Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (INSEE 59526) is in Nord (59), part of CA de la Porte du Hainaut. Population 15,974 (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/59526-saint-amand-les-eaux
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 1,526 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 | 0.54 | 25 | 13.62 |
| Social | 0.85 | 20 | 17.02 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.72 | 10 | 7.19 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.52 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL MANCHON · CRETEL). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON POLLET · BOUCHERIE YOUNES). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AMANDIS · SEVEN NIGHT · ASSAY · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · AUX DELICES DE FRANCE). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LIDL · AMANDIS · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET · SUPERMARCHES MATCH). [3,4]
36 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · PIZZA SAN REMO · DESAUTY · STA · BOWLING DE SAINT AMAND LES EAUX). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (AQUA VITA BAR · LE FLASH · LE DERBY · CAFE DE LA PLACE · L'AFTERWORK CAFE). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE E THOMAS · ECOLE MATERNELLE BRACKE-DESROUSSEAUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE MOULIN BLANC · ECOLE MATERNELLE JULES FERRY). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCEL BENOIST · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BRACKE-DESROUSSEAUX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUISE DEMATTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA TOUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE E PAUWELS). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE MARIE CURIE · COLLEGE MOULIN BLANC · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DES ANGES). [3]
29 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LOUIS PELLEGRINELLI, MÉDECIN · MICHEL DELVALLEZ, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE LENFANT, MÉDECIN · THIERRY GOREZ, MÉDECIN · FRÉDÉRIC FOURNIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE DU MOULIN DES LOUPS · PHARMACIE COUSEIN BACQUAERT · PHARMACIE DAZIN DINDELEUX · PHARMACIE LE BAUBE · SELEURL PHARMACIE DE L AMANDINOIS II). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DES ENCRES). [3]
1 × Cinema (CIN'AMAND). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORTS BRAKE DESROUSSEAUX · COMPLEXE OMNISPORT JEAN VERDAVAINE · SALLE DES SPORTS MOULIN BLANC · SALLE MAURICE HUGOT). [3]
10 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST AMAND LES EAUX · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE SAINT AMAND LES EAUX · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). [3]
25 × Hairdresser (CDHS · LM COIFFURE · FREDHAIRICK'S · NOUVEL HAIR · BENEDICTE COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (HÔTEL DU PASINO · SURE HÔTEL BEST WESTERN · AUBERGE DU KURSAAL). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU MONT DES BRUYERES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 1 × Pharmacy, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | SARL MANCHON · CRETEL | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | MAISON POLLET · BOUCHERIE YOUNES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | AMANDIS · SEVEN NIGHT · ASSAY · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · AUX DELICES DE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | LIDL · AMANDIS · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET · SUPERMARCHES MATCH | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 36 | BUFFALO GRILL · PIZZA SAN REMO · DESAUTY · STA · BOWLING DE SAINT AMAND LES EAUX | INSEE BPE 36 / INSEE SIRENE 58 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | AQUA VITA BAR · LE FLASH · LE DERBY · CAFE DE LA PLACE · L'AFTERWORK CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE E THOMAS · ECOLE MATERNELLE BRACKE-DESROUSSEAUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE MOULIN BLANC · ECOLE MATERNELLE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCEL BENOIST · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BRACKE-DESROUSSEAUX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUISE DEMATTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA TOUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE E PAUWELS | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE MARIE CURIE · COLLEGE MOULIN BLANC · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DES ANGES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 29 | LOUIS PELLEGRINELLI, MÉDECIN · MICHEL DELVALLEZ, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE LENFANT, MÉDECIN · THIERRY GOREZ, MÉDECIN · FRÉDÉRIC FOURNIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 29 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | SELAS PHARMACIE DU MOULIN DES LOUPS · PHARMACIE COUSEIN BACQUAERT · PHARMACIE DAZIN DINDELEUX · PHARMACIE LE BAUBE · SELEURL PHARMACIE DE L AMANDINOIS II | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DES ENCRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CIN'AMAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | SALLE DE SPORTS BRAKE DESROUSSEAUX · COMPLEXE OMNISPORT JEAN VERDAVAINE · SALLE DES SPORTS MOULIN BLANC · SALLE MAURICE HUGOT | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST AMAND LES EAUX · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE SAINT AMAND LES EAUX · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 25 | CDHS · LM COIFFURE · FREDHAIRICK'S · NOUVEL HAIR · BENEDICTE COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 38 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | HÔTEL DU PASINO · SURE HÔTEL BEST WESTERN · AUBERGE DU KURSAAL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU MONT DES BRUYERES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday matin Grand'place. [5]
Trajectory
Population 16,836 (2012) → 15,974 (2023): -5.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 16,776 (1990) → 15,974 (2023): -4.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,086, of which 1.3 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Amand-les-Eaux): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Amand-les-Eaux): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Amand-les-Eaux): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Amand-les-Eaux): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Amand-les-Eaux): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VALENCIENNES weather station, 13.7 km away at 50 m; the village itself is at 18 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VALENCIENNES, 13.7 km away at 50 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 781 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAINT-AMAND, 1.5 km away at 17 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
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 — 59526/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saint-amand-les-eaux.fr/office-du-commerce-2— “Le marché hebdomadaire tous les vendredis matin, Grand'place”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59526/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59526/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59526/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59526
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey | 01 | 520 km S | 15,934 | 66.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domont | 95 | 177 km SW | 16,065 | 57.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Hayange | 57 | 226 km SE | 15,806 | 58.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 70 % |
| Toul | 54 | 266 km SE | 15,768 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaucaire | 30 | 744 km S | 15,692 | 65.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 36 % |
| Coulommiers | 77 | 184 km S | 16,374 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domont | 95 | 177 km SW | 16,065 | 57.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Coulommiers | 77 | 184 km S | 16,374 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hayange | 57 | 226 km SE | 15,806 | 58.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 70 % |
| Toul | 54 | 266 km SE | 15,768 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey | 01 | 520 km S | 15,934 | 66.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaucaire | 30 | 744 km S | 15,692 | 65.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Saint-Amand-les-Eaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulommiers | 77 | 184 km S | 16,374 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Longwy | 54 | 197 km SE | 15,679 | 66.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Château-Thierry | 02 | 156 km S | 15,097 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Avold | 57 | 279 km SE | 14,755 | 66.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Senlis | 60 | 151 km SW | 15,157 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crépy-en-Valois | 60 | 140 km S | 14,351 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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