Faches-Thumesnil
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Faches-Thumesnil (INSEE 59220) is in Nord (59), part of Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population 18,619 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59220-faches-thumesnil
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 49 % of the 1,289 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 | 0.44 | 25 | 11.02 |
| Social | 0.88 | 20 | 17.61 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.64 | 10 | 6.44 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE GRUSON · JEFF DE BRUGES - MARTIAL · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DELEPIERRE · LES DELICES DE FACHES THUMESNIL). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL MAGHREB EL HALAL · LAMANDIN · SARL EL KARAMA · O'DELICES DES FINES BOUCHES). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BARAL PLUS · MARUTHI EXOTIQUE · BAHFOD · EXCELLENCIA SECU). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE BOIS GRENIER · AUCHAN · PARTISANS DU GOUT · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
33 × Restaurant (TOUT CHAUD · FLUNCH · PIZZA PAI CIE · CROCODILE RESTAURANTS · LE SAINT VINCENT II). [3,4]
12 × Café / bar (LE MAC EWANS · AU BON COIN · LE NORDIC · CAFE DE L'EUROPE). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LA FONTAINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PASCAL · ECOLE MATERNELLE FLORIAN · ECOLE MATERNELLE ALPHONSE DAUDET). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE GEORGE SAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANATOLE FRANCE - LA BRUYER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PASTEUR-CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LAMARTINE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE KLEBER). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN ZAY · COLLEGE JEAN MERMOZ). [3]
18 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FREDDY LECORNE, MÉDECIN · NOARA ALLOUCHE-BESSALEM, MÉDECIN · THIERRY PARE, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS VALENTIN, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS USAL, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES 400 MAISONS · SELARL PHARMACIE COURTOIS · SELARL PHARMACIE DU MONT DE FACHES · PHARMACIE COEUR DE FACHES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MARGUERITE YOURCENAR). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE GEORGE SAND · COMPLEXE JEAN ZAY · SALLE ALEXANDRE DUMAS ET GROUPE SCOLAIRE · PLATEAU + SALLE JEAN MERMOZ · CENTRE SOCIAL DES 5 BONNIERS). [3]
2 × Bank (AGENCE FACHES THUMESNIL · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU NORD). [3]
15 × Hairdresser (CHRISTOPHE COIFFURE · SHAMPOO · COIFFURE LUNE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AGENA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 7 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE GRUSON · JEFF DE BRUGES - MARTIAL · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DELEPIERRE · LES DELICES DE FACHES THUMESNIL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | SARL MAGHREB EL HALAL · LAMANDIN · SARL EL KARAMA · O'DELICES DES FINES BOUCHES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | BARAL PLUS · MARUTHI EXOTIQUE · BAHFOD · EXCELLENCIA SECU | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE BOIS GRENIER · AUCHAN · PARTISANS DU GOUT · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 33 | TOUT CHAUD · FLUNCH · PIZZA PAI CIE · CROCODILE RESTAURANTS · LE SAINT VINCENT II | INSEE BPE 33 / INSEE SIRENE 57 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 12 | LE MAC EWANS · AU BON COIN · LE NORDIC · CAFE DE L'EUROPE | INSEE SIRENE 12 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LA FONTAINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PASCAL · ECOLE MATERNELLE FLORIAN · ECOLE MATERNELLE ALPHONSE DAUDET | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE GEORGE SAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANATOLE FRANCE - LA BRUYER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PASTEUR-CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LAMARTINE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE KLEBER | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JEAN ZAY · COLLEGE JEAN MERMOZ | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 18 | FREDDY LECORNE, MÉDECIN · NOARA ALLOUCHE-BESSALEM, MÉDECIN · THIERRY PARE, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS VALENTIN, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS USAL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DES 400 MAISONS · SELARL PHARMACIE COURTOIS · SELARL PHARMACIE DU MONT DE FACHES · PHARMACIE COEUR DE FACHES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 MARGUERITE YOURCENAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | COMPLEXE GEORGE SAND · COMPLEXE JEAN ZAY · SALLE ALEXANDRE DUMAS ET GROUPE SCOLAIRE · PLATEAU + SALLE JEAN MERMOZ · CENTRE SOCIAL DES 5 BONNIERS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | AGENCE FACHES THUMESNIL · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU NORD | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 15 | CHRISTOPHE COIFFURE · SHAMPOO · COIFFURE LUNE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | AGENA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE 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
Population 17,476 (2012) → 18,619 (2023): 6.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 15,774 (1990) → 18,619 (2023): 18 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,326, of which 0.7 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Faches-Thumesnil): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Faches-Thumesnil): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Faches-Thumesnil): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Faches-Thumesnil): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Faches-Thumesnil): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LILLE-LESQUIN weather station, 4.1 km away at 47 m; the village itself is at 38 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LILLE-LESQUIN, 4.1 km away at 47 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 779 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LILLE ISA, 3.7 km away at 19 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59220/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59220/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59220/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59220/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59220
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éragny-sur-Oise | 95 | 190 km S | 18,436 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bischheim | 67 | 403 km SE | 18,558 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bry-sur-Marne | 94 | 201 km S | 18,503 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Pontet | 84 | 751 km S | 18,386 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bonneuil-sur-Marne | 94 | 208 km S | 18,270 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Floirac | 33 | 696 km SW | 18,300 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éragny-sur-Oise | 95 | 190 km S | 18,436 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bry-sur-Marne | 94 | 201 km S | 18,503 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonneuil-sur-Marne | 94 | 208 km S | 18,270 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bischheim | 67 | 403 km SE | 18,558 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Floirac | 33 | 696 km SW | 18,300 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Pontet | 84 | 751 km S | 18,386 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Faches-Thumesnil'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesson-Sévigné | 35 | 437 km SW | 18,761 | 62.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ronchin | 59 | 0.7 km NE | 19,787 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Garches | 92 | 206 km S | 17,743 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avion | 62 | 27 km SW | 17,435 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wasquehal | 59 | 8.6 km NE | 20,726 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viroflay | 78 | 211 km S | 17,237 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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