Ablis
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ablis (INSEE 78003) is in Yvelines (78), part of CA Rambouillet Territoires. Population 3,913 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/78003-ablis
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 29 % of the 5,760 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.53 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PETIT FOURNEAU · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LES BLES D OR). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (P.F.A). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BK MARKET). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE · U EXPRESS). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (AU SOLEIL D'OR · MCDONALD'S · MONSIEUR PAPOUNET). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LEONARD DE VINCI). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CATHERINE BATAILLE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER DEJEAN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARM ABLIS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE EMILE ZOLA). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE MUNICIPAL TOM VANTHEEMCHE). [3]
2 × Bank (CIC). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (SEV COIFFURE · L'EVIDENCE · L'ATELIER DE SONIA M). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE PETIT FOURNEAU · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LES BLES D OR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | P.F.A | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | BK MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | ALDI MARCHE · U EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | AU SOLEIL D'OR · MCDONALD'S · MONSIEUR PAPOUNET | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LEONARD DE VINCI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CATHERINE BATAILLE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER DEJEAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARM ABLIS | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE EMILE ZOLA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE MUNICIPAL TOM VANTHEEMCHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CIC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | SEV COIFFURE · L'EVIDENCE · L'ATELIER DE SONIA M | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday matin Rue du Heaume. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,255 (2012) → 3,913 (2023): 20.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,033 (1990) → 3,913 (2023): 92.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,571, of which 2.2 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ablis): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Ablis): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ablis): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ablis): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ablis): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAINT-ARNOULT weather station, 9.5 km away at 138 m; the village itself is at 155 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ORCEMONT, 9.8 km away at 164 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 630 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 5.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ABLIS, 1.1 km away at 135 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78003/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.ablis.fr/pratique/annuaire/commercants-et-artisans/— “Tous les dimanches matin Rue du Heaume”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78003/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78003/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78003/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hondschoote | 59 | 279 km N | 3,957 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moreuil | 80 | 147 km N | 3,936 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aiguillon | 47 | 483 km S | 3,968 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 80 % · humidity 36 % |
| Bourg-Achard | 27 | 119 km NW | 4,026 | 59 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 97 % |
| Pont-Scorff | 56 | 395 km W | 4,037 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grand Bourgtheroulde | 27 | 112 km NW | 3,995 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Bourgtheroulde | 27 | 112 km NW | 3,995 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 97 % |
| Bourg-Achard | 27 | 119 km NW | 4,026 | 59 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 97 % |
| Moreuil | 80 | 147 km N | 3,936 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hondschoote | 59 | 279 km N | 3,957 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-Scorff | 56 | 395 km W | 4,037 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aiguillon | 47 | 483 km S | 3,968 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 80 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Ablis'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Lude | 72 | 158 km SW | 3,983 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rouffach | 68 | 410 km E | 4,238 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Forges-les-Eaux | 76 | 124 km N | 3,642 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brionne | 27 | 111 km NW | 4,185 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Soupplets | 77 | 92 km NE | 3,542 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Langeais | 37 | 170 km SW | 4,367 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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