Forges-les-Bains
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Forges-les-Bains (INSEE 91249) is in Essonne (91), part of CC du Pays de Limours (CCPL). Population 4,241 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/91249-forges-les-bains
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 5,380 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.55 | 20 | 11.07 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| 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) (SWEET TABLE · AU PAYS DE MAXIME). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AGENCE DIDIER PETITPAS · MAC FORGES). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (COSTA YLSSON · CAMPANIA · L'AROME). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (SHAKE HER). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB JEAN DE LA FONTAINE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB PETIT MUCE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (IDA CHAREUNPHOL, MÉDECIN · LAURENT RUGGIU, MÉDECIN · SABRINA HLAVACEK, MÉDECIN · GRÂCE ISLA Y ORTIZ, MÉDECIN · ANAËLLE GROSSEMY, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES THERMES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FORGES LES BAINS AGENCE POSTALE AP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE COMMUNAL ALICE MILLIAT). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (LOOK9 POUR VOUS PLAIRE · DINA COIFFURE · DELCROIX MEREDITH). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SWEET TABLE · AU PAYS DE MAXIME | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | AGENCE DIDIER PETITPAS · MAC FORGES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 5 | COSTA YLSSON · CAMPANIA · L'AROME | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | SHAKE HER | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB JEAN DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB PETIT MUCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | IDA CHAREUNPHOL, MÉDECIN · LAURENT RUGGIU, MÉDECIN · SABRINA HLAVACEK, MÉDECIN · GRÂCE ISLA Y ORTIZ, MÉDECIN · ANAËLLE GROSSEMY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES THERMES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | FORGES LES BAINS AGENCE POSTALE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE COMMUNAL ALICE MILLIAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | LOOK9 POUR VOUS PLAIRE · DINA COIFFURE · DELCROIX MEREDITH | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8h à 13h place de l'Eglise. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,754 (2012) → 4,241 (2023): 13 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,757 (1990) → 4,241 (2023): 53.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,828, of which 2.2 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Forges-les-Bains): 1.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Forges-les-Bains): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Forges-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Forges-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Forges-les-Bains): 0.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FONTENAY-LES-B. weather station, 5.2 km away at 109 m; the village itself is at 116 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VILLIERS-LE-BAC, 11.4 km away at 147 m, over 10 summers. [10]
An average of 704 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FONTENAY-LES-B., 5.2 km away at 109 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 — 91249/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.forges-les-bains.fr/marche-hebdomadaire/— “Tous les samedis matin de 8h à 13h, place de l'Eglise”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91249/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91249/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91249/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 91249
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-de-l'Isère | 26 | 455 km SE | 3,681 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villeneuve | 04 | 600 km SE | 4,360 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut | 38 | 481 km SE | 4,006 | 45.6 | Partly served | no figures |
| Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont | 88 | 340 km E | 3,818 | 39 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roche-de-Glun | 26 | 453 km SE | 3,569 | 42.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mireval | 34 | 584 km S | 3,301 | 45.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont | 88 | 340 km E | 3,818 | 39 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roche-de-Glun | 26 | 453 km SE | 3,569 | 42.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-de-l'Isère | 26 | 455 km SE | 3,681 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut | 38 | 481 km SE | 4,006 | 45.6 | Partly served | no figures |
| Mireval | 34 | 584 km S | 3,301 | 45.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villeneuve | 04 | 600 km SE | 4,360 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-Bains'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre | 28 | 65 km W | 4,058 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verberie | 60 | 89 km NE | 3,898 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Homécourt | 54 | 292 km E | 6,254 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 08 | 237 km NE | 4,889 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pathus | 77 | 71 km NE | 6,479 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Revin | 08 | 235 km NE | 5,716 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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