Bergues
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bergues (INSEE 59067) is in Nord (59), part of CC des Hauts de Flandre. Population 3,525 (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/59067-bergues
Vitality score
Vitality score 53/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 6,238 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 | 0.41 | 25 | 10.16 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 15.09 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (HILMOINE ET FILS · AUX MOISSONS · BOULANGERIE MANIEZ HELENE ET VINCENT · AU REGAL FLAMAND · PATISSERIE FRANCHOIS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL VANBAELINGHEM). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DESTOURS A BERGUES). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LES SAVEURS FROMAGERES). [4]
16 × Restaurant (PIZZA DES REMPARTS · AUX VIEUX REMPARTS · LE BRUEGEL · LA GAILLARDE · LA BOUSTIFAILLE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (A L'UNIVERS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES PERRAULT). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LAMARTINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE THERESE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT PIERRE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE WENCESLAS COBERGHER · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT WINOC). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JULIE BIET, MÉDECIN · AXEL LUTSEN, MÉDECIN · STÉPHANIE GERARD, MÉDECIN · CHARLES MARTEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU BEFFROI · PHARMACIE MODERNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE, BERGUES MARGUERITE BREBANT). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE CHARLES PACOME). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BERGUES · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE BERGUES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (SARL SITY · SALON PAULINE · AU COMPTOIR D ELISE · LES CISEAUX D ELODIE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL AU TONNELIER). [3,4]
1 × Campsite. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 5 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | HILMOINE ET FILS · AUX MOISSONS · BOULANGERIE MANIEZ HELENE ET VINCENT · AU REGAL FLAMAND · PATISSERIE FRANCHOIS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL VANBAELINGHEM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | DESTOURS A BERGUES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LES SAVEURS FROMAGERES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 16 | PIZZA DES REMPARTS · AUX VIEUX REMPARTS · LE BRUEGEL · LA GAILLARDE · LA BOUSTIFAILLE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | A L'UNIVERS | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES PERRAULT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LAMARTINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE THERESE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT PIERRE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE WENCESLAS COBERGHER · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT WINOC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | JULIE BIET, MÉDECIN · AXEL LUTSEN, MÉDECIN · STÉPHANIE GERARD, MÉDECIN · CHARLES MARTEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU BEFFROI · PHARMACIE MODERNE | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE, BERGUES MARGUERITE BREBANT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE CHARLES PACOME | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BERGUES · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE BERGUES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | SARL SITY · SALON PAULINE · AU COMPTOIR D ELISE · LES CISEAUX D ELODIE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL AU TONNELIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,910 (2012) → 3,525 (2023): -9.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,163 (1990) → 3,525 (2023): -15.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,958, of which 1.9 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bergues): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bergues): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Bergues): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bergues): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bergues): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DUNKERQUE weather station, 11.7 km away at 11 m; the village itself is at 6 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DUNKERQUE, 11.7 km away at 11 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 767 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at KILLEM, 11.3 km away at 7 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
167 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 193,170 € — 1,944 € per m² of built surface. [11]
68 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 163,500 € — 1,994 € per m². [11]
The median across Nord is 1,802 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
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
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 — 59067/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.bergues.fr/fr/tourisme— “Contribution Marchés Le marché du lundi”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59067/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59067/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59067/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59067
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleumeleuc | 35 | 441 km SW | 3,543 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montréal-la-Cluse | 01 | 580 km SE | 3,568 | 53.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 38 | 650 km SE | 3,602 | 64.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 14 % |
| Avesnes-les-Aubert | 59 | 109 km SE | 3,562 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Guyard | 89 | 296 km S | 3,455 | 47.3 | Partly served | no figures |
| Sainte-Florine | 43 | 622 km S | 3,283 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avesnes-les-Aubert | 59 | 109 km SE | 3,562 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Guyard | 89 | 296 km S | 3,455 | 47.3 | Partly served | no figures |
| Pleumeleuc | 35 | 441 km SW | 3,543 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montréal-la-Cluse | 01 | 580 km SE | 3,568 | 53.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Florine | 43 | 622 km S | 3,283 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 38 | 650 km SE | 3,602 | 64.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 14 % |
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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 Bergues'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquise | 62 | 54 km W | 5,217 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grand-Fort-Philippe | 59 | 23 km W | 4,887 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hoymille | 59 | 1.3 km E | 3,259 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur | 14 | 232 km SW | 2,527 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pleuven | 29 | 579 km SW | 3,311 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loon-Plage | 59 | 15 km W | 5,952 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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