Bavay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bavay (INSEE 59053) is in Nord (59), part of CC du Pays de Mormal. Population 3,249 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/59053-bavay
Vitality score
Vitality score 55/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 73 % of the 6,661 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.39 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.42 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MEYER FREDERICK). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL PARMENTIER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (IL NEGOZIO). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE CUINCY · SUPERMARCHES MATCH · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (A LA BONNE FRITE · LA POPOTE DE CEDRIC · EURL K'MIAM · LE BAGACUM · PIZZA & PASTA). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (BOOST BAR · LE FORUM · A L'USINE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE L'ATRIUM · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE L'ASSOMPTION). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN LEMAIRE DE BELGES). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FLORENT LEFRANC, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CLAUDE WIDIEZ, MÉDECIN · FRÉDÉRIC DECHERF, MÉDECIN · MARC FOURNIER, MÉDECIN · PATRICK GRESELLE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE WILLOT ET CUISSET). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE BAVAY). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (ECOLE DE L ATRIUM · COMPLEXE JEHAN LEMAINE DEBELGES · SALLE SIMONE ROUTIER). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BAVAY · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE BAVAY · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (NEW STYL · ARC EN CIEL COIFFURE · ANAIS COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Collège, 1 × Pharmacy, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | MEYER FREDERICK | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL PARMENTIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | IL NEGOZIO | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE CUINCY · SUPERMARCHES MATCH · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 8 | A LA BONNE FRITE · LA POPOTE DE CEDRIC · EURL K'MIAM · LE BAGACUM · PIZZA & PASTA | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | BOOST BAR · LE FORUM · A L'USINE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE L'ATRIUM · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE L'ASSOMPTION | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN LEMAIRE DE BELGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | FLORENT LEFRANC, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CLAUDE WIDIEZ, MÉDECIN · FRÉDÉRIC DECHERF, MÉDECIN · MARC FOURNIER, MÉDECIN · PATRICK GRESELLE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE WILLOT ET CUISSET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE BAVAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | ECOLE DE L ATRIUM · COMPLEXE JEHAN LEMAINE DEBELGES · SALLE SIMONE ROUTIER | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BAVAY · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE BAVAY · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | NEW STYL · ARC EN CIEL COIFFURE · ANAIS COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 3,435 (2012) → 3,249 (2023): -5.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,751 (1990) → 3,249 (2023): -13.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,629, of which 1.2 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bavay): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bavay): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Bavay): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bavay): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bavay): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MAUBEUGE weather station, 12.6 km away at 142 m; the village itself is at 149 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE, 19.3 km away at 185 m, over 20 summers. [9]
An average of 834 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LE QUESNOY, 11.6 km away at 134 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59053/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59053/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59053/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59053/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59053
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seltz | 67 | 348 km SE | 3,204 | 44.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cossé-le-Vivien | 53 | 431 km SW | 3,174 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castillon-la-Bataille | 33 | 670 km SW | 3,344 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Iwuy | 59 | 34 km W | 3,403 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puiseaux | 45 | 252 km SW | 3,299 | 46.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 95 % |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand | 60 | 145 km SW | 3,462 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwuy | 59 | 34 km W | 3,403 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand | 60 | 145 km SW | 3,462 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puiseaux | 45 | 252 km SW | 3,299 | 46.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 95 % |
| Seltz | 67 | 348 km SE | 3,204 | 44.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cossé-le-Vivien | 53 | 431 km SW | 3,174 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castillon-la-Bataille | 33 | 670 km SW | 3,344 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Bavay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cossé-le-Vivien | 53 | 431 km SW | 3,174 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Iwuy | 59 | 34 km W | 3,403 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brou | 28 | 300 km SW | 3,230 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Soupplets | 77 | 157 km SW | 3,542 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Illiers-Combray | 28 | 289 km SW | 3,210 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Loupe | 28 | 286 km SW | 3,191 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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