Le Quesnoy
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Quesnoy (INSEE 59481) is in Nord (59), part of CC du Pays de Mormal. Population 4,878 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 61/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 4,789 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 | 0.48 | 25 | 12.07 |
| Social | 0.88 | 20 | 17.68 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.77 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 4.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MERCIER VALERY · CABOSSE & NOUS). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (HENRI BOUCHER · BOUCHERIE QUERCITAINE · DUBIQUET - BRANCOURT). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PRESSING DES PORTES DE L'AVESNOIS). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · SUPERMARCHES MATCH). [3,4]
19 × Restaurant (FINANCIERE DE CRESSAC · FGM PIZZA). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LE CARILLON · LA CIVETTE · SNC FJC ). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DR AVERILL · ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CENTRE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE EUGENE THOMAS). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BENOIT GAROT, MÉDECIN · MICHAEL BLAS, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE HISBERGUES, MÉDECIN · BERNARD POTEAU, MÉDECIN · KARIM AISSAT, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L HOTEL DE VILLE · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DES REMPARTS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LE QUESNOY · 59 - MEDIATHEQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DU NORD, SITE AVESNOIS-VALENCIENNOIS SITE DE L'AVESNOIS-VALENCIENNOIS). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (STADE HUBERT JOUANISSON · CENTRE LOWENDAL). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL LE QUESNOY · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE LE QUESNOY · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (SARL CDL · NATUR'ELLE & LUI · MYSTIC COIFFURE · ZOHAR ANDREE · SUBLIM'HAIR). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU LAC VAUBAN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | MERCIER VALERY · CABOSSE & NOUS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | HENRI BOUCHER · BOUCHERIE QUERCITAINE · DUBIQUET - BRANCOURT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PRESSING DES PORTES DE L'AVESNOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · SUPERMARCHES MATCH | 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 | 19 | FINANCIERE DE CRESSAC · FGM PIZZA | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 30 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE CARILLON · LA CIVETTE · SNC FJC | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DR AVERILL · ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE EUGENE THOMAS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | BENOIT GAROT, MÉDECIN · MICHAEL BLAS, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE HISBERGUES, MÉDECIN · BERNARD POTEAU, MÉDECIN · KARIM AISSAT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DE L HOTEL DE VILLE · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DES REMPARTS | 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 | 2 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LE QUESNOY · 59 - MEDIATHEQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DU NORD, SITE AVESNOIS-VALENCIENNOIS SITE DE L'AVESNOIS-VALENCIENNOIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | STADE HUBERT JOUANISSON · CENTRE LOWENDAL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL LE QUESNOY · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE LE QUESNOY · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | SARL CDL · NATUR'ELLE & LUI · MYSTIC COIFFURE · ZOHAR ANDREE · SUBLIM'HAIR | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU LAC VAUBAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,030 (2012) → 4,878 (2023): -3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,890 (1990) → 4,878 (2023): -0.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,432, of which 1.6 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Quesnoy): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Quesnoy): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Quesnoy): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Quesnoy): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Quesnoy): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VALENCIENNES weather station, 15.5 km away at 50 m; the village itself is at 129 m. [10]
The village sits 79 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VALENCIENNES, 15.5 km away at 50 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 79 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [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, 1.8 km away at 134 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59481/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f918de07-339b-38c7-9b0d-b4cac782bc7f— “Marché hebdomadaire de Le Quesnoy”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59481/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59481/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59481/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59481
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône | 07 | 612 km S | 4,854 | 59.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Desvres | 62 | 136 km W | 4,829 | 62.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Ferté-Gaucher | 77 | 165 km S | 4,743 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pacy-sur-Eure | 27 | 213 km SW | 5,027 | 66.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Locminé | 56 | 539 km SW | 4,773 | 61.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | 62 | 94 km W | 4,677 | 60.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 73 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | 62 | 94 km W | 4,677 | 60.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 73 % |
| Desvres | 62 | 136 km W | 4,829 | 62.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Ferté-Gaucher | 77 | 165 km S | 4,743 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pacy-sur-Eure | 27 | 213 km SW | 5,027 | 66.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Locminé | 56 | 539 km SW | 4,773 | 61.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône | 07 | 612 km S | 4,854 | 59.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Le Quesnoy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes | 57 | 207 km SE | 4,519 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ham | 80 | 69 km SW | 4,378 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Magny-en-Vexin | 95 | 181 km SW | 5,779 | 62.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Just-en-Chaussée | 60 | 119 km SW | 5,810 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montdidier | 80 | 102 km SW | 5,935 | 60.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontenay-Trésigny | 77 | 180 km S | 5,994 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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