Esquelbecq
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Esquelbecq (INSEE 59210) is in Nord (59), part of CC des Hauts de Flandre. Population 2,137 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/59210-esquelbecq
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 9,171 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
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 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCIMARKET). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION BERNARD · LA REGALADE · AU BON COIN · FRITERIE ESQUELBECQUOISE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (A LA BELLE EPOQUE · DECIB'HELL'CAFE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANDRE AMMEUX). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE-CLAUDE LANDAES-CAFFET, MÉDECIN · BENOIT DARRAS, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE CARTON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE VALOIS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE D'ESQUELBECQ). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (M & C COIFFURE · LE VINTAGE BY GERALDINE · LES CISEAUX DE JUSTINE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING ET GITES DES ROSES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCIMARKET | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 5 | SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION BERNARD · LA REGALADE · AU BON COIN · FRITERIE ESQUELBECQUOISE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | A LA BELLE EPOQUE · DECIB'HELL'CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANDRE AMMEUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | MARIE-CLAUDE LANDAES-CAFFET, MÉDECIN · BENOIT DARRAS, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE CARTON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE VALOIS | 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 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE D'ESQUELBECQ | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 3 | M & C COIFFURE · LE VINTAGE BY GERALDINE · LES CISEAUX DE JUSTINE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING ET GITES DES ROSES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,108 (2012) → 2,137 (2023): 1.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,979 (1990) → 2,137 (2023): 8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 976, of which 2 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Esquelbecq): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Esquelbecq): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Esquelbecq): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Esquelbecq): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Esquelbecq): 0.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the STEENVOORDE weather station, 12.1 km away at 42 m; the village itself is at 16 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at STEENVOORDE, 12.1 km away at 42 m, over 18 summers. [9]
An average of 747 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at STEENVOORDE, 12.1 km away at 42 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59210/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59210/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59210/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59210/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59210
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mézériat | 01 | 552 km S | 2,172 | 51.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Préseau | 59 | 103 km SE | 2,100 | 54.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Beauzire | 63 | 563 km S | 2,210 | 60.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vincey | 88 | 399 km SE | 2,053 | 49.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bâtie-Montgascon | 38 | 633 km S | 2,035 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 20 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cagny | 14 | 272 km SW | 2,066 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Préseau | 59 | 103 km SE | 2,100 | 54.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cagny | 14 | 272 km SW | 2,066 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vincey | 88 | 399 km SE | 2,053 | 49.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mézériat | 01 | 552 km S | 2,172 | 51.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Beauzire | 63 | 563 km S | 2,210 | 60.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bâtie-Montgascon | 38 | 633 km S | 2,035 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 20 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Esquelbecq'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-Hébert | 50 | 318 km SW | 1,897 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coray | 29 | 550 km SW | 1,856 | 60.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sens-de-Bretagne | 35 | 402 km SW | 2,592 | 59.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine | 35 | 406 km SW | 1,664 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Canisy | 50 | 327 km SW | 1,707 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sizun | 29 | 543 km SW | 2,325 | 64.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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