Bousbecque
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 37.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bousbecque (INSEE 59098) is in Nord (59), part of Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population 4,978 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/59098-bousbecque
Vitality score
Vitality score 37.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 6 % of the 4,713 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.31 | 20 | 6.15 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.72 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA PIAZZA · LE ST HONORE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AU BON ACCUEIL). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (GROUPE SCOLAIRE THOMAS PESQUET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT IGNACE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANTOINE STELANDRE, MÉDECIN · VÉRONIQUE ARROS, MÉDECIN · THIERRY DUTHOIT, MÉDECIN · HÉLÈNE DUTHOIT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MERCIER · PHARMACIE LERNOULD). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE FOYER). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE LEON DALLE · SALLE DES FETES). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (DOMZALSKI ASTRID · S. PRIT COIFFURE · LISS'COIFFURE · LEGER COMME L'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LA PIAZZA · LE ST HONORE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | AU BON ACCUEIL | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | GROUPE SCOLAIRE THOMAS PESQUET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT IGNACE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | ANTOINE STELANDRE, MÉDECIN · VÉRONIQUE ARROS, MÉDECIN · THIERRY DUTHOIT, MÉDECIN · HÉLÈNE DUTHOIT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE MERCIER · PHARMACIE LERNOULD | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | LE FOYER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE LEON DALLE · SALLE DES FETES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 7 | DOMZALSKI ASTRID · S. PRIT COIFFURE · LISS'COIFFURE · LEGER COMME L'HAIR | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [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 4,706 (2012) → 4,978 (2023): 5.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,912 (1990) → 4,978 (2023): 27.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,108, of which 0.6 % second homes and 3.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Wervicq-Sud): 2.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bousbecque): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bousbecque): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bousbecque): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bousbecque): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROUBAIX weather station, 10.2 km away at 30 m; the village itself is at 20 m. [10]
An average of 848 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROUBAIX, 10.2 km away at 30 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59098/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59098/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59098/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59098/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59656
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59098
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santes | 59 | 22 km S | 5,652 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
| Maing | 59 | 59 km SE | 3,954 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 86 % |
| Phalempin | 59 | 29 km S | 4,847 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
| Allinges | 74 | 553 km SE | 5,019 | 46.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Bezannes | 51 | 185 km S | 5,039 | 59 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 81 % |
| Montville | 76 | 197 km SW | 4,625 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 95 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santes | 59 | 22 km S | 5,652 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
| Phalempin | 59 | 29 km S | 4,847 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
| Maing | 59 | 59 km SE | 3,954 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 86 % |
| Bezannes | 51 | 185 km S | 5,039 | 59 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 81 % |
| Montville | 76 | 197 km SW | 4,625 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 95 % |
| Allinges | 74 | 553 km SE | 5,019 | 46.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
Elsewhere
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