Bailleul
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bailleul (INSEE 59043) is in Nord (59), part of CA Coeur de Flandre. Population 14,732 (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/59043-bailleul
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 1,654 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.42 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.85 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.62 | 10 | 6.2 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON BRIL · BOULANGERIE LOUISE · BOULANGERIE-PATISSERIE GENTE · VANDENBERGHE · SO CHOUX). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (HENRI BOUCHER · TERRIER ET FILS · AU COQ BAILLEULOIS). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE BOIS GRENIER · FLANDREDIS · INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (ISA POISSONNERIE). [3,4]
32 × Restaurant (FRITERIE BAILLEULOISE · FRAICH'POM · SARL CHEZ REGIS · MC DONALD'S). [3,4]
13 × Café / bar (AU STAND · LE CAFE DU CENTRE · CAFE DU CENTRE · .TRAM · CAFE DES VOYAGEURS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PASTEUR). [3]
8 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARLES DECOSTER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES PETITS CAILLOUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIETER BRUEGHEL · GROUPE SCOLAIRE JAN DE BELLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PASTEUR). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE MAXIME DEYTS · COLLEGE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION). [3]
15 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-MAX ECOEUR, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE OLIVIER, MÉDECIN · BRIGITTE LOMBART, MÉDECIN · CÉLINE LENGLET, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE LHUILLIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BARBRY PHILIPPE · PHARMACIE DU BEFFROI · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE LUTTUN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE BAILLEUL AU FIL DES MOTS · 59 - MEDIATHEQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DU NORD, SITE DE FLANDRE SITE DE FLANDRE). [3]
1 × Cinema (FLANDRIA). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF CHARLES LESAGE · COLLEGE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION · COMPLEXE SPORTIF NATALYS DUMEZ · ECOLE PASTEUR). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BAILLEUL · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE BAILLEUL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST). [3]
20 × Hairdresser (ACCESS COIFFURE · DANIEL EN PARTICULIER BAIL CHRISTIA). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (BELLE HOTEL · HOTEL FLEUR DE LYS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA FERME DES SAULES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 4 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | MAISON BRIL · BOULANGERIE LOUISE · BOULANGERIE-PATISSERIE GENTE · VANDENBERGHE · SO CHOUX | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | HENRI BOUCHER · TERRIER ET FILS · AU COQ BAILLEULOIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 5 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE BOIS GRENIER · FLANDREDIS · INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | ISA POISSONNERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 32 | FRITERIE BAILLEULOISE · FRAICH'POM · SARL CHEZ REGIS · MC DONALD'S | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 46 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 13 | AU STAND · LE CAFE DU CENTRE · CAFE DU CENTRE · .TRAM · CAFE DES VOYAGEURS | INSEE SIRENE 13 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PASTEUR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 8 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARLES DECOSTER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES PETITS CAILLOUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIETER BRUEGHEL · GROUPE SCOLAIRE JAN DE BELLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PASTEUR | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE MAXIME DEYTS · COLLEGE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 15 | JEAN-MAX ECOEUR, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE OLIVIER, MÉDECIN · BRIGITTE LOMBART, MÉDECIN · CÉLINE LENGLET, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE LHUILLIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE BARBRY PHILIPPE · PHARMACIE DU BEFFROI · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE LUTTUN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE BAILLEUL AU FIL DES MOTS · 59 - MEDIATHEQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DU NORD, SITE DE FLANDRE SITE DE FLANDRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | FLANDRIA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF CHARLES LESAGE · COLLEGE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION · COMPLEXE SPORTIF NATALYS DUMEZ · ECOLE PASTEUR | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BAILLEUL · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE BAILLEUL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 20 | ACCESS COIFFURE · DANIEL EN PARTICULIER BAIL CHRISTIA | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | BELLE HOTEL · HOTEL FLEUR DE LYS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE LA FERME DES SAULES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Thursday mardi, de 8h à 12h30 (Tuesday) and jeudi, de 16h à 20h (mars à septembre) et de 16h à 19h (octobre à février) (Thursday) place Achille Liénart (Tuesday) and parvis de la gare (Thursday). [5]
Trajectory
Population 14,564 (2012) → 14,732 (2023): 1.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 13,847 (1990) → 14,732 (2023): 6.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,110, of which 0.8 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bailleul): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bailleul): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Bailleul): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bailleul): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bailleul): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the STEENVOORDE weather station, 15.4 km away at 42 m; the village itself is at 45 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at STEENVOORDE, 12.8 km away at 25 m, over 10 summers. [10]
An average of 761 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ARMENTIERES, 12.6 km away at 14 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 — 59043/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-bailleul.fr/marches-et-commerces— “Le mardi, de 8h à 12h30, place Achille Liénart : marché traditionnel réunissant plus de 60 exposants ; Le jeudi, de 16h à 20h (mars à septembre) et de 16h à 19h (octobre à février), parvis de la gare : marché de producteurs locaux”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59043/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59043/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59043/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59043
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire | 44 | 495 km SW | 16,400 | 59.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fonsorbes | 31 | 809 km S | 12,954 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bois-d'Arcy | 78 | 221 km S | 16,586 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Estève | 66 | 893 km S | 11,630 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Fameck | 57 | 289 km SE | 14,788 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 74 % |
| Saint-Avold | 57 | 337 km SE | 14,755 | 66.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bois-d'Arcy | 78 | 221 km S | 16,586 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fameck | 57 | 289 km SE | 14,788 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 74 % |
| Saint-Avold | 57 | 337 km SE | 14,755 | 66.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire | 44 | 495 km SW | 16,400 | 59.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fonsorbes | 31 | 809 km S | 12,954 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Estève | 66 | 893 km S | 11,630 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Bailleul'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bois-d'Arcy | 78 | 221 km S | 16,586 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montivilliers | 76 | 225 km SW | 15,478 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château-Thierry | 02 | 194 km S | 15,097 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seclin | 59 | 30 km SE | 13,261 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quimperlé | 29 | 556 km SW | 12,469 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chartres-de-Bretagne | 35 | 440 km SW | 8,880 | 55.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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