Boussières-sur-Sambre
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Boussières-sur-Sambre (INSEE 59103) is in Nord (59), part of CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre. Population 522 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 21.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 17,706 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIERRE PERRET). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'OR HAIR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIERRE PERRET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | L'OR HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 528 (2012) → 522 (2023): -1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 423 (1990) → 522 (2023): 23.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 236, of which 2.5 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Hautmont): 3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Hautmont): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Hautmont): 2.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bachant): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Boussières-sur-Sambre): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the MAUBEUGE weather station, 7.2 km away at 142 m; the village itself is at 135 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE, 10.6 km away at 185 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 864 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MAUBEUGE, 7.2 km away at 142 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59103/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59103/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59103/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59103/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59291
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59041
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59103
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chagnon | 42 | 525 km S | 527 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vesancy | 01 | 462 km S | 520 | 23.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Giraumont | 60 | 114 km SW | 518 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noisy-sur-Oise | 95 | 166 km SW | 549 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Dernancourt | 80 | 94 km W | 517 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Abbécourt | 02 | 87 km SW | 518 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbécourt | 02 | 87 km SW | 518 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dernancourt | 80 | 94 km W | 517 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Giraumont | 60 | 114 km SW | 518 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noisy-sur-Oise | 95 | 166 km SW | 549 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vesancy | 01 | 462 km S | 520 | 23.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chagnon | 42 | 525 km S | 527 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Boussières-sur-Sambre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giraumont | 60 | 114 km SW | 518 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Abbécourt | 02 | 87 km SW | 518 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rouilly | 77 | 189 km S | 496 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ramillies | 59 | 44 km W | 579 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hamblain-les-Prés | 62 | 66 km W | 454 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Willerval | 62 | 75 km W | 660 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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