La Croix-en-Brie
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Croix-en-Brie (INSEE 77147) is in Seine-et-Marne (77), part of CC Brie Nangissienne. Population 681 (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 43/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 16,494 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LFDLC). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SOCIETE CHEZ WANG). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA CROIX EN BRIE AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CHEVEUX D'OR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LFDLC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | SOCIETE CHEZ WANG | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | LA CROIX EN BRIE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CHEVEUX D'OR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 671 (2012) → 681 (2023): 1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 615 (1990) → 681 (2023): 10.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 342, of which 3.5 % second homes and 13.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Croix-en-Brie): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Nangis): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Nangis): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Nangis): 6.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Croix-en-Brie): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the NANGIS weather station, 5.1 km away at 128 m; the village itself is at 138 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NANGIS, 5.1 km away at 128 m, over 28 summers. [10]
An average of 718 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NANGIS, 5.1 km away at 128 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 77147/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 77147/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 77147/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 77147/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 77147
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 77327
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Tronquay | 14 | 294 km W | 745 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berry-au-Bac | 02 | 108 km NE | 722 | 46.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angle | 17 | 433 km SW | 699 | 48.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 65 % · humidity 50 % |
| Proyart | 80 | 146 km N | 761 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villiers-au-Bouin | 37 | 235 km SW | 727 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mézières-sur-Ponthouin | 72 | 210 km W | 725 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry-au-Bac | 02 | 108 km NE | 722 | 46.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 81 % |
| Proyart | 80 | 146 km N | 761 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mézières-sur-Ponthouin | 72 | 210 km W | 725 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
| Villiers-au-Bouin | 37 | 235 km SW | 727 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Tronquay | 14 | 294 km W | 745 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angle | 17 | 433 km SW | 699 | 48.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 65 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 La Croix-en-Brie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proyart | 80 | 146 km N | 761 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villiers-au-Bouin | 37 | 235 km SW | 727 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ferfay | 62 | 219 km N | 861 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Occagnes | 61 | 232 km W | 671 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hypercourt | 80 | 137 km N | 679 | 41.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crancey | 10 | 43 km E | 691 | 34.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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