Fontaine-au-Pire
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 25.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontaine-au-Pire (INSEE 59243) is in Nord (59), part of CA du Caudrésis et du Catésis. Population 1,214 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 25.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 13,122 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHEZ REMY & ZOE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE DERBY). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANDRE MALRAUX). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LA FONTAINE DE JOUVENCE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | CHEZ REMY & ZOE | 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 | 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE DERBY | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANDRE MALRAUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | LA FONTAINE DE JOUVENCE | INSEE BPE 1 / 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
Population 1,191 (2012) → 1,214 (2023): 1.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,127 (1990) → 1,214 (2023): 7.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 531, of which 1.3 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fontaine-au-Pire): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Beauvois-en-Cambrésis): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Caudry): 2.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Beauvois-en-Cambrésis): 0.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fontaine-au-Pire): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59243/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59243/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59243/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59243/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59243
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59063
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59139
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magny-Vernois | 70 | 355 km SE | 1,372 | 28.4 | Few services | no figures |
| Hallines | 62 | 105 km NW | 1,196 | 26.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Blaincourt-lès-Précy | 60 | 125 km SW | 1,189 | 28 | Few services | no figures |
| Floringhem | 62 | 79 km NW | 877 | 38.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Brières-les-Scellés | 91 | 207 km SW | 1,186 | 27.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Beaucé | 35 | 385 km SW | 1,256 | 31 | Few services | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floringhem | 62 | 79 km NW | 877 | 38.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Hallines | 62 | 105 km NW | 1,196 | 26.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Blaincourt-lès-Précy | 60 | 125 km SW | 1,189 | 28 | Few services | no figures |
| Brières-les-Scellés | 91 | 207 km SW | 1,186 | 27.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Magny-Vernois | 70 | 355 km SE | 1,372 | 28.4 | Few services | no figures |
| Beaucé | 35 | 385 km SW | 1,256 | 31 | Few services | no figures |
Elsewhere
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