Férin

Nord · CA Douaisis Agglo · INSEE 59228

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

Partly served 52.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Férin (INSEE 59228) is in Nord (59), part of CA Douaisis Agglo. Population 1,432 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). ^[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/59228-ferin

Vitality score

Vitality score 52.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 83 % of the 11,982 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	0.47	25	11.83
Social	0.69	20	13.75
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.39	10	3.93
Public & culture	0.2	5	0.98
Population trend	0.53	10	5.29
Housing mix	1	5	4.98

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 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) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · KWIAT MPS FERIN). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (GRAND FRAIS). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (STUDIO COMME J'AIME). ^[3,4]

8 × Restaurant (GIOVANNI PIZZA ET PASTA · LE SACHA · GUR FIRST · LEJURO · LE COMPTOIR DU MALT). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar (LE KORTHALS). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE SUZANNE LANOY). ^[3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MIMOUN AAZANI, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy. ^[3,4]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE FERIN). ^[3]

2 × Hairdresser (SASU JOX). ^[3,4]

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

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Post office / agence postale. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	2	BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · KWIAT MPS FERIN	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	GRAND FRAIS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	STUDIO COMME J'AIME	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	8	GIOVANNI PIZZA ET PASTA · LE SACHA · GUR FIRST · LEJURO · LE COMPTOIR DU MALT	INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4]
Café / bar	1	LE KORTHALS	INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE SUZANNE LANOY	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	MIMOUN AAZANI, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE FERIN	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	2	SASU JOX	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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

1968: 834 peak 2012: 1,486 2023: 1,432 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,486 (2012) → 1,432 (2023): -3.6 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,391 (1990) → 1,432 (2023): 2.9 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 631, of which 0.2 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school, GP Bakery — 1.8 km NWFood shop — 1.8 km NWPharmacy — 1.8 km NW 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 (Courchelettes): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Corbehem): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Férin): 0 km to the west (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Corbehem): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Férin): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). ^[10]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 8.7

Days at or below 0 °C 45.6

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the DOUAI weather station, 6.9 km away at 26 m; the village itself is at 33 m. ^[11]

An average of 725 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at DOUAI, 6.9 km away at 26 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[11]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59228/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59228/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59228/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59228/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 59156
INSEE BPE 2025 — 62240
INSEE BPE 2025 — 59228
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
Rumegies	59	27 km NE	1,722	54.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 95 %
Hesdin-l'Abbé	62	106 km W	1,891	39	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 61 %
Prix-lès-Mézières	08	132 km SE	1,396	43.8	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 %
Pernes	62	50 km W	1,574	59.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 %
Charmes	02	78 km S	1,568	42.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 95 %
Cernay-lès-Reims	51	140 km SE	1,624	49.1	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 95 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Rumegies	59	27 km NE	1,722	54.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 95 %
Pernes	62	50 km W	1,574	59.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 %
Charmes	02	78 km S	1,568	42.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 95 %
Hesdin-l'Abbé	62	106 km W	1,891	39	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 61 %
Prix-lès-Mézières	08	132 km SE	1,396	43.8	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 %
Cernay-lès-Reims	51	140 km SE	1,624	49.1	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 95 %

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