Comines
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 17 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Comines (INSEE 59152) is in Nord (59), part of Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population 12,731 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/59152-comines
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 17 % of the 1,932 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 | 0.37 | 25 | 9.31 |
| Social | 0.6 | 20 | 11.97 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.12 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MIEL ET TARTINE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE · VIENNOISERIE DE LA GARE · BP FLIPPO). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (KAACH · EURL SOV · BOUCHERIE DU VIEIL DIEU). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MERCI CASH). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (O P'TIT CORNET · TAVERNE SAINTE MARGUERITE · LE PASSAGE · AUBERGE SAINT VALENTIN · ROYAL). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE REPUBLICAIN · A L'AVIATION). [4]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JACQUES BREL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES COQUELICOTS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMONE VEIL · ECOLE SAT CHRYSOLE · PRIMAIRE NOTRE DAME DU SACRE COEUR). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE PHILIPPE DE COMMYNES · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
19 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CELINE DELBOUR, MÉDECIN · PRUDENCE DEVILLERS, MÉDECIN · TIMOTHEE RAFF, MÉDECIN · THOMAS MAUNOURY, MÉDECIN · CHLOE LAMOURET LABY, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LAUWERIE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE COMINES DUCARIN). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE PHILIPPE DE COMMYNES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE DE COUBERTIN). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE COMINES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU NORD). [3]
18 × Hairdresser (ART COIFF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | MIEL ET TARTINE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE · VIENNOISERIE DE LA GARE · BP FLIPPO | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | KAACH · EURL SOV · BOUCHERIE DU VIEIL DIEU | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | MERCI CASH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 13 | O P'TIT CORNET · TAVERNE SAINTE MARGUERITE · LE PASSAGE · AUBERGE SAINT VALENTIN · ROYAL | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE REPUBLICAIN · A L'AVIATION | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JACQUES BREL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES COQUELICOTS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMONE VEIL · ECOLE SAT CHRYSOLE · PRIMAIRE NOTRE DAME DU SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE PHILIPPE DE COMMYNES · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 19 | CELINE DELBOUR, MÉDECIN · PRUDENCE DEVILLERS, MÉDECIN · TIMOTHEE RAFF, MÉDECIN · THOMAS MAUNOURY, MÉDECIN · CHLOE LAMOURET LABY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 19 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LAUWERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 DE COMINES DUCARIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE PHILIPPE DE COMMYNES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE DE COUBERTIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE COMINES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU NORD | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 18 | ART COIFF | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Friday 8h30 à 12h30 le lundi, 16h à 20h le vendredi Grand place (lundi), parvis de l'église de sainte Marguerite (vendredi). [5]
Trajectory
Population 12,787 (2012) → 12,731 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 11,320 (1990) → 12,731 (2023): 12.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,571, of which 1.3 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Comines): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Comines): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Comines): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Comines): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Comines): 0.1 km to the south (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, 13.8 km away at 30 m; the village itself is at 13 m. [10]
An average of 761 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ARMENTIERES, 11 km away at 14 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59152/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-comines.fr/decouvrir-la-ville— “Le marché a lieu tous les lundis de 8h30 à 12h30 sur la Grand place en face de la mairie. Depuis mars 2022, un nouveau marché se tient chaque vendredi de 16h à 20h sur le parvis de l'église de sainte Marguerite”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59152/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59152/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59152/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59152
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemours | 77 | 279 km S | 12,889 | 60 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 84 % |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 405 km SW | 12,326 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
| Bayeux | 14 | 312 km SW | 12,659 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 72 % |
| Argentan | 61 | 312 km SW | 13,527 | 61.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 84 % |
| Corbas | 69 | 584 km S | 11,315 | 52 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 93 % |
| Pélissanne | 13 | 810 km S | 11,085 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemours | 77 | 279 km S | 12,889 | 60 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 84 % |
| Bayeux | 14 | 312 km SW | 12,659 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 72 % |
| Argentan | 61 | 312 km SW | 13,527 | 61.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 84 % |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 405 km SW | 12,326 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
| Corbas | 69 | 584 km S | 11,315 | 52 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 93 % |
| Pélissanne | 13 | 810 km S | 11,085 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 97 % |
Elsewhere
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