Leval
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Leval (INSEE 59344) is in Nord (59), part of CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre. Population 2,474 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59344-leval
Vitality score
Vitality score 26.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 8,314 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 | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.55 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (GOURMANDINE BY MEMERE FRITES). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARTHA DESRUMAUX). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LEVALLOISE). [3,4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LE VAL DU LIVRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (EL COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Post office / agence postale. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | GOURMANDINE BY MEMERE FRITES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARTHA DESRUMAUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LEVALLOISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LE VAL DU LIVRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | EL COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,433 (2012) → 2,474 (2023): 1.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,591 (1990) → 2,474 (2023): -4.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,112, of which 0.9 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aulnoye-Aymeries): 1.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Aulnoye-Aymeries): 1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Aulnoye-Aymeries): 1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Leval): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Leval): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE weather station, 7.8 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 140 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE, 7.8 km away at 185 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 817 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE, 7.8 km away at 185 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59344/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/bb9c2183-e556-3593-bb5e-8465968c7008— “Marché Hebdomadaire de Leval”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59344/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59344/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59344/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59033
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59344
- 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.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misérieux | 01 | 474 km S | 2,008 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 76 % |
| Les Auxons | 25 | 357 km SE | 2,533 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estillac | 47 | 713 km S | 2,463 | 42 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 77 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe | 14 | 325 km W | 2,482 | 33.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pencran | 29 | 616 km W | 2,234 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jaux | 60 | 117 km SW | 2,243 | 42.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaux | 60 | 117 km SW | 2,243 | 42.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe | 14 | 325 km W | 2,482 | 33.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Auxons | 25 | 357 km SE | 2,533 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Misérieux | 01 | 474 km S | 2,008 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 76 % |
| Pencran | 29 | 616 km W | 2,234 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estillac | 47 | 713 km S | 2,463 | 42 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 77 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Leval'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablain-Saint-Nazaire | 62 | 83 km W | 1,994 | 34.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bachy | 59 | 58 km NW | 1,898 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Écaillon | 59 | 48 km W | 1,869 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gasville-Oisème | 28 | 254 km SW | 1,467 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sailly-Labourse | 62 | 88 km NW | 2,493 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourghelles | 59 | 59 km NW | 1,682 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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