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Varinfroy

Oise · CC du Pays de Valois · INSEE 60656

A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.

Few services 20.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Varinfroy (INSEE 60656) is in Oise (60), part of CC du Pays de Valois. Population 265 (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/60656-varinfroy

Vitality score

Vitality score 20.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 51 % of the 17,484 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0250
Social0200
Education0.63106.32
Health0100
Public & culture050
Population trend0.63106.32
Housing mix0.9454.68

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6
Eating out 0 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 0 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 0 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]

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
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE PRIMAIREINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 114 peak 2017: 290 2023: 265 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 235 (2012) → 265 (2023): 12.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 234 (1990) → 265 (2023): 13.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 125, of which 3.2 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmBakery — 2.1 km E (Crouy-sur-Ourcq)Food shop — 2.2 km E (Crouy-sur-Ourcq)Pharmacy — 2.2 km E (Crouy-sur-Ourcq)GP — 2.4 km SE (Crouy-sur-Ourcq)
In the commune Primary school Bakery — 2.1 km EFood shop — 2.2 km EPharmacy — 2.2 km EGP — 2.4 km SE Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Crouy-sur-Ourcq): 2.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Crouy-sur-Ourcq): 2.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]

GP (Crouy-sur-Ourcq): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Crouy-sur-Ourcq): 2.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Varinfroy): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]

Climate

No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 60656/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 60656/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 60656/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 60656/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 77148
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 60656

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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Aube57240 km E26822Few servicesno figures
Mouscardès40683 km SW26521.3Few servicesno figures
Aubin64683 km SW26522.8Few servicesno figures
Arthies9592 km W26523Few servicesno figures
Goux-lès-Dambelin25328 km SE27021.5Few servicesno figures
Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy71295 km SE26024Few servicesno figures
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Arthies9592 km W26523Few servicesno figures
Aube57240 km E26822Few servicesno figures
Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy71295 km SE26024Few servicesno figures
Goux-lès-Dambelin25328 km SE27021.5Few servicesno figures
Aubin64683 km SW26522.8Few servicesno figures
Mouscardès40683 km SW26521.3Few servicesno figures

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