Godewaersvelde

Nord · CA Coeur de Flandre · INSEE 59262

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

Partly served 56.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Godewaersvelde (INSEE 59262) is in Nord (59), part of CA Coeur de Flandre. Population 2,024 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59262-godewaersvelde

Vitality score

Vitality score 56.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 87 % of the 9,538 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	0.39	25	9.75
Social	0.7	20	13.91
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0.51	10	5.13
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.66	10	6.65
Housing mix	0.93	5	4.64

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 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]

3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DEQUEEKER · PAINS DEPAYSANTS · DU PAIN DECROISSANT). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (AU COEUR DES MONTS). ^[3,4]

12 × Restaurant (KIEKT E KE · AUBERGE DU CATSBERG · ESTAMINET DU CENTRE · SARL J A S). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar (AUBERGE DU MONT DES CATS). ^[4]

2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST GERARD-STE CONSTANCE). ^[3]

2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE DEHEEGER, MÉDECIN · CLEMENCE VAN INGHELANDT, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L'ABBAYE). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (GODEWAERSVELDE RP). ^[3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE GODEWAERSVELDE). ^[3]

2 × Hairdresser (SANDRINE H). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	3	BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DEQUEEKER · PAINS DEPAYSANTS · DU PAIN DECROISSANT	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	AU COEUR DES MONTS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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	12	KIEKT E KE · AUBERGE DU CATSBERG · ESTAMINET DU CENTRE · SARL J A S	INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4]
Café / bar	1	AUBERGE DU MONT DES CATS	INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	2	ECOLE PRIMAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST GERARD-STE CONSTANCE	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	2	MARIE DEHEEGER, MÉDECIN · CLEMENCE VAN INGHELANDT, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DE L'ABBAYE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	GODEWAERSVELDE RP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	MÉDIATHÈQUE DE GODEWAERSVELDE	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	SANDRINE H	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: 1,798 peak 2017: 2,051 2023: 2,024 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,016 (2012) → 2,024 (2023): 0.4 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,738 (1990) → 2,024 (2023): 16.5 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 905, of which 3.6 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, Pharmacy GP — 1.3 km SE 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 (Godewaersvelde): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Godewaersvelde): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Godewaersvelde): 1.3 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Godewaersvelde): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Godewaersvelde): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 5.7

Days at or below 0 °C 27.4

Muggy days a summer 0.9

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 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[9]

Measured at the STEENVOORDE weather station, 6.6 km away at 42 m; the village itself is at 43 m. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at STEENVOORDE, 4.2 km away at 25 m, over 10 summers. ^[9]

An average of 747 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at STEENVOORDE, 6.6 km away at 42 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[9]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59262/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59262/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59262/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59262/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 59262
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
Roquetoire	62	25 km SW	1,970	48.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Boeschepe	59	3.4 km E	2,244	54.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Edern	29	564 km SW	2,186	52.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Le Gâvre	44	484 km SW	1,890	51.1	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 68 %
Canet	11	841 km S	1,873	55.2	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 21 %
Plounéventer	29	555 km SW	2,251	56.4	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Boeschepe	59	3.4 km E	2,244	54.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Roquetoire	62	25 km SW	1,970	48.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Le Gâvre	44	484 km SW	1,890	51.1	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 68 %
Plounéventer	29	555 km SW	2,251	56.4	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 %
Edern	29	564 km SW	2,186	52.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Canet	11	841 km S	1,873	55.2	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 21 %

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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 Godewaersvelde'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
Roquetoire	62	25 km SW	1,970	48.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Boeschepe	59	3.4 km E	2,244	54.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Edern	29	564 km SW	2,186	52.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Romagné	35	393 km SW	2,438	54.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Arnèke	59	17 km W	1,594	52.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Touvois	44	536 km SW	1,970	44.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 %

Elsewhere

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