Hérin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hérin (INSEE 59302) is in Nord (59), part of CA de la Porte du Hainaut. Population 4,169 (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/59302-herin
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 11 % of the 5,437 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 | 0.53 | 20 | 10.55 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.55 |
| Housing mix | 1 | 5 | 4.98 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DEJARDIN). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (UNE FRITE HERIN D'AUTRE · PEPPER FRITES). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CAFE DE LA GARE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE GABRIEL PERI · ECOLE MATERNELLE JOLIOT CURIE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE HENRI BARBUSSE-LOUISE MICHEL). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CONSTANCE LECOEUVRE, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME RUGGIERO, MÉDECIN · CEDRIC RENARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LEFEVRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORTS AUGUSTE DELAUNE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (LYDIE COIFFURE · LEFEVRE PAMELA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DEJARDIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | UNE FRITE HERIN D'AUTRE · PEPPER FRITES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CAFE DE LA GARE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE GABRIEL PERI · ECOLE MATERNELLE JOLIOT CURIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE HENRI BARBUSSE-LOUISE MICHEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | CONSTANCE LECOEUVRE, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME RUGGIERO, MÉDECIN · CEDRIC RENARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LEFEVRE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE SPORTS AUGUSTE DELAUNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | LYDIE COIFFURE · LEFEVRE PAMELA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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): Wednesday de 8H30 à 12H30 rue jean Jaurès, Parking salle des fêtes / Salle des sports. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,936 (2012) → 4,169 (2023): 5.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,952 (1990) → 4,169 (2023): 5.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,874, of which 0.2 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Hérin): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Hérin): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Hérin): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Hérin): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Hérin): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VALENCIENNES weather station, 3.2 km away at 50 m; the village itself is at 45 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VALENCIENNES, 3.2 km away at 50 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 693 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VALENCIENNES, 3.2 km away at 50 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
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 — 59302/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-herin.fr/le-mot-du-maire/— “Le mercredi matin, de 8H30 à 12H30, rue jean Jaurès, Parking salle des fêtes / Salle des sports”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59302/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59302/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59302/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59302
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers | 58 | 373 km S | 3,688 | 31.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Membrolle-sur-Choisille | 37 | 384 km SW | 3,290 | 39.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaingy | 45 | 301 km SW | 4,116 | 40.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hergnies | 59 | 14 km N | 4,479 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castelmaurou | 31 | 757 km S | 4,524 | 43.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Évin-Malmaison | 62 | 31 km W | 4,628 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hergnies | 59 | 14 km N | 4,479 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Évin-Malmaison | 62 | 31 km W | 4,628 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
| Chaingy | 45 | 301 km SW | 4,116 | 40.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers | 58 | 373 km S | 3,688 | 31.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Membrolle-sur-Choisille | 37 | 384 km SW | 3,290 | 39.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelmaurou | 31 | 757 km S | 4,524 | 43.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Hérin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hergnies | 59 | 14 km N | 4,479 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verneuil-en-Halatte | 60 | 138 km SW | 4,775 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lestrem | 62 | 62 km NW | 5,009 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thumeries | 59 | 31 km NW | 4,170 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flines-lez-Raches | 59 | 21 km W | 5,745 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rousies | 59 | 40 km E | 3,980 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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