Valenciennes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 85.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valenciennes (INSEE 59606) is in Nord (59), part of CA Valenciennes Métropole. Population 43,468 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/59606-valenciennes
Vitality score
Vitality score 85.5/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 521 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 | 0.91 | 25 | 22.75 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.88 | 10 | 8.81 |
| Health | 0.84 | 10 | 8.37 |
| Public & culture | 0.34 | 5 | 1.71 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
26 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ETS BROQUET ACHERE · CHOCOLATERIE DE BEUSSENT LACHELLE · SARL GOURMANDINE · LA BOULANGERIE DES TERTIALES · EURL A.MOREAU). [3,4]
13 × Butcher (boucherie) (ETABLISSEMENTS MICHEL LESNES · BOUCHERIE CASSEL · BOUCHERIE DEVALLEZ). [3,4]
27 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (NAIT ELLOU LAHSEN · LA DENT DE MAN · AMERICAIN DELICE · BELLOUCH TAHRA · AKANNAF ABDELHADI). [3,4]
8 × Supermarket (LIDL · SIMPLY MARKET · AUCHAN · FOREST DIS · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
214 × Restaurant (LE FULL · SOC JACQUES ET JEAN-PIERRE PESSOT · SARL PRYSO). [3,4]
62 × Café / bar (CHEZ MON VIEUX · LES WANTIERS · WEXFORD · L'ENVERS · LES 4 DAMES). [4]
8 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE BONMARCHE · ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CARIOT · ECOLE MATERNELLE EMILE ZOLA · ECOLE MATERNELLE DES ACACIAS · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANNE FOUCART). [3]
17 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES ACACIAS · GROUPE SCOLAIRE LOUIS DUVANT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES HUISMAN NIVEAU 2 · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRANCOISE BADAR). [3]
5 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX · COLLEGE CHARLES EISEN · COLLEGE JOSEPHINE BAKER · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JEAN-BAPTISTE DE LA SALLE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE MARIE). [3]
61 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GÉRALD LORRIAUX, MÉDECIN · MATHIEU BAILLY, MÉDECIN · CLOTILDE NAIMI-LELONG, MÉDECIN · CÉLINE MILLOT, MÉDECIN · GISELDA DE RUGERIIS, MÉDECIN). [3]
9 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE OFFROY · PHARMACIE DE ROMAINVILLE · PHARMACIE MORMENTYN · PHARMACIE DE LA FONTAINE · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE PARIS). [3,4]
5 × Post office / agence postale (VALENCIENNES SNCF RELAY LPP · VALENCIENNES CHASSE ROYALE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE SIMONE VEIL · CENTRE CULTUREL ODYSSÉE). [3]
1 × Cinema (PATHE VALENCIENNES). [3]
13 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE JEAN MINEUR · GYMNASE DU TEMPLE · PALAIS DES SPORTS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF VAUBAN · GYMNASE RENE ROUSSEL ECOLE SIMEON CUVELIER). [3]
21 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL VALENCIENNES · CCF · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE NUNGESSER VALENCIENNES · AGENCE VALENCIENNES CENTRE). [3]
63 × Hairdresser (SALON HAIR · STYL'TONIC · LALISSE PIERRE-MARIE). [3,4]
7 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
11 × Hotel (HÔTEL AUBERGE DU BON FERMIER · HÔTEL LES ARCADES · LE BRISTOL · IN SITU HOTEL · GRAND HÔTEL DE VALENCIENNES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 50 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 2 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 16 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 26 | ETS BROQUET ACHERE · CHOCOLATERIE DE BEUSSENT LACHELLE · SARL GOURMANDINE · LA BOULANGERIE DES TERTIALES · EURL A.MOREAU | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 33 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 13 | ETABLISSEMENTS MICHEL LESNES · BOUCHERIE CASSEL · BOUCHERIE DEVALLEZ | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 27 | NAIT ELLOU LAHSEN · LA DENT DE MAN · AMERICAIN DELICE · BELLOUCH TAHRA · AKANNAF ABDELHADI | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 42 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 8 | LIDL · SIMPLY MARKET · AUCHAN · FOREST DIS · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 214 | LE FULL · SOC JACQUES ET JEAN-PIERRE PESSOT · SARL PRYSO | INSEE BPE 214 / INSEE SIRENE 339 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 62 | CHEZ MON VIEUX · LES WANTIERS · WEXFORD · L'ENVERS · LES 4 DAMES | INSEE SIRENE 62 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 8 | ECOLE MATERNELLE BONMARCHE · ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CARIOT · ECOLE MATERNELLE EMILE ZOLA · ECOLE MATERNELLE DES ACACIAS · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANNE FOUCART | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 17 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES ACACIAS · GROUPE SCOLAIRE LOUIS DUVANT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES HUISMAN NIVEAU 2 · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRANCOISE BADAR | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Collège | 5 | COLLEGE JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX · COLLEGE CHARLES EISEN · COLLEGE JOSEPHINE BAKER · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JEAN-BAPTISTE DE LA SALLE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE MARIE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 61 | GÉRALD LORRIAUX, MÉDECIN · MATHIEU BAILLY, MÉDECIN · CLOTILDE NAIMI-LELONG, MÉDECIN · CÉLINE MILLOT, MÉDECIN · GISELDA DE RUGERIIS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 61 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 9 | PHARMACIE OFFROY · PHARMACIE DE ROMAINVILLE · PHARMACIE MORMENTYN · PHARMACIE DE LA FONTAINE · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE PARIS | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | VALENCIENNES SNCF RELAY LPP · VALENCIENNES CHASSE ROYALE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE SIMONE VEIL · CENTRE CULTUREL ODYSSÉE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | PATHE VALENCIENNES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 13 | GYMNASE JEAN MINEUR · GYMNASE DU TEMPLE · PALAIS DES SPORTS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF VAUBAN · GYMNASE RENE ROUSSEL ECOLE SIMEON CUVELIER | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 21 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL VALENCIENNES · CCF · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE NUNGESSER VALENCIENNES · AGENCE VALENCIENNES CENTRE | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 63 | SALON HAIR · STYL'TONIC · LALISSE PIERRE-MARIE | INSEE BPE 63 / INSEE SIRENE 104 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 7 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 11 | HÔTEL AUBERGE DU BON FERMIER · HÔTEL LES ARCADES · LE BRISTOL · IN SITU HOTEL · GRAND HÔTEL DE VALENCIENNES | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [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 42,989 (2012) → 43,468 (2023): 1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 38,441 (1990) → 43,468 (2023): 13.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 26,807, of which 3 % second homes and 12.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valenciennes): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Valenciennes): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Valenciennes): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Valenciennes): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Valenciennes): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the VALENCIENNES weather station, 5.5 km away at 50 m; the village itself is at 26 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at VALENCIENNES, 5.5 km away at 50 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 693 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VALENCIENNES, 5.5 km away at 50 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59606/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59606/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59606/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59606/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59606
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagnolet | 93 | 184 km SW | 43,086 | 79.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caluire-et-Cuire | 69 | 517 km S | 43,597 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rezé | 44 | 513 km SW | 43,556 | 80.8 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tarbes | 65 | 834 km S | 44,399 | 85.2 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Arras | 62 | 53 km W | 42,875 | 84.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bron | 69 | 524 km S | 42,982 | 76.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arras | 62 | 53 km W | 42,875 | 84.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bagnolet | 93 | 184 km SW | 43,086 | 79.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rezé | 44 | 513 km SW | 43,556 | 80.8 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caluire-et-Cuire | 69 | 517 km S | 43,597 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bron | 69 | 524 km S | 42,982 | 76.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tarbes | 65 | 834 km S | 44,399 | 85.2 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Valenciennes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arras | 62 | 53 km W | 42,875 | 84.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosny-sous-Bois | 93 | 181 km SW | 47,180 | 75.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noisy-le-Sec | 93 | 181 km SW | 45,510 | 81.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Garges-lès-Gonesse | 95 | 174 km SW | 41,791 | 72.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marcq-en-Barœul | 59 | 46 km NW | 40,184 | 73.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wattrelos | 59 | 44 km NW | 40,847 | 78.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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