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Boëseghem

Nord · CA Coeur de Flandre · INSEE 59087

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 34.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Boëseghem (INSEE 59087) is in Nord (59), part of CA Coeur de Flandre. Population 766 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59087-boeseghem

Vitality score

Vitality score 34.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 57 % of the 15,909 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0250
Social0.632012.64
Education0.63106.32
Health0100
Public & culture050
Population trend0.52105.2
Housing mix0.9954.94

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 0 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 0 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]

1 × Restaurant (BOX'N CO). [3,4]

1 × Café / bar (LE SAINT AUGUSTE). [4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant1BOX'N COINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Café / bar1LE SAINT AUGUSTEINSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 666 peak 2007: 767 2023: 766 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 712 (2012) → 766 (2023): 7.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 751 (1990) → 766 (2023): 2 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 337, of which 0.6 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmFood shop — 1.0 km S (Aire-sur-la-Lys)Bakery — 2.1 km S (Aire-sur-la-Lys)GP — 3.3 km SW (Aire-sur-la-Lys)Pharmacy — 3.9 km SW (Aire-sur-la-Lys)
In the commune Primary school Food shop — 1.0 km SBakery — 2.1 km SGP — 3.3 km SWPharmacy — 3.9 km SW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Aire-sur-la-Lys): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Aire-sur-la-Lys): 1 km to the south (straight line). [8]

GP (Aire-sur-la-Lys): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Aire-sur-la-Lys): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Boëseghem): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]

Climate

No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59087/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59087/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59087/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59087/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 62014
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59087

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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Lescout81793 km S76439.9Few servicesno figures
Coulomby6230 km W77039.8Few servicesno figures
Montaigu02160 km SE76639Few servicesno figures
Caugé27208 km SW80734.8Few servicesno figures
Sarrewerden67386 km SE81631.7Few servicesno figures
Sainte-Cécile50330 km SW79239.2Few servicesno figures
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Coulomby6230 km W77039.8Few servicesno figures
Montaigu02160 km SE76639Few servicesno figures
Caugé27208 km SW80734.8Few servicesno figures
Sainte-Cécile50330 km SW79239.2Few servicesno figures
Sarrewerden67386 km SE81631.7Few servicesno figures
Lescout81793 km S76439.9Few servicesno figures

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