Rousies
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 17 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rousies (INSEE 59514) is in Nord (59), part of CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre. Population 3,980 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 40.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 17 % of the 5,666 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.53 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FOURNAISE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (MOULIN MARKET · LA BOUCHERIE DE L'AVENUE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VAL'NATURE DU LOCAL DANS L'BOCAL). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (CRYSTAL FRITE · FRITERIA DE ROUSIES · NEW ALLO PIZZA · AUX DELICES DU PAIN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DE L'EUROPE). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LANGEVIN WALLON · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CHEMIN VERT). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LEON LIEMANS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PASTEUR). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FABIEN FOULON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE HUBINET DESORT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LOUIS ARAGON). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE ABELOS MOUCHART). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (L'HAIR DU TEMPS · MIXT'COIFFURE · COIF'N GO · DELIVRANCE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA FOURNAISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | MOULIN MARKET · LA BOUCHERIE DE L'AVENUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VAL'NATURE DU LOCAL DANS L'BOCAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 4 | CRYSTAL FRITE · FRITERIA DE ROUSIES · NEW ALLO PIZZA · AUX DELICES DU PAIN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DE L'EUROPE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LANGEVIN WALLON · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CHEMIN VERT | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LEON LIEMANS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PASTEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | FABIEN FOULON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE HUBINET DESORT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LOUIS ARAGON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE ABELOS MOUCHART | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | L'HAIR DU TEMPS · MIXT'COIFFURE · COIF'N GO · DELIVRANCE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,273 (2012) → 3,980 (2023): -6.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,302 (1990) → 3,980 (2023): -7.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,975, of which 0.7 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rousies): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Rousies): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Rousies): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Rousies): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Rousies): 0.1 km to the south-east (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, 2.8 km away at 142 m; the village itself is at 132 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, 15.2 km away at 185 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 53 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, 2.8 km away at 142 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59514/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3b883148-d5df-3fba-94f3-eee72c6d3ae1— “Le marché hebdomadaire prend place chaque Dimanche en Centre Ville”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59514/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59514/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59514/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59514
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survilliers | 95 | 168 km SW | 4,091 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bruyères-le-Châtel | 91 | 228 km SW | 3,788 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coudoux | 13 | 753 km S | 3,825 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pézilla-la-Rivière | 66 | 848 km S | 4,129 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 66 % · humidity 21 % |
| Jouarre | 77 | 162 km SW | 4,221 | 50.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villieu-Loyes-Mollon | 01 | 492 km S | 3,849 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouarre | 77 | 162 km SW | 4,221 | 50.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Survilliers | 95 | 168 km SW | 4,091 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bruyères-le-Châtel | 91 | 228 km SW | 3,788 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villieu-Loyes-Mollon | 01 | 492 km S | 3,849 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coudoux | 13 | 753 km S | 3,825 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pézilla-la-Rivière | 66 | 848 km S | 4,129 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 66 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Rousies'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruyères-le-Châtel | 91 | 228 km SW | 3,788 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ormes | 45 | 304 km SW | 4,376 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cergues | 74 | 480 km S | 3,869 | 44.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boussois | 59 | 3.1 km NE | 3,123 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bischoffsheim | 67 | 321 km SE | 3,342 | 44.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Raimbeaucourt | 59 | 67 km W | 4,000 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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