Orchies
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 70.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Orchies (INSEE 59449) is in Nord (59), part of CC Pévèle-Carembault. Population 8,396 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/59449-orchies
Vitality score
Vitality score 70.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 2,909 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 | 0.69 | 25 | 17.34 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.12 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.74 | 10 | 7.39 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE ORCHIES · SOLEIL DU MIDI · LES DELICES DE CHARLOU · ADDICTION PATISSERIE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (HENRI BOUCHER · DELPORTE). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALDI MARCHE · O DELICES D'ALEX · AU PRE DES FERMIERS · LE RELAIS DE LA GARE). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (SOC VALCOR · LIDL · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · ORCHIES RAULT DISTRIBUTION · NATUREO). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE OLIVIER TRAITEUR). [3,4]
25 × Restaurant (LE SAMBUCA · THILDE · ADGP · ALKARIC). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (ENIGMA' BAR · LA CAFE DE LA PLACE · LA CHICOREE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ROGER SALENGRO). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE · PRIMAIRE ND PROVIDENCE ST MICHEL). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE DU PEVELE · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME LA PROVIDENCE). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTOPHE KRAWIEC, MÉDECIN · AURELIE POLLET, MÉDECIN · CHARLES CUPPENS, MÉDECIN · MAXENCE DUBOIS, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE DEBERGUE, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · GRANDE PHARMACIE D ORCHIES · PHARMACIE DU MILLENIUM). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'ORCHIES). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS ROBERT LEROUX · SALLE DES SPORTS LEO LAGRANGE). [3]
10 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ORCHIES · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE ORCHIES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (CLUB COIFFURE · MLV COIFFURE · GILME PEGGY · NHC · MORGANE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LE MANOIR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | BOULANGERIE ORCHIES · SOLEIL DU MIDI · LES DELICES DE CHARLOU · ADDICTION PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | HENRI BOUCHER · DELPORTE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | ALDI MARCHE · O DELICES D'ALEX · AU PRE DES FERMIERS · LE RELAIS DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | SOC VALCOR · LIDL · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · ORCHIES RAULT DISTRIBUTION · NATUREO | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE OLIVIER TRAITEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 25 | LE SAMBUCA · THILDE · ADGP · ALKARIC | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | ENIGMA' BAR · LA CAFE DE LA PLACE · LA CHICOREE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ROGER SALENGRO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE · PRIMAIRE ND PROVIDENCE ST MICHEL | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE DU PEVELE · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME LA PROVIDENCE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | CHRISTOPHE KRAWIEC, MÉDECIN · AURELIE POLLET, MÉDECIN · CHARLES CUPPENS, MÉDECIN · MAXENCE DUBOIS, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE DEBERGUE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · GRANDE PHARMACIE D ORCHIES · PHARMACIE DU MILLENIUM | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'ORCHIES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE DES SPORTS ROBERT LEROUX · SALLE DES SPORTS LEO LAGRANGE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ORCHIES · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE ORCHIES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | CLUB COIFFURE · MLV COIFFURE · GILME PEGGY · NHC · MORGANE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LE MANOIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday 8h00 à 12h00 Place du Général de Gaulle / Rue des Capucines. [5]
Trajectory
Population 8,196 (2012) → 8,396 (2023): 2.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,945 (1990) → 8,396 (2023): 20.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,233, of which 0.5 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Orchies): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Orchies): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Orchies): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Orchies): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Orchies): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CAPPELLE-EN-PEV weather station, 5 km away at 51 m; the village itself is at 38 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LILLE-LESQUIN, 14.8 km away at 47 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 718 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CAPPELLE-EN-PEV, 5 km away at 51 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
430 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 186,600 € — 2,168 € per m² of built surface. [11]
99 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 145,000 € — 2,113 € per m². [11]
The median across Nord is 1,802 € per m², so this commune sits above 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
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 — 59449/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-orchies.fr/marches/— “Ce marché a lieu sur la Grand Place toute l'année le vendredi de 8h00 à 12h00”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59449/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59449/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59449/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59449
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onnaing | 59 | 27 km E | 8,479 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carbon-Blanc | 33 | 681 km SW | 8,331 | 56.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf | 76 | 207 km SW | 8,306 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marguerittes | 30 | 741 km S | 8,346 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mazingarbe | 62 | 37 km W | 8,217 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
| Unieux | 42 | 569 km S | 8,514 | 57.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onnaing | 59 | 27 km E | 8,479 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mazingarbe | 62 | 37 km W | 8,217 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf | 76 | 207 km SW | 8,306 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Unieux | 42 | 569 km S | 8,514 | 57.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carbon-Blanc | 33 | 681 km SW | 8,331 | 56.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Marguerittes | 30 | 741 km S | 8,346 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 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 Orchies'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onnaing | 59 | 27 km E | 8,479 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf | 76 | 207 km SW | 8,306 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aulnoye-Aymeries | 59 | 52 km SE | 8,612 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lillebonne | 76 | 221 km SW | 8,541 | 71.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne | 60 | 121 km S | 8,677 | 67.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nangis | 77 | 214 km S | 8,867 | 70.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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