Cerfontaine
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cerfontaine (INSEE 59142) is in Nord (59), part of CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre. Population 646 (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 29.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 16,749 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 589 (2012) → 646 (2023): 9.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 526 (1990) → 646 (2023): 22.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 302, of which 0.7 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rousies): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ferrière-la-Grande): 1.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Rousies): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rousies): 2.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Cerfontaine): 0.2 km to the south-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, 4.3 km away at 142 m; the village itself is at 154 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, 14.6 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, 4.3 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 — 59142/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59142/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59142/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59142/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59514
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59142
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noyelles-sur-Selle | 59 | 45 km W | 657 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Clair-sur-les-Monts | 76 | 243 km W | 660 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Omissy | 02 | 66 km SW | 660 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Genouilleux | 01 | 464 km S | 701 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 74 % |
| Sempigny | 60 | 107 km SW | 760 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poincy | 77 | 164 km SW | 797 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noyelles-sur-Selle | 59 | 45 km W | 657 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Omissy | 02 | 66 km SW | 660 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sempigny | 60 | 107 km SW | 760 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poincy | 77 | 164 km SW | 797 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Clair-sur-les-Monts | 76 | 243 km W | 660 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Genouilleux | 01 | 464 km S | 701 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 74 % |
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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 Cerfontaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noyelles-sur-Selle | 59 | 45 km W | 657 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Clair-sur-les-Monts | 76 | 243 km W | 660 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Omissy | 02 | 66 km SW | 660 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sempigny | 60 | 107 km SW | 760 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pagney-derrière-Barine | 54 | 218 km SE | 646 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Willerval | 62 | 85 km W | 660 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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