Mecquignies
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mecquignies (INSEE 59396) is in Nord (59), part of CC du Pays de Mormal. Population 695 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 23.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 16,434 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.9 |
| Housing mix | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU CENTRE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MECQUIGNIES). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (MADEMOISELLE'S). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MECQUIGNIES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | MADEMOISELLE'S | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 680 (2012) → 695 (2023): 2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 584 (1990) → 695 (2023): 19 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 348, of which 0 % second homes and 14.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bavay): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bavay): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Bavay): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bavay): 3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mecquignies): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MAUBEUGE weather station, 11.5 km away at 142 m; the village itself is at 145 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE, 16.6 km away at 185 m, over 20 summers. [10]
An average of 834 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE QUESNOY, 10.9 km away at 134 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
53 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 175,000 € — 1,112 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Nord is 1,802 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 59396/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59396/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59396/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59396/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59053
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59396
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catenay | 76 | 197 km SW | 702 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vuillecin | 25 | 414 km SE | 687 | 26.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 24 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chenebier | 70 | 361 km SE | 701 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Erchin | 59 | 45 km W | 670 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 99 % |
| Champdeuil | 77 | 200 km SW | 739 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brielles | 35 | 436 km SW | 692 | 25.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erchin | 59 | 45 km W | 670 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 99 % |
| Catenay | 76 | 197 km SW | 702 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champdeuil | 77 | 200 km SW | 739 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chenebier | 70 | 361 km SE | 701 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vuillecin | 25 | 414 km SE | 687 | 26.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 24 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brielles | 35 | 436 km SW | 692 | 25.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · 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 Mecquignies'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catenay | 76 | 197 km SW | 702 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champdeuil | 77 | 200 km SW | 739 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vieux-Mesnil | 59 | 4.6 km SE | 641 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chéry-lès-Pouilly | 02 | 70 km S | 742 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fouju | 77 | 202 km S | 655 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Warlaing | 59 | 37 km NW | 603 | 26.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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