Hondschoote
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hondschoote (INSEE 59309) is in Nord (59), part of CC des Hauts de Flandre. Population 3,957 (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/59309-hondschoote
Vitality score
Vitality score 47/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 37 % of the 5,692 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 8.08 |
| Social | 0.62 | 20 | 12.41 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PAIN DES FLANDRES · PAINS ET GOURMANDISES). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (AUX PRODUITS DE LA FERME). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALDI MARCHE BOIS GRENIER). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LA GRIGNOTIERE · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · AUX DEUX MOULINS · FRITERIE DU PARC). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (AUX EPERONS D'OR). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE E COORNAERT). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EMILE COORNAERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEANNE D ARC). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE LAMARTINE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (RITA VANBOCKSTAEL, MÉDECIN · SÉBASTIEN DELOBEL, MÉDECIN · CLEMENCE LOCQUET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE VANCAPPEL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'HONDSCHOOTE ESPACE CLAUDE GOSSET). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (STADE FERNAND SASTRE · ESPACE ALAIN COLAS). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE HONDSCHOOTE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (ASTRAKAN · ANGELIQ' COIFFURE · COIFFURE MIXTE EVASION). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING AU BON COIN · CAMPING BEVER HOUCK · LE PREJOLY). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | AU PAIN DES FLANDRES · PAINS ET GOURMANDISES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | AUX PRODUITS DE LA FERME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ALDI MARCHE BOIS GRENIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | LA GRIGNOTIERE · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · AUX DEUX MOULINS · FRITERIE DU PARC | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | AUX EPERONS D'OR | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE E COORNAERT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EMILE COORNAERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEANNE D ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE LAMARTINE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | RITA VANBOCKSTAEL, MÉDECIN · SÉBASTIEN DELOBEL, MÉDECIN · CLEMENCE LOCQUET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE VANCAPPEL | 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 D'HONDSCHOOTE ESPACE CLAUDE GOSSET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | STADE FERNAND SASTRE · ESPACE ALAIN COLAS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE HONDSCHOOTE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | ASTRAKAN · ANGELIQ' COIFFURE · COIFFURE MIXTE EVASION | INSEE BPE 3 / 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 | 3 | CAMPING AU BON COIN · CAMPING BEVER HOUCK · LE PREJOLY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday de 7H à 13H place du Général de Gaulle. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,072 (2012) → 3,957 (2023): -2.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,654 (1990) → 3,957 (2023): 8.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,679, of which 1.7 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Hondschoote): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Hondschoote): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Hondschoote): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Hondschoote): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Hondschoote): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
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. [10]
Measured at the STEENVOORDE weather station, 16.8 km away at 42 m; the village itself is at 9 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at STEENVOORDE, 16.8 km away at 42 m, over 18 summers. [10]
An average of 767 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at KILLEM, 3.7 km away at 7 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
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 — 59309/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.hondschoote.fr/vie-pratique/services-proximite— “Toute l'année : le vendredi sur la place du Général de Gaulle, de 7H à 13H. Marché tous produits.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59309/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59309/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59309/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59309
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiguillon | 47 | 761 km S | 3,968 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 36 % |
| Bourg-Achard | 27 | 220 km SW | 4,026 | 59 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 65 % |
| Grand Bourgtheroulde | 27 | 223 km SW | 3,995 | 49.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 65 % |
| Ablis | 78 | 279 km S | 3,913 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-Scorff | 56 | 556 km SW | 4,037 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moreuil | 80 | 135 km S | 3,936 | 47.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreuil | 80 | 135 km S | 3,936 | 47.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourg-Achard | 27 | 220 km SW | 4,026 | 59 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 65 % |
| Grand Bourgtheroulde | 27 | 223 km SW | 3,995 | 49.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 65 % |
| Ablis | 78 | 279 km S | 3,913 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-Scorff | 56 | 556 km SW | 4,037 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aiguillon | 47 | 761 km S | 3,968 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Hondschoote'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-Scorff | 56 | 556 km SW | 4,037 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romillé | 35 | 446 km SW | 4,189 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont | 76 | 156 km SW | 3,665 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lumbres | 62 | 45 km SW | 3,579 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Guerche-de-Bretagne | 35 | 436 km SW | 4,554 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny | 50 | 362 km SW | 3,903 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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