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Busigny

Nord · CA du Caudrésis et du Catésis · INSEE 59118

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 52.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Busigny (INSEE 59118) is in Nord (59), part of CA du Caudrésis et du Catésis. Population 2,435 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/59118-busigny

Vitality score

Vitality score 52.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 76 % of the 8,400 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 food0.472511.74
Social0.592011.7
Education0.63106.32
Health0.39103.93
Public & culture0.250.98
Population trend0.52105.21
Housing mix0.9854.88

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 2 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 1 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 food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (HENDERIKX BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SANDWICHERIE). [3,4]

3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL CHRIS MARKET · LE PRIMEUR · L'EPICERIE D'ANTOINE). [3,4]

3 × Restaurant (DUVIVIER GRAZIELLA · PIERMEE FIONA). [3,4]

1 × Café / bar (LE BO' BAR). [4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CENTRE). [3]

2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CLAUDE BERNARD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES PREVERT). [3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ETIENNE MILLET, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (BUSIGNY MAIRIE AP). [3]

2 × Hairdresser (MONIAUX ODILE · L'ATELIER COIFFURE ET ESTHETIQUE). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Library. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)2HENDERIKX BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SANDWICHERIEINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)3SARL CHRIS MARKET · LE PRIMEUR · L'EPICERIE D'ANTOINEINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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]
Restaurant3DUVIVIER GRAZIELLA · PIERMEE FIONAINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Café / bar1LE BO' BARINSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CENTREINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)2ECOLE PRIMAIRE CLAUDE BERNARD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES PREVERTINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)1ETIENNE MILLET, MÉDECININSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy1INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1BUSIGNY MAIRIE APINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser2MONIAUX ODILE · L'ATELIER COIFFURE ET ESTHETIQUEINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
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: 3,120 2023: 2,435 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,557 (2012) → 2,435 (2023): -4.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 2,385 (1990) → 2,435 (2023): 2.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,127, of which 1.2 % second homes and 11.7 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmPharmacy — 4.9 km NE (Saint-Souplet)
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP Pharmacy — 4.9 km NE 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 (Busigny): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Busigny): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]

GP (Busigny): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Saint-Souplet): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Busigny): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]

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 — 59118/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59118/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59118/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59118/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59118
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59545

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
Montboucher-sur-Jabron26618 km S2,59255.7Partly servedno figures
Varreddes77121 km S2,16751.8Partly servedno figures
Coubert77162 km S2,00551.4Partly servedno figures
Messei61326 km SW1,82749.2Partly servedno figures
Arques-la-Bataille76169 km W2,41258.1Partly servedno figures
Châtel-sur-Moselle88286 km SE1,72350.7Partly servedno figures
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Varreddes77121 km S2,16751.8Partly servedno figures
Coubert77162 km S2,00551.4Partly servedno figures
Arques-la-Bataille76169 km W2,41258.1Partly servedno figures
Châtel-sur-Moselle88286 km SE1,72350.7Partly servedno figures
Messei61326 km SW1,82749.2Partly servedno figures
Montboucher-sur-Jabron26618 km S2,59255.7Partly servedno figures

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