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Erquinghem-Lys

Nord · Métropole Européenne de Lille · INSEE 59202

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

Partly served 48/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 32 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Erquinghem-Lys (INSEE 59202) is in Nord (59), part of Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population 5,341 (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/59202-erquinghem-lys

Vitality score

Vitality score 48/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 32 % of the 4,408 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 food0.28256.97
Social0.592011.7
Education0.39103.93
Health0.54105.43
Public & culture0.1150.55
Population trend0.73107.26
Housing mix0.9954.93

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 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 1 of 2
Everyday services 2 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) (FOURNIL D ANTAN · AU PAIN D LYS). [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]

1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]

6 × Restaurant (A.LA.PROVIDENCE · EURAFOOD · EURAFOOD SERVICES - BAR LE VILLAGE). [3,4]

2 × Café / bar (LE LONGCHAMP). [4]

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

2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DES ENFANTS D'ERCAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST MARTIN). [3]

8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE BLANCKAERT, MÉDECIN · DOROTHÉE BUTAYE, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE DUCHAUSSOY-PLANQUE, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME LELEU, MÉDECIN · PASCAL BARTLOMIEJCZYK, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE D'ECRAN). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall. [3]

7 × Hairdresser (DE ROECK LAURENCE · SYLINNA COIFFURE · LE SALON KARINE · MELANIE COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Library. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)2FOURNIL D ANTAN · AU PAIN D LYSINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket1CARREFOUR MARKETINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant6A.LA.PROVIDENCE · EURAFOOD · EURAFOOD SERVICES - BAR LE VILLAGEINSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4]
Café / bar2LE LONGCHAMPINSEE SIRENE 2 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLE DU PARCINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)2ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DES ENFANTS D'ERCAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST MARTININSEE BPE 2 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)8MARIE BLANCKAERT, MÉDECIN · DOROTHÉE BUTAYE, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE DUCHAUSSOY-PLANQUE, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME LELEU, MÉDECIN · PASCAL BARTLOMIEJCZYK, MÉDECININSEE BPE 8 [3]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE D'ECRANINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1LA POSTEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser7DE ROECK LAURENCE · SYLINNA COIFFURE · LE SALON KARINE · MELANIE COIFFURE A DOMICILEINSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4]
Fuel station1STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
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: 3,456 2023: 5,341 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 4,734 (2012) → 5,341 (2023): 12.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 4,355 (1990) → 5,341 (2023): 22.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 2,326, of which 0.7 % second homes and 3.4 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmPharmacy — 1.0 km E (Erquinghem-Lys)
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP Pharmacy — 1.0 km E 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 (Erquinghem-Lys): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Erquinghem-Lys): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

GP (Erquinghem-Lys): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Erquinghem-Lys): 1 km to the east (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Erquinghem-Lys): 0.1 km to the east (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 — 59202/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59202/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59202/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59202/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59202

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
Pavilly76183 km SW6,02959.2Partly servedno figures
Saint-Memmie51221 km SE5,44150.2Partly servedno figures
Farébersviller57337 km SE5,22446.6Partly servedno figures
Marolles-en-Brie94217 km S4,78143.7Partly servedno figures
Cléon76200 km SW4,79534.9Few servicesno figures
Sains-en-Gohelle6228 km SW5,94849Partly servedno figures
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Sains-en-Gohelle6228 km SW5,94849Partly servedno figures
Pavilly76183 km SW6,02959.2Partly servedno figures
Cléon76200 km SW4,79534.9Few servicesno figures
Marolles-en-Brie94217 km S4,78143.7Partly servedno figures
Saint-Memmie51221 km SE5,44150.2Partly servedno figures
Farébersviller57337 km SE5,22446.6Partly servedno figures

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