Crespin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Crespin (INSEE 59160) is in Nord (59), part of CA Valenciennes Métropole. Population 4,532 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59160-crespin
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 5,056 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 4.95 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LIDL). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (VILLERS MICHELINE · CROCQ CORICO · CRESPI'FRITES · PIZZA & PASTA · L'ATELIER). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (O VICTOIRE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE BLANC MISSERON). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CENTRE-PARC-BELLEVUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BLANC MISSERON). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANÇOIS DEKEYSER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA FRONTIERE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CRESPIN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE MUNICIPAL). [3]
10 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LIDL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | VILLERS MICHELINE · CROCQ CORICO · CRESPI'FRITES · PIZZA & PASTA · L'ATELIER | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | O VICTOIRE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE BLANC MISSERON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CENTRE-PARC-BELLEVUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BLANC MISSERON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | FRANÇOIS DEKEYSER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA FRONTIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CRESPIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 10 | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday matin place Bellevue. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,494 (2012) → 4,532 (2023): 0.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,553 (1990) → 4,532 (2023): -0.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,027, of which 1 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Crespin): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Crespin): 1.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Crespin): 1.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Crespin): 1.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Crespin): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VALENCIENNES weather station, 17.3 km away at 50 m; the village itself is at 26 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VALENCIENNES, 17.3 km away at 50 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 693 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VALENCIENNES, 17.3 km away at 50 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
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 — 59160/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.crespin.fr/vie-locale/commerces-artisans— “Le Marché se déroule le dimanche matin sur la place Bellevue”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59160/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59160/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59160/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59160
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-d'Oé | 37 | 394 km SW | 4,515 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mandeure | 25 | 402 km SE | 4,612 | 41.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Désertines | 03 | 458 km S | 4,259 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mimet | 13 | 791 km S | 4,241 | 44 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laigneville | 60 | 153 km SW | 4,926 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Étang-la-Ville | 78 | 207 km SW | 5,157 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laigneville | 60 | 153 km SW | 4,926 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Étang-la-Ville | 78 | 207 km SW | 5,157 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Notre-Dame-d'Oé | 37 | 394 km SW | 4,515 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mandeure | 25 | 402 km SE | 4,612 | 41.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Désertines | 03 | 458 km S | 4,259 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mimet | 13 | 791 km S | 4,241 | 44 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Crespin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laigneville | 60 | 153 km SW | 4,926 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Étang-la-Ville | 78 | 207 km SW | 5,157 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champhol | 28 | 267 km SW | 3,643 | 36.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lèves | 28 | 268 km SW | 5,685 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orry-la-Ville | 60 | 165 km SW | 3,583 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Biache-Saint-Vaast | 62 | 52 km W | 4,568 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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