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Hon-Hergies

Nord · CC du Pays de Mormal · INSEE 59310

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 29.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Hon-Hergies (INSEE 59310) is in Nord (59), part of CC du Pays de Mormal. Population 867 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59310-hon-hergies

Vitality score

Vitality score 29.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 35 % of the 15,194 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0250
Social0.32206.32
Education0.63106.32
Health0100
Public & culture0.3251.58
Population trend0.64106.44
Housing mix0.8954.43

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 0 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 0 of 3
Lodging 1 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 school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]

1 × Restaurant. [3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'HON-HERGIES 23 RUE GASTON GENARTE). [3]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA COURBAGNE). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 2 × Campsite.

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant1INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'HON-HERGIES 23 RUE GASTON GENARTEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite1CAMPING LA COURBAGNEINSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]

Market and village life

A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]

Trajectory

1968: 810 2023: 867 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 827 (2012) → 867 (2023): 4.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]

Population 758 (1990) → 867 (2023): 14.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 419, of which 5.7 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmPrimary school — 0.6 km SE (Hon-Hergies)Food shop — 3.0 km W (Bellignies)GP — 3.3 km W (Bellignies)Pharmacy — 3.6 km SW (Bavay)Bakery — 3.7 km SW (Bavay)
Primary school — 0.6 km SEFood shop — 3.0 km WGP — 3.3 km WPharmacy — 3.6 km SWBakery — 3.7 km SW 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 (Bavay): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]

Food shop (Bellignies): 3 km to the west (straight line). [10]

GP (Bellignies): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]

Pharmacy (Bavay): 3.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Hon-Hergies): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

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 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]

Measured at the MAUBEUGE weather station, 12.6 km away at 142 m; the village itself is at 125 m. [12]

An average of 864 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]

Rainfall measured at MAUBEUGE, 12.6 km away at 142 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59310/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9bc2ab13-e617-3618-b948-886b3f423adb— “Marché de l'Avesnois® de Hon-Hergies”(unverified)
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59310/2012
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59310/1990
  8. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59310/logement/2023
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59053
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59065
  11. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59310
  12. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Illeville-sur-Montfort27248 km SW85630.9Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 96 %
Serbannes03472 km S85432.1Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 99 %
Crandelles15607 km S87236.3Few servicesWarmer summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 28 %
Mogneneins01472 km S84136.5Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 36 % · winter 99 %
Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône42547 km S88836.9Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 93 %
Doissin38550 km S87633.8Few servicesWarmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 35 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Illeville-sur-Montfort27248 km SW85630.9Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 96 %
Mogneneins01472 km S84136.5Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 36 % · winter 99 %
Serbannes03472 km S85432.1Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 99 %
Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône42547 km S88836.9Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 93 %
Doissin38550 km S87633.8Few servicesWarmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 35 %
Crandelles15607 km S87236.3Few servicesWarmer summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 28 %

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