Loon-Plage
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Loon-Plage (INSEE 59359) is in Nord (59), part of CU de Dunkerque. Population 5,952 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59359-loon-plage
Vitality score
Vitality score 56/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 3,979 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 | 0.44 | 25 | 10.95 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (VANDOMME). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE RIAD · L'ART DE LA VIANDE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (DUNDIS · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (LOON GARDEN · SNACK LOON · L'ORIGAN · C & B · LE GALA'METS). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE LONCHAMP). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE GERARD PHILIPE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PASTEUR - LAMARTINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FAWAZ JOOMUN, MÉDECIN · ABDOUL-ANRIF MOINDJIE, MÉDECIN · GÉRARD DUVAL, MÉDECIN · WILFRIED VERRIEZ, MÉDECIN · AUDREY LEGRAND, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SARL PHARMACIE DECROOCQ · PHARMACIE DELHAYE DELANNOY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE LOON-PLAGE MARCEL PAGNOL). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE MARCEL ROMMEL · SALLE GEORGES CARPENTIER · SALLE LEO LAGRANGE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (DOMICILE COIFFURE · IMAGINATIF · ZOLY COIFFURE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HÔTEL CAMPANILE · PREMIERE CLASSE · LA TENTE VERTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | VANDOMME | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE RIAD · L'ART DE LA VIANDE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Supermarket | 3 | DUNDIS · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 8 | LOON GARDEN · SNACK LOON · L'ORIGAN · C & B · LE GALA'METS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE LONCHAMP | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE GERARD PHILIPE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PASTEUR - LAMARTINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | FAWAZ JOOMUN, MÉDECIN · ABDOUL-ANRIF MOINDJIE, MÉDECIN · GÉRARD DUVAL, MÉDECIN · WILFRIED VERRIEZ, MÉDECIN · AUDREY LEGRAND, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SARL PHARMACIE DECROOCQ · PHARMACIE DELHAYE DELANNOY | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE LOON-PLAGE MARCEL PAGNOL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | SALLE MARCEL ROMMEL · SALLE GEORGES CARPENTIER · SALLE LEO LAGRANGE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | DOMICILE COIFFURE · IMAGINATIF · ZOLY COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | HÔTEL CAMPANILE · PREMIERE CLASSE · LA TENTE VERTE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Sunday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,293 (2012) → 5,952 (2023): -5.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,435 (1990) → 5,952 (2023): -7.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,564, of which 0.7 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Loon-Plage): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Loon-Plage): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Loon-Plage): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Loon-Plage): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Loon-Plage): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the DUNKERQUE weather station, 10.8 km away at 11 m; the village itself is at 5 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DUNKERQUE, 10.8 km away at 11 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 778 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GRAVELINES, 6 km away at 3 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59359/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-loonplage.org/mon-quotidien/infos-pratiques/— “Le marché dominical”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59359/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59359/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59359/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59359
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fismes | 51 | 215 km SE | 5,850 | 59.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roye | 80 | 150 km S | 5,833 | 65.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jœuf | 54 | 334 km SE | 6,392 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher | 18 | 445 km S | 6,463 | 60.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 49 % · humidity 79 % |
| Surgères | 17 | 586 km SW | 6,897 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 57 % |
| Pont-Saint-Martin | 44 | 512 km SW | 7,093 | 60.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roye | 80 | 150 km S | 5,833 | 65.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fismes | 51 | 215 km SE | 5,850 | 59.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jœuf | 54 | 334 km SE | 6,392 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher | 18 | 445 km S | 6,463 | 60.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 49 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pont-Saint-Martin | 44 | 512 km SW | 7,093 | 60.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Surgères | 17 | 586 km SW | 6,897 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 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 Loon-Plage'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquise | 62 | 41 km SW | 5,217 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grand-Fort-Philippe | 59 | 8.1 km W | 4,887 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plabennec | 29 | 552 km SW | 8,686 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Landivisiau | 29 | 529 km SW | 9,426 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bergues | 59 | 15 km E | 3,525 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-l'Abbé | 29 | 581 km SW | 8,484 | 74.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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