Somain
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Somain (INSEE 59574) is in Nord (59), part of CA Coeur d'Ostrevent. Population 11,766 (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/59574-somain
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 2,075 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 | 0.33 | 25 | 8.13 |
| Social | 0.74 | 20 | 14.78 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.4 | 10 | 4.02 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.83 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EURODELICES · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE F.SCIEUX). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (PENNEQUIN). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUPERETTE ORIENTALE · SOMAINBIO · SOMAIN 3B). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (MALVIC · LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET · BRINI). [3,4]
24 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · HOEDT LILIANE · FOODIS · ALMEIDA ASSUNCAO ANTONIO). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (L'EXPRESS · LE LONGCHAMP · LE NEMROD). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ANSELME LESAGE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL BERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL ELUARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE ELSA TRIOLET). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DESIRE CHEVAILLIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS ARAGON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI BARBUSSE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE LOUIS PASTEUR · COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN PAUL CAYET, MÉDECIN · MEHDI SAHEB, MÉDECIN · MARIE-JOSEPHE LEURS, MÉDECIN · ANNICK TIGNON, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER PETITPRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DUFFOURG LEGAREZ). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE JULES MOUSSERON). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF CASCAL · SALLE DES SPORTS LEO LAGRANGE · LYCEE HELENE BOUCHER · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ROGER SALENGRO · LYCEE ET COLLEGE LOUIS PASTEUR). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL SOMAIN · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE SOMAIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST). [3]
17 × Hairdresser (SARL EUROSTYL · SARL NATUR ELLE · COIFFURE AU MASCULIN · NOUVEL VAGUE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Collège, 1 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | EURODELICES · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE F.SCIEUX | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | PENNEQUIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | SUPERETTE ORIENTALE · SOMAINBIO · SOMAIN 3B | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | MALVIC · LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET · BRINI | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 24 | BUFFALO GRILL · HOEDT LILIANE · FOODIS · ALMEIDA ASSUNCAO ANTONIO | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | L'EXPRESS · LE LONGCHAMP · LE NEMROD | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ANSELME LESAGE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL BERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL ELUARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE ELSA TRIOLET | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DESIRE CHEVAILLIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS ARAGON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI BARBUSSE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE LOUIS PASTEUR · COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | JEAN PAUL CAYET, MÉDECIN · MEHDI SAHEB, MÉDECIN · MARIE-JOSEPHE LEURS, MÉDECIN · ANNICK TIGNON, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER PETITPRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DUFFOURG LEGAREZ | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE JULES MOUSSERON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF CASCAL · SALLE DES SPORTS LEO LAGRANGE · LYCEE HELENE BOUCHER · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ROGER SALENGRO · LYCEE ET COLLEGE LOUIS PASTEUR | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL SOMAIN · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE SOMAIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 17 | SARL EUROSTYL · SARL NATUR ELLE · COIFFURE AU MASCULIN · NOUVEL VAGUE | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday jeudi: 8h à 13h; vendredi: 16h à 22h place Victor Hugo, place Jean Jaurès. [5]
Trajectory
Population 12,838 (2012) → 11,766 (2023): -8.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 11,971 (1990) → 11,766 (2023): -1.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,555, of which 1.2 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Somain): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Somain): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Somain): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Somain): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Somain): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PECQUENCOURT weather station, 5.6 km away at 19 m; the village itself is at 25 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VALENCIENNES, 13.2 km away at 50 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 757 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PECQUENCOURT, 5.6 km away at 19 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 — 59574/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://ville-somain.fr/blog/2021/11/04/marches-du-jeudi-et-semi-nocturne/— “Le jeudi matin de 8h à 13h, place Victor Hugo, a lieu un marché de plein air et de proximité”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59574/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59574/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59574/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59574
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacé | 35 | 442 km SW | 11,703 | 52.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dammartin-en-Goële | 77 | 151 km S | 11,907 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chauny | 02 | 83 km S | 11,596 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sassenage | 38 | 600 km S | 11,646 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bolbec | 76 | 219 km W | 11,590 | 49.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 72 % |
| Bruay-sur-l'Escaut | 59 | 19 km E | 11,644 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruay-sur-l'Escaut | 59 | 19 km E | 11,644 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chauny | 02 | 83 km S | 11,596 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dammartin-en-Goële | 77 | 151 km S | 11,907 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bolbec | 76 | 219 km W | 11,590 | 49.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 72 % |
| Pacé | 35 | 442 km SW | 11,703 | 52.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sassenage | 38 | 600 km S | 11,646 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Somain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dammartin-en-Goële | 77 | 151 km S | 11,907 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chauny | 02 | 83 km S | 11,596 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bruay-sur-l'Escaut | 59 | 19 km E | 11,644 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Yvetot | 76 | 199 km SW | 11,438 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fourmies | 59 | 66 km SE | 11,449 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maizières-lès-Metz | 57 | 243 km SE | 11,580 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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