Wasquehal
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Wasquehal (INSEE 59646) is in Nord (59), part of Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population 20,726 (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/59646-wasquehal
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 1,156 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 12.95 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.77 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.77 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| 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]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · GERSTEP · CAJEVA · BOULANGERIE MAX'). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (GRAND FRAIS · USAL · LES COPAINS BOUCHERS). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (HALTE GOURMANDE · FBX PARTNERS · MADEMOISELLE VRAC). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR · OTERA WASQUEHAL · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
41 × Restaurant (TOUT CHAUD · LE GAUQUIER · SOGOOD · LEON · PIZZA ENZO). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (O'TROQUET · LE GAGNANT · HIGH BAR · THE BLACK LAB). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PIERRE MALFAIT · ECOLE MATERNELLE NOIR BONNET · ECOLE MATERNELLE CH DE GAULLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUIS ARAGON · ECOLE MATERNELLE M MONTESSORI). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIERRE LEFEBVRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCELLE DETAILLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHARLES DE GAULLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LILI KELLER ROSENBERG · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ALBERT CALMETTE). [3]
14 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LOIC WATINE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL DHERBECOURT, MÉDECIN · CONSTANTIN DERVILLE, MÉDECIN · VICTOR BOUTRY, MÉDECIN · JÉRÔME BINOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
6 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BARROIS · SELARL PHARMACIE LIEVENS · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DU PAVE DE LILLE · PHARMACIE DU CAPREAU). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE VAN DER MEERSCH DE WASQUEHAL · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU CAPREAU). [3]
1 × Cinema (SALLE GERARD PHILIPE). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORTS PIERRE LOTI · SALLE NOIR BONNET · SALLE LAVOISIER · COMPLEXE LEO LAGRANGE · SALLE HANTSON). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · VERSPIEREN CREDIT & FINANCE · AGENCE WASQUEHAL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU NORD). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (TOURNAUX COIFFURE · TCHIP COIFFURE · SHAMPOO · L'INSTANT COIFFURE · POTIER ODILE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HÔTEL GRILL CAMPANILE · IBIS BUDGET LILLE WASQUEHAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · GERSTEP · CAJEVA · BOULANGERIE MAX' | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | GRAND FRAIS · USAL · LES COPAINS BOUCHERS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | HALTE GOURMANDE · FBX PARTNERS · MADEMOISELLE VRAC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | LIDL · CARREFOUR · OTERA WASQUEHAL · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 41 | TOUT CHAUD · LE GAUQUIER · SOGOOD · LEON · PIZZA ENZO | INSEE BPE 41 / INSEE SIRENE 57 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | O'TROQUET · LE GAGNANT · HIGH BAR · THE BLACK LAB | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PIERRE MALFAIT · ECOLE MATERNELLE NOIR BONNET · ECOLE MATERNELLE CH DE GAULLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUIS ARAGON · ECOLE MATERNELLE M MONTESSORI | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIERRE LEFEBVRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARCELLE DETAILLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHARLES DE GAULLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LILI KELLER ROSENBERG · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ALBERT CALMETTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 14 | LOIC WATINE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL DHERBECOURT, MÉDECIN · CONSTANTIN DERVILLE, MÉDECIN · VICTOR BOUTRY, MÉDECIN · JÉRÔME BINOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | PHARMACIE BARROIS · SELARL PHARMACIE LIEVENS · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DU PAVE DE LILLE · PHARMACIE DU CAPREAU | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [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 | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE VAN DER MEERSCH DE WASQUEHAL · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU CAPREAU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | SALLE GERARD PHILIPE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | SALLE DE SPORTS PIERRE LOTI · SALLE NOIR BONNET · SALLE LAVOISIER · COMPLEXE LEO LAGRANGE · SALLE HANTSON | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · VERSPIEREN CREDIT & FINANCE · AGENCE WASQUEHAL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE DU NORD | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | TOURNAUX COIFFURE · TCHIP COIFFURE · SHAMPOO · L'INSTANT COIFFURE · POTIER ODILE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HÔTEL GRILL CAMPANILE · IBIS BUDGET LILLE WASQUEHAL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [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 20,536 (2012) → 20,726 (2023): 0.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 17,986 (1990) → 20,726 (2023): 15.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 10,124, of which 0.7 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Wasquehal): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Wasquehal): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Wasquehal): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Wasquehal): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Wasquehal): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ROUBAIX weather station, 5.5 km away at 30 m; the village itself is at 22 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LILLE-LESQUIN, 11.3 km away at 47 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 848 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ROUBAIX, 5.5 km away at 30 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 — 59646/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59646/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59646/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59646/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59646
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coudekerque-Branche | 59 | 65 km NW | 20,787 | 66.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plaisance-du-Touch | 31 | 802 km S | 21,079 | 58.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 % |
| Villeneuve-le-Roi | 94 | 221 km S | 21,000 | 66.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Plessis-Trévise | 94 | 211 km S | 21,112 | 52.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mons-en-Barœul | 59 | 3.3 km SW | 21,105 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maurepas | 78 | 229 km S | 20,629 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mons-en-Barœul | 59 | 3.3 km SW | 21,105 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coudekerque-Branche | 59 | 65 km NW | 20,787 | 66.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Plessis-Trévise | 94 | 211 km S | 21,112 | 52.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-le-Roi | 94 | 221 km S | 21,000 | 66.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maurepas | 78 | 229 km S | 20,629 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plaisance-du-Touch | 31 | 802 km S | 21,079 | 58.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Wasquehal'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mons-en-Barœul | 59 | 3.3 km SW | 21,105 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maurepas | 78 | 229 km S | 20,629 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mitry-Mory | 77 | 191 km S | 20,456 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chilly-Mazarin | 91 | 227 km S | 20,443 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ronchin | 59 | 8.0 km SW | 19,787 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaville | 92 | 218 km S | 20,594 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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