Recquignies
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Recquignies (INSEE 59495) is in Nord (59), part of CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre. Population 2,338 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59495-recquignies
Vitality score
Vitality score 29.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 10 % of the 8,630 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Housing mix | 1 | 5 | 4.98 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE NICE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DU HAMEAU DE ROCQ · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL LANGEVIN). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN VILAR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU CENTRE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANÇOIS CONTRAFATTO, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE RECQUIGNIES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (RECQUIGNIES AP). [3]
1 × Library (MEDI@NICE MÉDIATHÈQUE DE RECQUIGNIES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE NICE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DU HAMEAU DE ROCQ · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL LANGEVIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN VILAR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | FRANÇOIS CONTRAFATTO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE RECQUIGNIES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | RECQUIGNIES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDI@NICE MÉDIATHÈQUE DE RECQUIGNIES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 2,380 (2012) → 2,338 (2023): -1.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,521 (1990) → 2,338 (2023): -7.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,086, of which 0.2 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Boussois): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Boussois): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Recquignies): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Recquignies): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Boussois): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
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, 5.7 km away at 142 m; the village itself is at 126 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, 17.7 km away at 185 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 59 m above 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 864 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MAUBEUGE, 5.7 km away at 142 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
139 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 112,050 € — 1,023 € 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 — 59495/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59495/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59495/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59495/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59104
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59495
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewarde | 59 | 63 km W | 2,353 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 99 % |
| Rosselange | 57 | 185 km SE | 2,384 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
| Neyron | 01 | 502 km S | 2,421 | 44.1 | Partly served | no figures |
| Saulnes | 54 | 153 km SE | 2,259 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Richemont | 57 | 189 km SE | 2,175 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
| Arthès | 81 | 718 km S | 2,528 | 40.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewarde | 59 | 63 km W | 2,353 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 99 % |
| Saulnes | 54 | 153 km SE | 2,259 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosselange | 57 | 185 km SE | 2,384 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
| Richemont | 57 | 189 km SE | 2,175 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
| Neyron | 01 | 502 km S | 2,421 | 44.1 | Partly served | no figures |
| Arthès | 81 | 718 km S | 2,528 | 40.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Recquignies'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saulnes | 54 | 153 km SE | 2,259 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boran-sur-Oise | 60 | 174 km SW | 2,135 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouray-sur-Juine | 91 | 233 km SW | 2,108 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Givenchy-en-Gohelle | 62 | 91 km W | 2,072 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaligny | 54 | 237 km SE | 2,729 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Prest | 28 | 270 km SW | 2,115 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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