Flers-en-Escrebieux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Flers-en-Escrebieux (INSEE 59234) is in Nord (59), part of CA Douaisis Agglo. Population 5,424 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59234-flers-en-escrebieux
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 4,346 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 | 0.54 | 25 | 13.62 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.15 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BANETTE-FOURNIL SAINT PIERRE · JEFF DE BRUGES · BOULANGERIE LOUISE · AUX DELICES DE BEN). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (M'SILA · HENRI BOUCHER · BOUCHERIE - LAMINE - FRUITS ET LEGU). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VINOPRO · YANIS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (VICTURIS 70). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (ADEYLIE · L'ELYSEE · FI'Z' BURGER · SUSHI ZAP). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (MD REMPLACEMENTS BURALISTES · LE LONGCHAMPS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE HENRI DES). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE LA DEULE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANDRE DUJARDIN, MÉDECIN · MIMOUN AAZANI, MÉDECIN · MEHDI BEKKOUCHE, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE LYSONICK GRIERE, MÉDECIN · ATTAYEB AARAB, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DU PONT DE LA DEULE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (FLERS EN ESCREBIEUX CENTRE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS DU CENTRE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (SHAMPOO · ESTHETIFF'S · CALIXTA COIFFURE · LE FIVE · COM' O SALON). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL F1 DOUAI FLERS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Restaurant, 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | BANETTE-FOURNIL SAINT PIERRE · JEFF DE BRUGES · BOULANGERIE LOUISE · AUX DELICES DE BEN | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | M'SILA · HENRI BOUCHER · BOUCHERIE - LAMINE - FRUITS ET LEGU | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | VINOPRO · YANIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | VICTURIS 70 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | ADEYLIE · L'ELYSEE · FI'Z' BURGER · SUSHI ZAP | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | MD REMPLACEMENTS BURALISTES · LE LONGCHAMPS | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE HENRI DES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE LA DEULE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | ANDRE DUJARDIN, MÉDECIN · MIMOUN AAZANI, MÉDECIN · MEHDI BEKKOUCHE, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE LYSONICK GRIERE, MÉDECIN · ATTAYEB AARAB, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DU PONT DE LA DEULE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | FLERS EN ESCREBIEUX CENTRE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DES SPORTS DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 7 | SHAMPOO · ESTHETIFF'S · CALIXTA COIFFURE · LE FIVE · COM' O SALON | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL F1 DOUAI FLERS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 5,769 (2012) → 5,424 (2023): -6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,344 (1990) → 5,424 (2023): 1.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,432, of which 0.5 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Flers-en-Escrebieux): 0.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Flers-en-Escrebieux): 1.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Flers-en-Escrebieux): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lauwin-Planque): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Flers-en-Escrebieux): 0.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
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. [10]
Measured at the DOUAI weather station, 1 km away at 26 m; the village itself is at 24 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LILLE-LESQUIN, 19.3 km away at 47 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 725 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DOUAI, 1 km away at 26 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59234/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59234/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59234/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59234/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59234
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59334
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marles-les-Mines | 62 | 41 km W | 5,411 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours | 77 | 239 km S | 5,401 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trilport | 77 | 160 km S | 5,146 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haillicourt | 62 | 35 km W | 5,064 | 40.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champigneulles | 54 | 290 km SE | 6,551 | 52.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure | 69 | 543 km S | 6,984 | 59.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haillicourt | 62 | 35 km W | 5,064 | 40.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marles-les-Mines | 62 | 41 km W | 5,411 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trilport | 77 | 160 km S | 5,146 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours | 77 | 239 km S | 5,401 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champigneulles | 54 | 290 km SE | 6,551 | 52.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure | 69 | 543 km S | 6,984 | 59.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · 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 Flers-en-Escrebieux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marles-les-Mines | 62 | 41 km W | 5,411 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haillicourt | 62 | 35 km W | 5,064 | 40.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lacroix-Saint-Ouen | 60 | 118 km S | 5,415 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bauvin | 59 | 18 km NW | 5,249 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wallers | 59 | 24 km E | 5,633 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ploumagoar | 22 | 493 km W | 5,414 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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