Dunkerque
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 88.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dunkerque (INSEE 59183) is in Nord (59), part of CU de Dunkerque. Population 86,263 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59183-dunkerque
Vitality score
Vitality score 88.5/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 75 % of the 230 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 | 0.96 | 25 | 23.89 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.98 | 10 | 9.79 |
| Health | 0.99 | 10 | 9.87 |
| Public & culture | 0.65 | 5 | 3.27 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
54 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHOCOLATERIE DE BEUSSENT LACHELLE · AU BON PAIN DE FRANCE · LA ROYALE GLACE · L'EPI DORE). [3,4]
29 × Butcher (boucherie) (KALIFRAIS · HENRI BOUCHER · MAISON ESPITALIER GARCIA · BOUCHERIE ACHTE ET FILS). [3,4]
17 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (USLU ERCAN · EPICERIE SAINT NICOLAS · ALIMENTATION 24-24 · IGOR · BRAM'S ALIM). [3,4]
18 × Supermarket (SOCIETE ROSENDAEL DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · CARREFOUR CITY · AUGECE · ALDI MARCHE BOIS GRENIER). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LES SAVEURS FROMAGERES). [4]
6 × Fishmonger (LA HALLE · SARL PLAYDUF · POISSONNERIE PAUL DUFOUR · ERIXEL · POISSONNERIE DUNKERQUOISE). [3,4]
252 × Restaurant (TOUT CHAUD · LA GOURMANDIERE · SARL VOLCANO). [3,4]
105 × Café / bar (LA ROSEDRAIE · O'SCOTLAND · MAMA MIA · LE CURACAO · LE RELAIS). [4]
20 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE NEPTUNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ALAIN SAVARY · ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES PEGUY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PERRAULT - FLORIAN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DU TORPILLEUR). [3]
31 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FELIX COQUELLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCELIN BERTHELOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE TRYSTRAM · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE LA MER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL DESSINGUEZ). [3]
11 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN ZAY · COLLEGE PAUL MACHY · COLLEGE ROBESPIERRE · COLLEGE GUILLEMINOT · COLLEGE JEAN DECONINCK). [3]
73 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HELENE KORALEWSKI, MÉDECIN · DAVID SLEZIAK, MÉDECIN · BAPTISTE MARRANT, MÉDECIN · YANN DANDOY, MÉDECIN · JEAN-JACQUES CRIGNON, MÉDECIN). [3]
29 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GELLENS DEKEUNYNCK · PHARMACIE GEERSSEN · PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE · PHARMACIE DEVOS TIELIE · PHARMACIE DEVILLERS). [3,4]
8 × Post office / agence postale (DUNKERQUE FORT MARDYCK RP · DUNKERQUE MALO CARREFOUR EXPRESS RP · DUNKERQUE LOUIS XIV AP · LA POSTE). [3]
9 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MALO-LES-BAINS · MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE EMILE ZOLA · BIBLIOTHEQUE ROSENDAEL · LA B!B · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE FORT-MARDYCK). [3]
2 × Cinema (STUDIO 43 SALLE CHARLIE CHAPLIN). [3]
36 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE LANGEVIN · GYMNASE JOLIOT CURIE · GYMNASE BERTHELOT · GYMNASE LAMARTINE · LYCEE JEAN BART COMPLEXE JEAN BART). [3]
32 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DUNKERQUE CENTRE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DUNKERQUE MALO · CCF · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CREDIT COOPERATIF). [3]
134 × Hairdresser (IN COIFFURE · COUPECO). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
15 × Hotel (HOTEL EOLE-EOLE CLUB · HÔTEL L'HIRONDELLE · IBIS · LE CARGO HÔTEL · HOTEL DE BRETAGNE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING VAQUES OCÉANES - LICORNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 8 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Butcher (boucherie), 11 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Fishmonger, 74 × Restaurant, 2 × Nursery school (maternelle), 2 × Primary school (élémentaire), 8 × Pharmacy, 3 × Bank, 19 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 54 | CHOCOLATERIE DE BEUSSENT LACHELLE · AU BON PAIN DE FRANCE · LA ROYALE GLACE · L'EPI DORE | INSEE BPE 54 / INSEE SIRENE 66 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 29 | KALIFRAIS · HENRI BOUCHER · MAISON ESPITALIER GARCIA · BOUCHERIE ACHTE ET FILS | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 33 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 17 | USLU ERCAN · EPICERIE SAINT NICOLAS · ALIMENTATION 24-24 · IGOR · BRAM'S ALIM | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 47 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 18 | SOCIETE ROSENDAEL DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · CARREFOUR CITY · AUGECE · ALDI MARCHE BOIS GRENIER | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LES SAVEURS FROMAGERES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 6 | LA HALLE · SARL PLAYDUF · POISSONNERIE PAUL DUFOUR · ERIXEL · POISSONNERIE DUNKERQUOISE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 252 | TOUT CHAUD · LA GOURMANDIERE · SARL VOLCANO | INSEE BPE 252 / INSEE SIRENE 410 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 105 | LA ROSEDRAIE · O'SCOTLAND · MAMA MIA · LE CURACAO · LE RELAIS | INSEE SIRENE 105 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 20 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE NEPTUNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ALAIN SAVARY · ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES PEGUY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PERRAULT - FLORIAN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DU TORPILLEUR | INSEE BPE 20 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 31 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FELIX COQUELLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCELIN BERTHELOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE TRYSTRAM · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE LA MER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL DESSINGUEZ | INSEE BPE 31 [3] |
| Collège | 11 | COLLEGE JEAN ZAY · COLLEGE PAUL MACHY · COLLEGE ROBESPIERRE · COLLEGE GUILLEMINOT · COLLEGE JEAN DECONINCK | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 73 | HELENE KORALEWSKI, MÉDECIN · DAVID SLEZIAK, MÉDECIN · BAPTISTE MARRANT, MÉDECIN · YANN DANDOY, MÉDECIN · JEAN-JACQUES CRIGNON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 73 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 29 | PHARMACIE GELLENS DEKEUNYNCK · PHARMACIE GEERSSEN · PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE · PHARMACIE DEVOS TIELIE · PHARMACIE DEVILLERS | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 43 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 8 | DUNKERQUE FORT MARDYCK RP · DUNKERQUE MALO CARREFOUR EXPRESS RP · DUNKERQUE LOUIS XIV AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Library | 9 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MALO-LES-BAINS · MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE EMILE ZOLA · BIBLIOTHEQUE ROSENDAEL · LA B!B · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE FORT-MARDYCK | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | STUDIO 43 SALLE CHARLIE CHAPLIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 36 | SALLE LANGEVIN · GYMNASE JOLIOT CURIE · GYMNASE BERTHELOT · GYMNASE LAMARTINE · LYCEE JEAN BART COMPLEXE JEAN BART | INSEE BPE 36 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 32 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DUNKERQUE CENTRE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DUNKERQUE MALO · CCF · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CREDIT COOPERATIF | INSEE BPE 32 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 134 | IN COIFFURE · COUPECO | INSEE BPE 134 / INSEE SIRENE 186 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 15 | HOTEL EOLE-EOLE CLUB · HÔTEL L'HIRONDELLE · IBIS · LE CARGO HÔTEL · HOTEL DE BRETAGNE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING VAQUES OCÉANES - LICORNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 90,995 (2012) → 86,263 (2023): -5.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 98,237 (1990) → 86,263 (2023): -12.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 47,346, of which 3.9 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dunkerque): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Dunkerque): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Dunkerque): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Dunkerque): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Dunkerque): 0.3 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, 3.3 km away at 11 m; the village itself is at 7 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DUNKERQUE, 3.3 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, 3.3 km away at 11 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59183/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59183/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59183/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59183/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59183
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Versailles | 78 | 249 km S | 84,095 | 89.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poitiers | 86 | 518 km S | 89,916 | 91.1 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Béziers | 34 | 858 km S | 81,545 | 90.6 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 21 % |
| Aubervilliers | 93 | 236 km S | 88,365 | 92 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rueil-Malmaison | 92 | 241 km S | 82,874 | 87.9 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pau | 64 | 886 km S | 80,441 | 89.8 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 91 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubervilliers | 93 | 236 km S | 88,365 | 92 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rueil-Malmaison | 92 | 241 km S | 82,874 | 87.9 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Versailles | 78 | 249 km S | 84,095 | 89.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poitiers | 86 | 518 km S | 89,916 | 91.1 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Béziers | 34 | 858 km S | 81,545 | 90.6 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 21 % |
| Pau | 64 | 886 km S | 80,441 | 89.8 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 91 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Dunkerque'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 50 | 324 km SW | 78,258 | 87 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caen | 14 | 285 km SW | 109,400 | 91.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quimper | 29 | 577 km SW | 64,385 | 88 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lorient | 56 | 553 km SW | 58,329 | 84.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brest | 29 | 574 km SW | 142,346 | 90.7 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Havre | 76 | 236 km SW | 166,687 | 91.1 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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