Houdain-lez-Bavay
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Houdain-lez-Bavay (INSEE 59315) is in Nord (59), part of CC du Pays de Mormal. Population 902 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 26.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 14,955 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE AIME DEWITTE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
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, Library. [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE AIME DEWITTE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 909 (2012) → 902 (2023): -0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 890 (1990) → 902 (2023): 1.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 407, of which 1.5 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bavay): 2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bellignies): 1.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Bellignies): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bavay): 1.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Houdain-lez-Bavay): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
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. [11]
Measured at the MAUBEUGE weather station, 13.9 km away at 142 m; the village itself is at 123 m. [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, 12.2 km away at 134 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
46 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 173,500 € — 1,110 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Nord is 1,802 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59315/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59315/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59315/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59315/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59053
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59065
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59315
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corronsac | 31 | 780 km S | 901 | 32.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 76 % |
| Bours | 65 | 831 km S | 882 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 57 % |
| Saint-Augustin | 62 | 111 km W | 880 | 33.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 84 % |
| Coings | 36 | 411 km SW | 915 | 27.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 95 % |
| Savas-Mépin | 38 | 545 km S | 883 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 95 % |
| Candresse | 40 | 818 km SW | 872 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 77 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Augustin | 62 | 111 km W | 880 | 33.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 84 % |
| Coings | 36 | 411 km SW | 915 | 27.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 95 % |
| Savas-Mépin | 38 | 545 km S | 883 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 95 % |
| Corronsac | 31 | 780 km S | 901 | 32.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 76 % |
| Candresse | 40 | 818 km SW | 872 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 77 % |
| Bours | 65 | 831 km S | 882 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 57 % |
Elsewhere
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