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Honnechy

Nord · CA du Caudrésis et du Catésis · INSEE 59311

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

Few services 20.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Honnechy (INSEE 59311) is in Nord (59), part of CA du Caudrésis et du Catésis. Population 541 (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/59311-honnechy

Vitality score

Vitality score 20.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 24 % of the 17,550 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
Social0200
Education0.63106.32
Health0100
Public & culture050
Population trend0.61106.11
Housing mix0.9354.66

Services

What is here, at a glance

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

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

1 × Hairdresser (VICTORY ROLLS HAIR TRUCK). [3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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]
Restaurant0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser1VICTORY ROLLS HAIR TRUCKINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 703 2023: 541 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 535 (2012) → 541 (2023): 1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 487 (1990) → 541 (2023): 11.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 238, of which 3.4 % second homes and 14.7 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmBakery — 0.8 km NW (Maurois)Food shop — 2.2 km NW (Bertry)GP — 3.0 km NW (Bertry)Pharmacy — 3.1 km NW (Bertry)
In the commune Primary school Bakery — 0.8 km NWFood shop — 2.2 km NWGP — 3.0 km NWPharmacy — 3.1 km NW 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 (Maurois): 0.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Bertry): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]

GP (Bertry): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Bertry): 3.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Honnechy): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]

Climate

No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59311/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59311/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59311/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59311/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59394
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59074
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59311

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
Wintzenheim-Kochersberg67332 km SE53224.7Few servicesno figures
Aveluy8058 km W54019.3No daily shopsno figures
Kienheim67335 km SE53719No daily shopsno figures
Chesny57229 km SE55324.8Few servicesno figures
Avenay14303 km W55524.3Few servicesno figures
Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes8078 km W51722Few servicesno figures
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Aveluy8058 km W54019.3No daily shopsno figures
Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes8078 km W51722Few servicesno figures
Chesny57229 km SE55324.8Few servicesno figures
Avenay14303 km W55524.3Few servicesno figures
Wintzenheim-Kochersberg67332 km SE53224.7Few servicesno figures
Kienheim67335 km SE53719No daily shopsno figures

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