Hecq
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 17.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hecq (INSEE 59296) is in Nord (59), part of CC du Pays de Mormal. Population 353 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59296-hecq
Vitality score
Vitality score 17.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 29 % of the 18,024 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.63 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES LIVRES ET VOUS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES LIVRES ET VOUS | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 355 (2012) → 353 (2023): -0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 259 (1990) → 353 (2023): 36.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 151, of which 4 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Robersart): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Poix-du-Nord): 2.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Englefontaine): 1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Englefontaine): 1.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Englefontaine): 1.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE weather station, 19.9 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 143 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE, 19.9 km away at 185 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 834 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE QUESNOY, 6.4 km away at 134 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59296/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59296/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59296/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59296/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59503
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59464
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59194
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laître-sous-Amance | 54 | 248 km SE | 361 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Halloy-lès-Pernois | 80 | 104 km W | 322 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Escobecques | 59 | 71 km NW | 302 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eguenigue | 90 | 368 km SE | 272 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Suzannecourt | 52 | 222 km SE | 351 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loubières | 09 | 813 km S | 359 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escobecques | 59 | 71 km NW | 302 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Halloy-lès-Pernois | 80 | 104 km W | 322 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Suzannecourt | 52 | 222 km SE | 351 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laître-sous-Amance | 54 | 248 km SE | 361 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eguenigue | 90 | 368 km SE | 272 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loubières | 09 | 813 km S | 359 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Hecq'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentières | 77 | 179 km S | 361 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bussy-lès-Daours | 80 | 92 km W | 370 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cauroy-lès-Hermonville | 51 | 95 km S | 514 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cardonnette | 80 | 96 km W | 513 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marchezais | 28 | 220 km SW | 413 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Béhencourt | 80 | 89 km W | 301 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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