Grande-Synthe
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Grande-Synthe (INSEE 59271) is in Nord (59), part of CU de Dunkerque. Population 20,239 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/59271-grande-synthe
Vitality score
Vitality score 60.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 1,187 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.42 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.6 |
| Education | 0.8 | 10 | 8.03 |
| Health | 0.62 | 10 | 6.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOULANGERIE LE SYNTHOIS · LEONIDAS · MAHBOUB NEZHA · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · SSB). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL VANBAELINGHEM · SARL MICHELET · BOUCHERIE TRAITEUR COURGHAIN). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (RAYANE · COCCILITTORAL · SO SHOP / SO FOOD · LE MARCHE DE L'EUROPE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (AUCHAN · COCCINELLE SUPERMARCHE · ANAGAA ALIMENTAIRE). [3,4]
30 × Restaurant (FLUNCH · CROCODILE · FOURNIL & MAIE · LES SYNTHES · KADOFAXAL). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (L'HIPPODROME · CAFE LE REINITAS · LE SULKY). [4]
8 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE BUFFON · ECOLE MATERNELLE CLEMENCEAU · ECOLE MATERNELLE CELESTIN FREINET · ECOLE MATERNELLE J DAUBIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
13 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BUFFON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VERLAINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHABRIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CELESTIN FREINET). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE JULES VERNE · COLLEGE ANNE FRANK · COLLEGE DU MOULIN · COLLEGE RENE BOMPAIN). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HENRI WAYMEL, MÉDECIN · ALAIN BLONDE, MÉDECIN · CYR THENAWHA NOUGHA, MÉDECIN · TADEUSZ MALEJKA, MÉDECIN · FRANÇOIS LEULLIETTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
6 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BRILLET · PHARMACE DE L ATRIUM · LECLERCQ PHARMACIE DU COURGHAIN · PHARMACIE FLANDRES LITTORAL · SELARL PHARMACIE MAGNERON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE DE GRANDE-SYNTHE NELSON MANDELA). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE VARLIN). [3]
17 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS CLAUDE JONNESKINDT · GYMNASE CLEMENCEAU · GYMNASE DU BASROCH · GYMNASE VICTOR HUGO · ESPACE JEUNES DE L ALBECK). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE GRANDE SYNTHE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (IMAGE COIFFURE · KARBEN COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (DUNE HÔTEL · FAST HOTEL · BRAEK HOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | LA BOULANGERIE LE SYNTHOIS · LEONIDAS · MAHBOUB NEZHA · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · SSB | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | SARL VANBAELINGHEM · SARL MICHELET · BOUCHERIE TRAITEUR COURGHAIN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | RAYANE · COCCILITTORAL · SO SHOP / SO FOOD · LE MARCHE DE L'EUROPE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | AUCHAN · COCCINELLE SUPERMARCHE · ANAGAA ALIMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 30 | FLUNCH · CROCODILE · FOURNIL & MAIE · LES SYNTHES · KADOFAXAL | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 45 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | L'HIPPODROME · CAFE LE REINITAS · LE SULKY | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 8 | ECOLE MATERNELLE BUFFON · ECOLE MATERNELLE CLEMENCEAU · ECOLE MATERNELLE CELESTIN FREINET · ECOLE MATERNELLE J DAUBIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 13 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BUFFON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VERLAINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHABRIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CELESTIN FREINET | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE JULES VERNE · COLLEGE ANNE FRANK · COLLEGE DU MOULIN · COLLEGE RENE BOMPAIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | HENRI WAYMEL, MÉDECIN · ALAIN BLONDE, MÉDECIN · CYR THENAWHA NOUGHA, MÉDECIN · TADEUSZ MALEJKA, MÉDECIN · FRANÇOIS LEULLIETTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | PHARMACIE BRILLET · PHARMACE DE L ATRIUM · LECLERCQ PHARMACIE DU COURGHAIN · PHARMACIE FLANDRES LITTORAL · SELARL PHARMACIE MAGNERON | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE DE GRANDE-SYNTHE NELSON MANDELA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE VARLIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 17 | SALLE DES SPORTS CLAUDE JONNESKINDT · GYMNASE CLEMENCEAU · GYMNASE DU BASROCH · GYMNASE VICTOR HUGO · ESPACE JEUNES DE L ALBECK | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE GRANDE SYNTHE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | IMAGE COIFFURE · KARBEN COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | DUNE HÔTEL · FAST HOTEL · BRAEK HOTEL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 21,166 (2012) → 20,239 (2023): -4.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 24,362 (1990) → 20,239 (2023): -16.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,168, of which 0.6 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Grande-Synthe): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Grande-Synthe): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Grande-Synthe): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Grande-Synthe): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Grande-Synthe): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the DUNKERQUE weather station, 5.4 km away at 11 m; the village itself is at 4 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DUNKERQUE, 5.4 km away at 11 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 702 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at DUNKERQUE, 5.4 km away at 11 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 — 59271/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59271/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59271/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59271/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59271
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-lès-Valence | 26 | 702 km S | 19,992 | 66.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Wasquehal | 59 | 70 km SE | 20,726 | 62.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mitry-Mory | 77 | 227 km S | 20,456 | 68 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Celle-Saint-Cloud | 78 | 241 km S | 20,460 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ronchin | 59 | 71 km SE | 19,787 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coudekerque-Branche | 59 | 5.5 km E | 20,787 | 66.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coudekerque-Branche | 59 | 5.5 km E | 20,787 | 66.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wasquehal | 59 | 70 km SE | 20,726 | 62.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ronchin | 59 | 71 km SE | 19,787 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mitry-Mory | 77 | 227 km S | 20,456 | 68 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Celle-Saint-Cloud | 78 | 241 km S | 20,460 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourg-lès-Valence | 26 | 702 km S | 19,992 | 66.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 80 % · 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 Grande-Synthe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coudekerque-Branche | 59 | 5.5 km E | 20,787 | 66.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanester | 56 | 546 km SW | 23,263 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Outreau | 62 | 60 km SW | 13,138 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ploufragan | 22 | 461 km SW | 11,507 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mondeville | 14 | 277 km SW | 10,331 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | 62 | 58 km SW | 40,539 | 81 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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