Leffrinckoucke
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Leffrinckoucke (INSEE 59340) is in Nord (59), part of CU de Dunkerque. Population 4,078 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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 42/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 5,535 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 | 0.22 | 25 | 5.53 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.54 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU BON PAIN D'AUTREFOIS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE MERSSEMAN). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (FRITERIE CHEZ FRED · AUX VENTS SUCRES - LE HUB · LES OYATS · PICCOLO BELLO). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE SAINT CLOUD). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE BONPAIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU VILLAGE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HÉLÈNE BREFORT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LOUCHIE · PHARMACIE DE LA MER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LEFFRINCKOUCKE AGENCE COMMUNALE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LEFFRINCKOUCKE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (STADE GEORGE DACOSSE · SALLE DE PIERRE DE COUBERTIN · PISCINE PAUL HANCOLAS ET SALLE DEMARTINICOURT). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (RACINE CARRE BY VIRGINIE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MER ET VACANCES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU BON PAIN D'AUTREFOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE MERSSEMAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 7 | FRITERIE CHEZ FRED · AUX VENTS SUCRES - LE HUB · LES OYATS · PICCOLO BELLO | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE SAINT CLOUD | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE BONPAIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU VILLAGE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | HÉLÈNE BREFORT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE LOUCHIE · PHARMACIE DE LA MER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LEFFRINCKOUCKE AGENCE COMMUNALE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LEFFRINCKOUCKE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | STADE GEORGE DACOSSE · SALLE DE PIERRE DE COUBERTIN · PISCINE PAUL HANCOLAS ET SALLE DEMARTINICOURT | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | RACINE CARRE BY VIRGINIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MER ET VACANCES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,411 (2012) → 4,078 (2023): -7.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,641 (1990) → 4,078 (2023): -12.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,067, of which 3 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Leffrinckoucke): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Leffrinckoucke): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Leffrinckoucke): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Leffrinckoucke): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Leffrinckoucke): 0.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the DUNKERQUE weather station, 6.9 km away at 11 m; the village itself is at 6 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DUNKERQUE, 6.9 km away at 11 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 702 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at DUNKERQUE, 6.9 km away at 11 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
212 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 215,011 € — 2,213 € per m² of built surface. [10]
39 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 180,000 € — 2,838 € per m². [10]
The median across Nord is 1,802 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
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 — 59340/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59340/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59340/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59340/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59340
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Horme | 42 | 638 km S | 4,806 | 58.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Giberville | 14 | 284 km SW | 5,077 | 42.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Serémange-Erzange | 57 | 324 km SE | 4,251 | 41.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 57 % |
| Mondelange | 57 | 332 km SE | 5,699 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 59 % |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 62 | 36 km SW | 5,843 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 % |
| Venette | 60 | 184 km S | 2,758 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 62 | 36 km SW | 5,843 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 % |
| Venette | 60 | 184 km S | 2,758 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Giberville | 14 | 284 km SW | 5,077 | 42.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Serémange-Erzange | 57 | 324 km SE | 4,251 | 41.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 57 % |
| Mondelange | 57 | 332 km SE | 5,699 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 59 % |
| L'Horme | 42 | 638 km S | 4,806 | 58.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Leffrinckoucke'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavilly | 76 | 196 km SW | 6,029 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Louvigny | 14 | 292 km SW | 2,612 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lesneven | 29 | 558 km SW | 7,566 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cappelle-la-Grande | 59 | 7.7 km SW | 7,839 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rinxent | 62 | 56 km SW | 2,987 | 52.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-Audemer | 27 | 233 km SW | 10,023 | 64.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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