Bray-Dunes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bray-Dunes (INSEE 59107) is in Nord (59), part of CU de Dunkerque. Population 4,189 (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/59107-bray-dunes
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 5,425 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 | 0.93 | 20 | 18.64 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.81 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MIE DU COIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MARCOTTE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE DE LA DUNE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (ABDM). [3,4]
30 × Restaurant (AU VENT DES GLOBES · LA CIVETTE · LE GALUZO). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LE KASAC CAFE · LA MAISON DE LA CIVETTE · LE GREEN · THE BELGIAN'S · LA PETITE FRINGALE CHEZ SAM). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (GROUPE SCOLAIRE BRAY-DUNOIS). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DU SEPTENTRION). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BRIGITTE MERLIN-DUBOIS, MÉDECIN · MICHEL KOSINSKI, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE CAMPION, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE MASTRINI, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES DUNES · PHARMACIE BONNEVILLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LUDOTHÈQUE JACQUES DUQUESNE). [3]
1 × Cinema (FA MI LA). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS · SALLE DE SPORTS). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE BRAY-DUNES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (BUTEL ARMELLE · SOHAZEN · MANIA TIF). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING CLUB PERROQUET PLAGE · CAMPING MUNICIPAL DES DUNES · LE CAMPING DES PECHEURS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 8 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LA MIE DU COIN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MARCOTTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPICERIE DE LA DUNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARREFOUR MARKET · CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | ABDM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 30 | AU VENT DES GLOBES · LA CIVETTE · LE GALUZO | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 42 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LE KASAC CAFE · LA MAISON DE LA CIVETTE · LE GREEN · THE BELGIAN'S · LA PETITE FRINGALE CHEZ SAM | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | GROUPE SCOLAIRE BRAY-DUNOIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DU SEPTENTRION | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | BRIGITTE MERLIN-DUBOIS, MÉDECIN · MICHEL KOSINSKI, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE CAMPION, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE MASTRINI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES DUNES · PHARMACIE BONNEVILLE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LUDOTHÈQUE JACQUES DUQUESNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | FA MI LA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE DES SPORTS · SALLE DE SPORTS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE BRAY-DUNES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | BUTEL ARMELLE · SOHAZEN · MANIA TIF | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 5 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING CLUB PERROQUET PLAGE · CAMPING MUNICIPAL DES DUNES · LE CAMPING DES PECHEURS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,609 (2012) → 4,189 (2023): -9.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,755 (1990) → 4,189 (2023): -11.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,895, of which 56.1 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bray-Dunes): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bray-Dunes): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Bray-Dunes): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bray-Dunes): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bray-Dunes): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the DUNKERQUE weather station, 13.1 km away at 11 m; the village itself is at 4 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DUNKERQUE, 13.1 km away at 11 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 702 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at DUNKERQUE, 13.1 km away at 11 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 — 59107/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59107/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59107/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59107/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59107
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 66 | 956 km S | 3,529 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
| Bénodet | 29 | 597 km SW | 3,849 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Croisic | 44 | 557 km SW | 4,056 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trouville-sur-Mer | 14 | 257 km SW | 4,619 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef | 44 | 550 km SW | 5,714 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Bernerie-en-Retz | 44 | 554 km SW | 3,536 | 47.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 96 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trouville-sur-Mer | 14 | 257 km SW | 4,619 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef | 44 | 550 km SW | 5,714 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Bernerie-en-Retz | 44 | 554 km SW | 3,536 | 47.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 96 % |
| Le Croisic | 44 | 557 km SW | 4,056 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bénodet | 29 | 597 km SW | 3,849 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 66 | 956 km S | 3,529 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Bray-Dunes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bénodet | 29 | 597 km SW | 3,849 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Croisic | 44 | 557 km SW | 4,056 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trouville-sur-Mer | 14 | 257 km SW | 4,619 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Deauville | 14 | 258 km SW | 3,539 | 62.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Batz-sur-Mer | 44 | 557 km SW | 2,892 | 62 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guilvinec | 29 | 612 km SW | 2,669 | 63.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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