Fretin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fretin (INSEE 59256) is in Nord (59), part of Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population 3,214 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59256-fretin
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 6,727 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.64 | 20 | 12.88 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON GUILLEMOT). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (LA FERME DES HIRONDELLES · LE NORZONE · LA FRITE DOREE · BELLA GIULIA · LA FOSSETA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE MOULIN). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PATRICE ROUTIER, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE FLAMENT, MÉDECIN · JUSTINE ROUTIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DELOBELLE JEAN PAUL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE FRETIN). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS CHUFFART · SALLE DES SPORTS COUSIN). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL FRETIN · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (PB PRESTIGE INTERNATIONAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MAISON GUILLEMOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 9 | LA FERME DES HIRONDELLES · LE NORZONE · LA FRITE DOREE · BELLA GIULIA · LA FOSSETA | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE MOULIN | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | PATRICE ROUTIER, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE FLAMENT, MÉDECIN · JUSTINE ROUTIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DELOBELLE JEAN PAUL | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE FRETIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE DES SPORTS CHUFFART · SALLE DES SPORTS COUSIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL FRETIN · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | PB PRESTIGE INTERNATIONAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday entre 14h et 19h. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,340 (2012) → 3,214 (2023): -3.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,873 (1990) → 3,214 (2023): 11.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,469, of which 1 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fretin): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Lesquin): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Fretin): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Fretin): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fretin): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
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. [11]
Measured at the LILLE-LESQUIN weather station, 2.9 km away at 47 m; the village itself is at 35 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LILLE-LESQUIN, 2.9 km away at 47 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 738 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LILLE-LESQUIN, 2.9 km away at 47 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59256/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-fretin.fr/commerces-artisanat-et-services— “Tous les vendredis après-midi entre 14h et 19h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59256/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59256/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59256/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59256
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59343
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malissard | 26 | 644 km S | 3,294 | 43.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux | 03 | 490 km S | 3,205 | 36.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léonard | 62 | 107 km W | 3,353 | 41.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Porcheville | 78 | 202 km SW | 3,382 | 44.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gorcy | 54 | 215 km SE | 2,971 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rochecorbon | 37 | 391 km SW | 3,219 | 43.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léonard | 62 | 107 km W | 3,353 | 41.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Porcheville | 78 | 202 km SW | 3,382 | 44.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gorcy | 54 | 215 km SE | 2,971 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rochecorbon | 37 | 391 km SW | 3,219 | 43.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux | 03 | 490 km S | 3,205 | 36.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malissard | 26 | 644 km S | 3,294 | 43.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Fretin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wahagnies | 59 | 11 km SW | 2,613 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berlaimont | 59 | 63 km SE | 3,159 | 37.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Meux | 60 | 136 km S | 2,327 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neauphle-le-Château | 78 | 214 km SW | 3,250 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Drocourt | 62 | 24 km SW | 2,939 | 46.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuville-sur-Escaut | 59 | 33 km SE | 2,901 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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