Avesnes-sur-Helpe
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Avesnes-sur-Helpe (INSEE 59036) is in Nord (59), part of CC Coeur de l'Avesnois. Population 4,012 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59036-avesnes-sur-helpe
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 61 % of the 5,628 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 | 0.36 | 25 | 8.95 |
| Social | 0.87 | 20 | 17.38 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.27 | 10 | 2.75 |
| 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]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL AVESNOIS · SOCIETE A RESPONSABILITE LIMITEE DE KONING C.E · L'AVESNOISE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR BONNIER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE PRIMEUR). [3]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA POISSONNERIE PERLE MARINE). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (SARL L APOLA · PIZZA LEONARDO · RESTAURANT ALEXIS · LA FRINGALE · ISTANBUL). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (L'OLYMPIC · LE CLUB · GOOD VIBES EN AVESNOIS). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CAYEUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GROUPE VERDUN). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE STE THERESE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SOPHIE LOBRY, MÉDECIN · RABAH RAMDANI, MÉDECIN · CONSTANTIN POPESCU, MÉDECIN · BENOIT BOMBECKE, MÉDECIN · AGNÈS PECQUEUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA COLLEGIALE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE EMILE PRISSE · COORDINATION COMMUNAUTÉ COMMUNES COEUR AVESNOIS). [3]
1 × Cinema (CAMEO). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (PISCINE LAURENT SWAENEPOEL · SALLE DES SPORTS DU BASTION). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL AVESNES SUR HELPE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE AVESNES SUR HELPE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (MOULIN AURELIE · DI MAREO MADDALENA · SARL LAGANO). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 4 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LE FOURNIL AVESNOIS · SOCIETE A RESPONSABILITE LIMITEE DE KONING C.E · L'AVESNOISE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR BONNIER | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE PRIMEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA POISSONNERIE PERLE MARINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 13 | SARL L APOLA · PIZZA LEONARDO · RESTAURANT ALEXIS · LA FRINGALE · ISTANBUL | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | L'OLYMPIC · LE CLUB · GOOD VIBES EN AVESNOIS | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE CAYEUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GROUPE VERDUN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE STE THERESE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | SOPHIE LOBRY, MÉDECIN · RABAH RAMDANI, MÉDECIN · CONSTANTIN POPESCU, MÉDECIN · BENOIT BOMBECKE, MÉDECIN · AGNÈS PECQUEUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA COLLEGIALE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 EMILE PRISSE · COORDINATION COMMUNAUTÉ COMMUNES COEUR AVESNOIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CAMEO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | PISCINE LAURENT SWAENEPOEL · SALLE DES SPORTS DU BASTION | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL AVESNES SUR HELPE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE AVESNES SUR HELPE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | MOULIN AURELIE · DI MAREO MADDALENA · SARL LAGANO | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday de 8h30 à 12h30. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,894 (2012) → 4,012 (2023): -18 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,178 (1990) → 4,012 (2023): -22.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,403, of which 0.9 % second homes and 16.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Avesnes-sur-Helpe): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Avesnes-sur-Helpe): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Avesnes-sur-Helpe): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sains-du-Nord): 6.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Avesnes-sur-Helpe): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE weather station, 2.6 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 171 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE, 2.6 km away at 185 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 817 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE, 2.6 km away at 185 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
210 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 85,500 € — 842 € per m² of built surface. [12]
79 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 93,500 € — 640 € per m². [12]
The median across Nord is 1,802 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
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 — 59036/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.avesnes-sur-helpe.fr/activites/sur-le-marche-davesnes— “Tous les vendredis matin, de 8h30 à 12h30”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59036/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59036/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59036/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59036
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59525
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argences | 14 | 315 km W | 3,959 | 57.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vallier | 26 | 554 km S | 4,027 | 59 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ganges | 34 | 688 km S | 3,724 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 74 % |
| Davézieux | 07 | 544 km S | 3,205 | 69.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Plessis-Belleville | 60 | 142 km SW | 4,009 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montmélian | 73 | 538 km S | 4,024 | 54.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Plessis-Belleville | 60 | 142 km SW | 4,009 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Argences | 14 | 315 km W | 3,959 | 57.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montmélian | 73 | 538 km S | 4,024 | 54.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Davézieux | 07 | 544 km S | 3,205 | 69.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vallier | 26 | 554 km S | 4,027 | 59 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ganges | 34 | 688 km S | 3,724 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 74 % |
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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 Avesnes-sur-Helpe'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 Plessis-Belleville | 60 | 142 km SW | 4,009 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guînes | 62 | 168 km NW | 5,479 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ham | 80 | 74 km SW | 4,378 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avesnes-les-Aubert | 59 | 40 km W | 3,562 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes | 57 | 182 km SE | 4,519 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anet | 28 | 228 km SW | 2,721 | 65.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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