Féchain
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Féchain (INSEE 59224) is in Nord (59), part of CA Douaisis Agglo. Population 1,635 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59224-fechain
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 11,001 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BRIOCHE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (NOELLA'S PUB · CAFE DE LA MAIRIE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CAMUS - SABLON). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-PHILIPPE ANDRÉ, MÉDECIN · SAMIA KARAR, MÉDECIN · ELODIE TAISNE, MÉDECIN · EMILIE MONFORT-FOVEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE HELE LIENARD). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (CENTRE CULTUREL SIMONE-VEIL MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (COIFADOM · LE SALON D'AURELIE). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING LA MARLIERE · CAMPING LE PRE FLEURI · CAMPING LE PARADIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA BRIOCHE | 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 | 2 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 4 | NOELLA'S PUB · CAFE DE LA MAIRIE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE CAMUS - SABLON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | JEAN-PHILIPPE ANDRÉ, MÉDECIN · SAMIA KARAR, MÉDECIN · ELODIE TAISNE, MÉDECIN · EMILIE MONFORT-FOVEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE HELE LIENARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | CENTRE CULTUREL SIMONE-VEIL MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | COIFADOM · LE SALON D'AURELIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING LA MARLIERE · CAMPING LE PRE FLEURI · CAMPING LE PARADIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,849 (2012) → 1,635 (2023): -11.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,762 (1990) → 1,635 (2023): -7.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 845, of which 5 % second homes and 12.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Féchain): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Féchain): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Féchain): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Féchain): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Féchain): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PECQUENCOURT weather station, 13.8 km away at 19 m; the village itself is at 39 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at VALENCIENNES, 19.1 km away at 50 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 713 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BOUCHAIN, 6.5 km away at 35 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
109 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 120,100 € — 1,298 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Nord is 1,802 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59224/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59224/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59224/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59224/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59224
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Just-la-Pendue | 42 | 492 km S | 1,635 | 48.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Loup-Géanges | 71 | 390 km S | 1,633 | 54.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rohan | 56 | 497 km SW | 1,526 | 54.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-la-Guyon | 28 | 242 km SW | 1,684 | 52.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune | 71 | 394 km S | 1,533 | 50.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt | 02 | 95 km SE | 1,697 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt | 02 | 95 km SE | 1,697 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaine-la-Guyon | 28 | 242 km SW | 1,684 | 52.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Loup-Géanges | 71 | 390 km S | 1,633 | 54.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune | 71 | 394 km S | 1,533 | 50.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Just-la-Pendue | 42 | 492 km S | 1,635 | 48.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
| Rohan | 56 | 497 km SW | 1,526 | 54.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · 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 Féchain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cormicy | 51 | 111 km SE | 1,500 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avize | 51 | 155 km S | 1,742 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crécy-sur-Serre | 02 | 70 km SE | 1,472 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avesnes-le-Comte | 62 | 49 km W | 1,840 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ribemont | 02 | 55 km S | 1,931 | 54.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marseille-en-Beauvaisis | 60 | 118 km SW | 1,409 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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