Armentières
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 72/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Armentières (INSEE 59017) is in Nord (59), part of Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population 26,998 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/59017-armentieres
Vitality score
Vitality score 72/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 71 % of the 861 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 | 0.67 | 25 | 16.82 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.8 | 10 | 7.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ALVIBREAD · AU GOUT D'ANTAN · SOPHIE LEBREUILLY · LE PAIN DU MARAIS · L'AMI DU PAIN). [3,4]
7 × Butcher (boucherie) (HENRI BOUCHER · BOUCHERIE KHALID · BOUCHERIE GHESQUIERE STEPHANE · EL AKIM · BOUCHERIE DE LA FERME). [3,4]
13 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SA LAMBOUR · EL IMANE · AU FRAIS MARCHE · CENTRAL SUITE · LE PANIER PORTUGAIS). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE BOIS GRENIER · SUPERMARCHES MATCH · CARREFOUR CITY · CARREFOUR). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (MAREE ETAPLOISE). [3,4]
69 × Restaurant (LA TAVERNE ARMENTIEROISE · LYS RESTAURATION · AUX PAS PERDUS · RESTO SERVICES). [3,4]
16 × Café / bar (HOME DE DETENTE · AU BUREAU · LE GALLIA · LE LONGCHAMP · LE FIL ROUGE). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE GAMBETTA · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANATOLE FRANCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LEO LAGRANGE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MACE). [3]
8 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GAMBETTA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LEO LAGRANGE NIVEAU 2 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANATOLE FRANCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROGER SALENGRO). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE DESROUSSEAUX · COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JUDE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT CHARLES). [3]
27 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FREDERIC SANS, MÉDECIN · VALÉRIE DELSOL, MÉDECIN · JULIEN FRAPPE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE LE MOING, MÉDECIN · PATRICE DECHERF, MÉDECIN). [3]
8 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE BUSSCHER · PHARMACIE BOUTON · PHARMACIE TROUVE ISABELLE · PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE · PHARMACIE CHANZY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE L'ALBATROS ARMENTIÈRES · LE GRENIER AUX LIVRES). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA LES LUMIERES). [3]
10 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF LEO LAGRANGE · FOYER BROSSOLETTE · SALLE PAUL HAZARD · SALLE ABBE BEGHIN LYCEE ET COLLEGE ST JUDE · SALLE ROSTAND). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ARMENTIERES · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU NORD). [3]
31 × Hairdresser (ALLIANCE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · SHAMPOO · LE COIFFEUR). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL JOLY). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 23 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 3 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | ALVIBREAD · AU GOUT D'ANTAN · SOPHIE LEBREUILLY · LE PAIN DU MARAIS · L'AMI DU PAIN | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 7 | HENRI BOUCHER · BOUCHERIE KHALID · BOUCHERIE GHESQUIERE STEPHANE · EL AKIM · BOUCHERIE DE LA FERME | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 13 | SA LAMBOUR · EL IMANE · AU FRAIS MARCHE · CENTRAL SUITE · LE PANIER PORTUGAIS | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE BOIS GRENIER · SUPERMARCHES MATCH · CARREFOUR CITY · CARREFOUR | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | MAREE ETAPLOISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 69 | LA TAVERNE ARMENTIEROISE · LYS RESTAURATION · AUX PAS PERDUS · RESTO SERVICES | INSEE BPE 69 / INSEE SIRENE 110 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 16 | HOME DE DETENTE · AU BUREAU · LE GALLIA · LE LONGCHAMP · LE FIL ROUGE | INSEE SIRENE 16 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE GAMBETTA · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANATOLE FRANCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LEO LAGRANGE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MACE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 8 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GAMBETTA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LEO LAGRANGE NIVEAU 2 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANATOLE FRANCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROGER SALENGRO | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE DESROUSSEAUX · COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JUDE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT CHARLES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 27 | FREDERIC SANS, MÉDECIN · VALÉRIE DELSOL, MÉDECIN · JULIEN FRAPPE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE LE MOING, MÉDECIN · PATRICE DECHERF, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 27 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 8 | PHARMACIE DE BUSSCHER · PHARMACIE BOUTON · PHARMACIE TROUVE ISABELLE · PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE · PHARMACIE CHANZY | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [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 | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE L'ALBATROS ARMENTIÈRES · LE GRENIER AUX LIVRES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA LES LUMIERES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 10 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF LEO LAGRANGE · FOYER BROSSOLETTE · SALLE PAUL HAZARD · SALLE ABBE BEGHIN LYCEE ET COLLEGE ST JUDE · SALLE ROSTAND | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ARMENTIERES · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU NORD | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 31 | ALLIANCE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · SHAMPOO · LE COIFFEUR | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 48 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL JOLY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 25,993 (2012) → 26,998 (2023): 3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 25,219 (1990) → 26,998 (2023): 7.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 13,406, of which 0.9 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Armentières): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Armentières): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Armentières): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Armentières): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Armentières): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LILLE-LESQUIN weather station, 20 km away at 47 m; the village itself is at 18 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LILLE-LESQUIN, 20 km away at 47 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 761 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ARMENTIERES, 1.3 km away at 14 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59017/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59017/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59017/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59017/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étampes | 91 | 256 km S | 26,857 | 72.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lunel | 34 | 785 km S | 26,623 | 81.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 7 % |
| Miramas | 13 | 806 km S | 26,203 | 75.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 43 % |
| Sens | 89 | 278 km S | 27,106 | 78.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soissons | 02 | 148 km S | 28,046 | 77.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Muret | 31 | 812 km S | 26,079 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 96 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soissons | 02 | 148 km S | 28,046 | 77.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étampes | 91 | 256 km S | 26,857 | 72.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sens | 89 | 278 km S | 27,106 | 78.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lunel | 34 | 785 km S | 26,623 | 81.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 7 % |
| Miramas | 13 | 806 km S | 26,203 | 75.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 43 % |
| Muret | 31 | 812 km S | 26,079 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 96 % · 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 Armentières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | 80 | 99 km SW | 22,395 | 76.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Goussainville | 95 | 186 km S | 31,301 | 76.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hazebrouck | 59 | 25 km W | 21,912 | 73.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bruay-la-Buissière | 62 | 33 km SW | 21,424 | 70.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Denain | 59 | 54 km SE | 20,665 | 69.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épernay | 51 | 198 km SE | 22,174 | 73.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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