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Inchy

Nord · CA du Caudrésis et du Catésis · INSEE 59321

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 56.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Inchy (INSEE 59321) is in Nord (59), part of CA du Caudrésis et du Catésis. Population 619 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59321-inchy

Vitality score

Vitality score 56.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 96 % of the 16,894 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 food0.712517.74
Social0.752014.97
Education0.63106.32
Health0100
Public & culture0.3251.58
Population trend0.24102.36
Housing mix0.9454.72

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 1 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 food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ATELIER DU PAIN). [3,4]

2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA FERME DES QUATRE SAISONS · LES FRERES BOUCHERS). [3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ RUBY). [3,4]

1 × Restaurant (LES ROSES BLANCHES). [3,4]

2 × Café / bar (AU P'TIT PARIS · L'IMPREVU). [4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE RPI 25). [3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (INCHY AP). [3]

2 × Hairdresser (JUST'IN · CHA ' D' COIFF). [3,4]

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

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)1L'ATELIER DU PAININSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)2LA FERME DES QUATRE SAISONS · LES FRERES BOUCHERSINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)1CHEZ RUBYINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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]
Restaurant1LES ROSES BLANCHESINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Café / bar2AU P'TIT PARIS · L'IMPREVUINSEE SIRENE 2 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLE RPI 25INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)0INSEE BPE 0 [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 postale1INCHY APINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser2JUST'IN · CHA ' D' COIFFINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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: 1,158 2023: 619 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 726 (2012) → 619 (2023): -14.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 841 (1990) → 619 (2023): -26.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 355, of which 2.8 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmGP — 2.8 km NW (Béthencourt)Pharmacy — 3.5 km N (Viesly)
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school GP — 2.8 km NWPharmacy — 3.5 km N 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 (Inchy): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Inchy): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]

GP (Béthencourt): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Viesly): 3.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]

Primary school (Inchy): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]

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 — 59321/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59321/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59321/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59321/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59321
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59075
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59614

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
Pont-l'Évêque6071 km SW64847.9Partly servedno figures
Le Manoir27186 km SW1,27245.8Partly servedno figures
Hautvillers51121 km S60841.7Partly servedno figures
Saint-Georges-Montcocq50346 km W98854.3Partly servedno figures
Guéreins01457 km S1,51249.2Partly servedno figures
Nézel78176 km SW1,13939.1Few servicesno figures
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Pont-l'Évêque6071 km SW64847.9Partly servedno figures
Hautvillers51121 km S60841.7Partly servedno figures
Nézel78176 km SW1,13939.1Few servicesno figures
Le Manoir27186 km SW1,27245.8Partly servedno figures
Saint-Georges-Montcocq50346 km W98854.3Partly servedno figures
Guéreins01457 km S1,51249.2Partly servedno figures

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Elsewhere

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