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Ligny-en-Cambrésis

Nord · CA du Caudrésis et du Catésis · INSEE 59349

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

Partly served 45.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Ligny-en-Cambrésis (INSEE 59349) is in Nord (59), part of CA du Caudrésis et du Catésis. Population 1,847 (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/59349-ligny-en-cambresis

Vitality score

Vitality score 45.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 60 % of the 10,130 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 food0.26256.56
Social0.512010.26
Education0.39103.93
Health0.51105.13
Public & culture0.3951.97
Population trend0.62106.18
Housing mix0.9854.9

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 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 GOURMAND). [3,4]

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

2 × Restaurant (AU PETIT CREUX DES LEUS · AU SAINT JEAN). [3,4]

1 × Café / bar (LE CENTRAL). [4]

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

2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VINCENT AVEZ, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE LEBLANC, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LIGNY). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LIGNY EN CAMBRESIS LPAC AP). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE LIGNY-EN-CAMBRÉSIS). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE MULTISPORT). [3]

5 × Hairdresser (GLADYS COIFF' · EQUILYBRE). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)1L'ATELIER GOURMANDINSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)1INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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]
Restaurant2AU PETIT CREUX DES LEUS · AU SAINT JEANINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Café / bar1LE CENTRALINSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)2VINCENT AVEZ, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE LEBLANC, MÉDECININSEE BPE 2 [3]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE DE LIGNYINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1LIGNY EN CAMBRESIS LPAC APINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE LIGNY-EN-CAMBRÉSISINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1SALLE MULTISPORTINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser5GLADYS COIFF' · EQUILYBREINSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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: 2,034 2023: 1,847 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,863 (2012) → 1,847 (2023): -0.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 1,652 (1990) → 1,847 (2023): 11.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 864, of which 1 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmFood shop — 1.9 km NE (Caudry)Bakery — 2.3 km NE (Caudry)
In the commune Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Food shop — 1.9 km NEBakery — 2.3 km NE 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 (Caudry): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Caudry): 1.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]

GP (Ligny-en-Cambrésis): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Ligny-en-Cambrésis): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Ligny-en-Cambrésis): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]

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 — 59349/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59349/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59349/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59349/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59139
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59349

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
Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom63464 km S2,11061.6Servedno figures
Morancé69478 km S2,26151.6Partly servedno figures
Longueville77177 km S1,80449.2Partly servedno figures
Cantenay-Épinard49406 km SW2,41559.6Partly servedno figures
Hesdin-l'Abbé62136 km NW1,89139Few servicesno figures
Le Vernet03444 km S1,91944.2Partly servedno figures
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Hesdin-l'Abbé62136 km NW1,89139Few servicesno figures
Longueville77177 km S1,80449.2Partly servedno figures
Cantenay-Épinard49406 km SW2,41559.6Partly servedno figures
Le Vernet03444 km S1,91944.2Partly servedno figures
Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom63464 km S2,11061.6Servedno figures
Morancé69478 km S2,26151.6Partly servedno figures

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Elsewhere

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