Verchain-Maugré
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 21.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Verchain-Maugré (INSEE 59610) is in Nord (59), part of CA Valenciennes Métropole. Population 1,103 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 21.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 13,736 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 | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'COIFF). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | L'COIFF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| 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 903 (2012) → 1,103 (2023): 22.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,033 (1990) → 1,103 (2023): 6.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 501, of which 1.2 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Quérénaing): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Quérénaing): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Maing): 4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vendegies-sur-Écaillon): 2.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Verchain-Maugré): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the VALENCIENNES weather station, 6.7 km away at 50 m; the village itself is at 39 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at VALENCIENNES, 6.7 km away at 50 m, over 29 summers. [12]
An average of 693 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at VALENCIENNES, 6.7 km away at 50 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
72 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 170,700 € — 1,278 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Nord is 1,802 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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 — 59610/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59610/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59610/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59610/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59480
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59369
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59608
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59610
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wailly | 62 | 54 km W | 1,062 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques | 62 | 113 km NW | 1,018 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 96 % |
| Reilhac | 15 | 594 km S | 1,090 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tourville-sur-Arques | 76 | 176 km W | 1,187 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ham-en-Artois | 62 | 81 km NW | 944 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mastaing | 59 | 13 km W | 911 | 27.5 | Few services | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mastaing | 59 | 13 km W | 911 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wailly | 62 | 54 km W | 1,062 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ham-en-Artois | 62 | 81 km NW | 944 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques | 62 | 113 km NW | 1,018 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 96 % |
| Tourville-sur-Arques | 76 | 176 km W | 1,187 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reilhac | 15 | 594 km S | 1,090 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Verchain-Maugré'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wailly | 62 | 54 km W | 1,062 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ham-en-Artois | 62 | 81 km NW | 944 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mastaing | 59 | 13 km W | 911 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarceaux | 61 | 307 km SW | 1,063 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plivot | 51 | 146 km S | 755 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Acy | 02 | 103 km S | 1,004 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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