lès-le-Mans | 72 | 249 km SW | 3,851 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lozanne | 69 | 420 km S | 3,182 | 49.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bouliac | 33 | 574 km SW | 3,804 | 49.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Camblanes-et-Meynac | 33 | 578 km SW | 3,181 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Choisy-au-Bac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sargé-lès-le-Mans | 72 | 249 km SW | 3,851 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buchelay | 78 | 101 km SW | 3,360 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vitry-en-Artois | 62 | 99 km N | 4,849 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Isneauville | 76 | 126 km W | 3,716 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mard | 77 | 46 km S | 3,832 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thiant | 59 | 105 km NE | 2,914 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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