Brethel
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brethel (INSEE 61060) is in Orne (61), part of CC des Pays de L'Aigle. Population 133 (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 18.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 13,086 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4.01 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (VINCENT MULTI SERVICES). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 1 | VINCENT MULTI SERVICES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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) | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 142 (2012) → 133 (2023): -6.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 116 (1990) → 133 (2023): 14.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 71, of which 9.9 % second homes and 2.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aube): 2.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brethel): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Rai): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Aube): 2.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Aube): 2.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the L AIGLE weather station, 9.9 km away at 232 m; the village itself is at 265 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at L AIGLE, 9.9 km away at 232 m, over 28 summers. [11]
An average of 861 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SOLIGNY-LA-TRAPPE, 9.5 km away at 240 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 — 61060/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61060/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61060/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61060/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61008
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61060
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61342
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalette-sur-Voire | 10 | 287 km E | 134 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Augnax | 32 | 556 km S | 132 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 100 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bagneux | 54 | 393 km E | 127 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tournières | 14 | 121 km NW | 148 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Punerot | 88 | 388 km E | 149 | 21.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brouennes | 55 | 355 km E | 149 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournières | 14 | 121 km NW | 148 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chalette-sur-Voire | 10 | 287 km E | 134 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brouennes | 55 | 355 km E | 149 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Punerot | 88 | 388 km E | 149 | 21.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bagneux | 54 | 393 km E | 127 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Augnax | 32 | 556 km S | 132 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 100 % · 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 Brethel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haution | 02 | 271 km NE | 131 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Passy-en-Valois | 02 | 200 km E | 131 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Ormont | 88 | 477 km E | 134 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Becquigny | 80 | 186 km NE | 109 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chilly | 08 | 311 km NE | 134 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villers-sur-Bonnières | 60 | 138 km NE | 130 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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