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Niergnies

Nord · CA de Cambrai · INSEE 59432

A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.

Few services 20.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Niergnies (INSEE 59432) is in Nord (59), part of CA de Cambrai. Population 509 (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/59432-niergnies

Vitality score

Vitality score 20.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 29 % of the 17,741 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 food0250
Social0200
Education0.63106.32
Health0100
Public & culture0.3251.58
Population trend0.5104.98
Housing mix0.9854.88

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6
Eating out 0 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 0 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 0 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 school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE RPI 14). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE NIERGNIES). [3]

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
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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]
Restaurant0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE PRIMAIRE RPI 14INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE NIERGNIESINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
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: 362 peak 1990: 510 2023: 509 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 495 (2012) → 509 (2023): 2.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 510 (1990) → 509 (2023): -0.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 249, of which 1.2 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmGP — 1.3 km N (Cambrai)Bakery — 1.6 km NE (Awoingt)Pharmacy — 1.6 km N (Cambrai)Food shop — 1.9 km N (Cambrai)
In the commune Primary school GP — 1.3 km NBakery — 1.6 km NEPharmacy — 1.6 km NFood shop — 1.9 km N 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 (Awoingt): 1.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Cambrai): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]

GP (Cambrai): 1.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Cambrai): 1.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Niergnies): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]

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 — 59432/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59432/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59432/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59432/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59039
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59122
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59432

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
Verderonne60106 km SW48319.1No daily shopsno figures
Caullery5911 km SE46721.6Few servicesno figures
Dernancourt8049 km SW51720.3Few servicesno figures
Giraumont6082 km SW51819.5No daily shopsno figures
Lalande-de-Pomerol33633 km SW61818.6No daily shopsno figures
Boussières-sur-Sambre5946 km E52221.7Few servicesno figures
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Caullery5911 km SE46721.6Few servicesno figures
Boussières-sur-Sambre5946 km E52221.7Few servicesno figures
Dernancourt8049 km SW51720.3Few servicesno figures
Giraumont6082 km SW51819.5No daily shopsno figures
Verderonne60106 km SW48319.1No daily shopsno figures
Lalande-de-Pomerol33633 km SW61818.6No daily shopsno figures

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