Braches
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Braches (INSEE 80132) is in Somme (80), part of CC Avre Luce Noye. Population 203 (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 12.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 16,001 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 5.97 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.44 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 218 (2012) → 203 (2023): -6.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 185 (1990) → 203 (2023): 9.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 89, of which 5.6 % second homes and 3.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Trois-Rivières): 3.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Neuville-Sire-Bernard): 1.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Trois-Rivières): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Trois-Rivières): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Trois-Rivières): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COTTENCHY weather station, 12.8 km away at 34 m; the village itself is at 49 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROUVROY-EN-SANTERRE, 14.2 km away at 95 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 709 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE-PLESSIER-ROZAINVILLERS, 4.2 km away at 105 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 — 80132/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80132/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80132/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80132/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80625
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80595
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villemorien | 10 | 225 km SE | 203 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Igny | 70 | 347 km SE | 202 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Omey | 51 | 175 km SE | 203 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sombrin | 62 | 56 km N | 205 | 10 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thorailles | 45 | 192 km S | 201 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cahuzac-sur-Adour | 32 | 705 km S | 204 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 66 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sombrin | 62 | 56 km N | 205 | 10 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Omey | 51 | 175 km SE | 203 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thorailles | 45 | 192 km S | 201 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villemorien | 10 | 225 km SE | 203 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Igny | 70 | 347 km SE | 202 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cahuzac-sur-Adour | 32 | 705 km S | 204 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 66 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Braches'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omécourt | 60 | 49 km W | 201 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colligis-Crandelain | 02 | 87 km E | 207 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hary | 02 | 102 km E | 203 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maucourt | 80 | 19 km E | 205 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Erches | 80 | 12 km E | 201 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dancy | 28 | 192 km SW | 202 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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