Lille
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 95.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lille (INSEE 59350) is in Nord (59), part of Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population 238,246 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 95.3/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 42 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 | 1 | 25 | 24.98 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Health | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Public & culture | 0.87 | 5 | 4.35 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 6.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
145 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHUCK'S · ESPACE LACQUEMENT). [3,4]
48 × Butcher (boucherie) (SERVIVIANDE · BOUCHERIE LECOMTE PERE & FILS · SARL AKOUDAD). [3,4]
153 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (KHALFAOUI EMBARKA · BOUHOUCH ZAHRA · LE SOLEIL D'AGADIR). [3,4]
53 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE BOIS GRENIER · ALDI MARCHE BOIS - GRENIER · DISTRIFIVES · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
4 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA CAVE DES FROMAGES · FROMAGERIES PHILIPPE OLIVIER · LES FROMAGES DE CATHY). [4]
5 × Fishmonger (LE PETIT MOUSSE · HDM · POISSONNERIE DES HALLES · LA MAREE · POISSONNERIE LA MEDITERRANEE). [3,4]
1371 × Restaurant (BRASSERIE DU PRESIDENT · TOUT CHAUD · LA DUCASSE · BUFFALO GRILL · LA BRIOCHE DOREE). [3,4]
457 × Café / bar (FESTA · BUENA ONDA · LE PALENQUE · LE FIRST · LA TROMPETTE). [4]
39 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE M BOUCHOR · ECOLE MATERNELLE MOZART · ECOLE MATERNELLE LEON FRAPIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE APPLIC ANDRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES MOULINS). [3]
70 × Primary school (élémentaire) (EC.REGIONALE DU PREMIER DEGRE ERNEST COUTEAUX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LITTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MOULIN PERGAUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANATOLE FRANCE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE INTERNATIONALE SOPHIE GERMAIN). [3]
23 × Collège (COLLEGE FRANKLIN · COLLEGE JEAN JAURES · COLLEGE PAUL VERLAINE · COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL CARNOT · COLLEGE JEAN ZAY). [3]
307 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAXIME SAMSON, MÉDECIN · MATTHIEU FACHON, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE JABLONSKI, MÉDECIN · PATRICE ROELS, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRA BEGUE, MÉDECIN). [3]
65 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PERILLAUD · PHARMACIE LESAGE · PHARMACIE DU BUISSON · PHARMACIE BEATRICE HOURIEZ · PHARMACIE BARBRY). [3,4]
22 × Post office / agence postale (LOMME BOURG CARREFOUR CITY RP · LILLE CARREFOUR CITY ST SEB LPR RP · LILLE WAZEMMES MY AUCHAN RP · LILLE CARREFOUR CITY BELFORT RP · LILLE TOURNAI CARREFOUR CITY RP). [3]
13 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE MOULINS MAXENCE VAN DER MEERSCH · L'ODYSSEE, MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LOMME · MÉDIATHÈQUE DES BOIS BLANCS ARTHUR RIMBAUD · MÉDIATHÈQUE DU FAUBOURG DE BÉTHUNE (FERMETURE DÉFINITIVE OCTOBRE 2023 · MÉDIATHÈQUE DU VIEUX LILLE MARGUERITE YOURCENAR). [3]
4 × Cinema (UGC CINE CITE LILLE · MAJESTIC · METROPOLE · KINEPOLIS). [3]
42 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DU BLASON · SALLE ANDRE ZOETE · SALLE ANTOINE BLONDIN · SALLE DENIS CORDONNIER · PALAIS DES SPORTS SAINT SAUVEUR). [3]
98 × Bank (FACTOFRANCE · BANQUE TRANSATLANTIQUE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL HELLEMMES · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL LILLE LIBERTE). [3]
256 × Hairdresser (ACTUELLE SARL · COIFFURE JACQUES DESANGE · NEW COIFFURE SOC · JACQUES DESSANGE). [3,4]
11 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
46 × Hotel (BOA HOTEL · IBIS CENTRE GRAND PLACE · LE NAPOLEON · IBIS LILLE CENTRE GARES · HÔTEL ALLIANCE COUVENT DES MINIMES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 28 × Bakery (boulangerie), 8 × Butcher (boucherie), 36 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 9 × Supermarket, 300 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 2 × GP (médecin généraliste), 12 × Pharmacy, 17 × Bank, 48 × Hairdresser, 10 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 145 | CHUCK'S · ESPACE LACQUEMENT | INSEE BPE 145 / INSEE SIRENE 180 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 48 | SERVIVIANDE · BOUCHERIE LECOMTE PERE & FILS · SARL AKOUDAD | INSEE BPE 48 / INSEE SIRENE 66 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 153 | KHALFAOUI EMBARKA · BOUHOUCH ZAHRA · LE SOLEIL D'AGADIR | INSEE BPE 153 / INSEE SIRENE 246 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 53 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE BOIS GRENIER · ALDI MARCHE BOIS - GRENIER · DISTRIFIVES · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 53 / INSEE SIRENE 83 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 4 | LA CAVE DES FROMAGES · FROMAGERIES PHILIPPE OLIVIER · LES FROMAGES DE CATHY | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 5 | LE PETIT MOUSSE · HDM · POISSONNERIE DES HALLES · LA MAREE · POISSONNERIE LA MEDITERRANEE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 1371 | BRASSERIE DU PRESIDENT · TOUT CHAUD · LA DUCASSE · BUFFALO GRILL · LA BRIOCHE DOREE | INSEE BPE 1371 / INSEE SIRENE 2257 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 457 | FESTA · BUENA ONDA · LE PALENQUE · LE FIRST · LA TROMPETTE | INSEE SIRENE 457 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 39 | ECOLE MATERNELLE M BOUCHOR · ECOLE MATERNELLE MOZART · ECOLE MATERNELLE LEON FRAPIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE APPLIC ANDRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES MOULINS | INSEE BPE 39 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 70 | EC.REGIONALE DU PREMIER DEGRE ERNEST COUTEAUX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LITTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MOULIN PERGAUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANATOLE FRANCE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE INTERNATIONALE SOPHIE GERMAIN | INSEE BPE 70 [3] |
| Collège | 23 | COLLEGE FRANKLIN · COLLEGE JEAN JAURES · COLLEGE PAUL VERLAINE · COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL CARNOT · COLLEGE JEAN ZAY | INSEE BPE 23 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 307 | MAXIME SAMSON, MÉDECIN · MATTHIEU FACHON, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE JABLONSKI, MÉDECIN · PATRICE ROELS, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRA BEGUE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 307 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 65 | PHARMACIE PERILLAUD · PHARMACIE LESAGE · PHARMACIE DU BUISSON · PHARMACIE BEATRICE HOURIEZ · PHARMACIE BARBRY | INSEE BPE 65 / INSEE SIRENE 102 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 22 | LOMME BOURG CARREFOUR CITY RP · LILLE CARREFOUR CITY ST SEB LPR RP · LILLE WAZEMMES MY AUCHAN RP · LILLE CARREFOUR CITY BELFORT RP · LILLE TOURNAI CARREFOUR CITY RP | INSEE BPE 22 [3] |
| Library | 13 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE MOULINS MAXENCE VAN DER MEERSCH · L'ODYSSEE, MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LOMME · MÉDIATHÈQUE DES BOIS BLANCS ARTHUR RIMBAUD · MÉDIATHÈQUE DU FAUBOURG DE BÉTHUNE (FERMETURE DÉFINITIVE OCTOBRE 2023 · MÉDIATHÈQUE DU VIEUX LILLE MARGUERITE YOURCENAR | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Cinema | 4 | UGC CINE CITE LILLE · MAJESTIC · METROPOLE · KINEPOLIS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 42 | SALLE DU BLASON · SALLE ANDRE ZOETE · SALLE ANTOINE BLONDIN · SALLE DENIS CORDONNIER · PALAIS DES SPORTS SAINT SAUVEUR | INSEE BPE 42 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 98 | FACTOFRANCE · BANQUE TRANSATLANTIQUE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL HELLEMMES · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL LILLE LIBERTE | INSEE BPE 98 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 256 | ACTUELLE SARL · COIFFURE JACQUES DESANGE · NEW COIFFURE SOC · JACQUES DESSANGE | INSEE BPE 256 / INSEE SIRENE 389 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 11 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 46 | BOA HOTEL · IBIS CENTRE GRAND PLACE · LE NAPOLEON · IBIS LILLE CENTRE GARES · HÔTEL ALLIANCE COUVENT DES MINIMES | INSEE BPE 46 / INSEE SIRENE 127 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 4 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday. [5,6,7]
Trajectory
Population 228,652 (2012) → 238,246 (2023): 4.2 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 198,691 (1990) → 238,246 (2023): 19.9 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 146,031, of which 3.4 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lille): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Lille): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
GP (Lille): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Lille): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Lille): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LILLE-LESQUIN weather station, 7 km away at 47 m; the village itself is at 23 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LILLE-LESQUIN, 7 km away at 47 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 779 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LILLE ISA, 1.8 km away at 19 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6,7]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59350/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/28/06f2ddb9-1ba4-3675-abd2-ae6787b15aee— “Chaque mercredi, vendredi et dimanche matin, la Place du Concert s'anime avec le Marché du Vieux-Lille, offrant une ambiance conviviale et chaleureuse.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2023-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/28/08e0eb1f-a269-3d63-9e9a-384a761b834c— “Impossible de ne pas se rendre au marché de Wazemmes un dimanche !”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2023-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/28/2a676d58-d3ab-3e64-9243-807088e80ed9— “Au cœur du centre historique de Lille, la cour intérieure de la Vieille Bourse, joyau de l'architecture flamande du XVIIe siècle, accueille chaque après-midi, du mardi au dimanche, le Marché aux livres.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59350/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59350/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59350/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59350
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rennes | 35 | 444 km SW | 230,890 | 94.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bordeaux | 33 | 699 km SW | 267,991 | 95.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Strasbourg | 67 | 407 km SE | 293,771 | 94.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montpellier | 34 | 784 km S | 310,240 | 98.1 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| Toulon | 83 | 863 km S | 179,116 | 93.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Reims | 51 | 167 km SE | 177,674 | 91.7 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 51 | 167 km SE | 177,674 | 91.7 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Strasbourg | 67 | 407 km SE | 293,771 | 94.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rennes | 35 | 444 km SW | 230,890 | 94.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bordeaux | 33 | 699 km SW | 267,991 | 95.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montpellier | 34 | 784 km S | 310,240 | 98.1 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| Toulon | 83 | 863 km S | 179,116 | 93.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Lille'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rennes | 35 | 444 km SW | 230,890 | 94.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nantes | 44 | 508 km SW | 327,734 | 96.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caen | 14 | 295 km SW | 109,400 | 91.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tourcoing | 59 | 12 km NE | 98,772 | 90.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roubaix | 59 | 9.9 km NE | 98,286 | 90.1 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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