Forges-les-Eaux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Forges-les-Eaux (INSEE 76276) is in Seine-Maritime (76), part of CC des Quatre Rivières en Bray. Population 3,642 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Le Fossé (76277). [3]
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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/76276-forges-les-eaux
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 6,083 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.21 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.54 | 10 | 5.43 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.75 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE JACQUES · LES GOURMANDISES DE BELINDA). [4,5]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL DUFILS · O P'TIT BROCARD). [4,5]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALDI MARCHE HONFLEUR · FORGE MARKET). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [4,5]
18 × Restaurant (CHINATOWN · LE RELAX · L'ETOILE DU BERGER · ISTANBUL). [4,5]
4 × Café / bar (LA PETITE SOPHIE · LE BREVIERE ROCK HOUSE · LA SOURCE · LE COMMERCE). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE M COUTURIER). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EUGENE ANNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SACRE-COEUR). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE SAINT-EXUPERY). [4]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARC OTTAVIANI, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE SERF, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE DODART, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE CANCHON-OTTAVIANI, MÉDECIN · BERENGERE CROCHEMORE-BALOUET, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FORGIONNE). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
1 × Cinema (ESPACE JEAN BAUCHET). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [4]
5 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE NORMANDIE-SEINE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · FORGES LES EAUX). [4]
7 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER DE CELINE · LU'DIVINE COIFFURE · ACTUEL COIFFURE · SALON A.J.D · STUDIO 24). [4,5]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
5 × Hotel (SAFT · FORGES HÔTEL · HÔTEL RESTAURANT LA ROBE ET LE PALAIS · HÔTEL SOFHÔTEL). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA MINIERE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE JACQUES · LES GOURMANDISES DE BELINDA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SARL DUFILS · O P'TIT BROCARD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | ALDI MARCHE HONFLEUR · FORGE MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 18 | CHINATOWN · LE RELAX · L'ETOILE DU BERGER · ISTANBUL | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LA PETITE SOPHIE · LE BREVIERE ROCK HOUSE · LA SOURCE · LE COMMERCE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE M COUTURIER | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EUGENE ANNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SACRE-COEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE SAINT-EXUPERY | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | MARC OTTAVIANI, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE SERF, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE DODART, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE CANCHON-OTTAVIANI, MÉDECIN · BERENGERE CROCHEMORE-BALOUET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE FORGIONNE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | ESPACE JEAN BAUCHET | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE NORMANDIE-SEINE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · FORGES LES EAUX | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | L'ATELIER DE CELINE · LU'DIVINE COIFFURE · ACTUEL COIFFURE · SALON A.J.D · STUDIO 24 | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 5 | SAFT · FORGES HÔTEL · HÔTEL RESTAURANT LA ROBE ET LE PALAIS · HÔTEL SOFHÔTEL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE LA MINIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday, Sunday matin Place Brévière. [6]
Trajectory
Population 3,997 (2012) → 3,642 (2023): -8.9 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 3,735 (1990) → 3,642 (2023): -2.5 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,140, of which 2.7 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Forges-les-Eaux): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Forges-les-Eaux): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Forges-les-Eaux): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Serqueux): 1.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Forges-les-Eaux): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the FORGES weather station, 2.1 km away at 160 m; the village itself is at 164 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BOUELLES, 13.7 km away at 232 m, over 19 summers. [12]
That station sits 68 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 874 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at FORGES, 2.1 km away at 160 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76276/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.forgesleseaux.fr/291-marches.htm— “Le marché hebdomadaire de Forges-les-Eaux a lieu tous les jeudis et dimanches matin sur la Place Brévière.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76276/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76276/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76276/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76276
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76672
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente | 16 | 462 km S | 3,550 | 52.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 70 % · humidity 7 % |
| Marines | 95 | 61 km SE | 3,594 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rieumes | 31 | 690 km S | 3,517 | 54.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vouillé | 79 | 394 km S | 3,566 | 41.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estrées-Saint-Denis | 60 | 82 km E | 3,664 | 50 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont | 76 | 38 km NW | 3,665 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont | 76 | 38 km NW | 3,665 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marines | 95 | 61 km SE | 3,594 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estrées-Saint-Denis | 60 | 82 km E | 3,664 | 50 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vouillé | 79 | 394 km S | 3,566 | 41.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente | 16 | 462 km S | 3,550 | 52.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 70 % · humidity 7 % |
| Rieumes | 31 | 690 km S | 3,517 | 54.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 84 % · 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 Forges-les-Eaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marines | 95 | 61 km SE | 3,594 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montmirail | 51 | 166 km SE | 3,535 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Soupplets | 77 | 112 km SE | 3,542 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ablis | 78 | 124 km S | 3,913 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moreuil | 80 | 70 km E | 3,936 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand | 60 | 38 km E | 3,462 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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