Winnezeele
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 27.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 17 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Winnezeele (INSEE 59662) is in Nord (59), part of CA Coeur de Flandre. Population 1,261 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59662-winnezeele
Vitality score
Vitality score 27.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 17 % of the 12,926 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ATELIER). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'OASIS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA HOUBLONNIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | L'ATELIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | L'OASIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA HOUBLONNIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,214 (2012) → 1,261 (2023): 3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 998 (1990) → 1,261 (2023): 26.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 531, of which 2.1 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Winnezeele): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Steenvoorde): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Steenvoorde): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Steenvoorde): 4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Winnezeele): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the STEENVOORDE weather station, 1.7 km away at 42 m; the village itself is at 22 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at STEENVOORDE, 1.7 km away at 42 m, over 18 summers. [10]
An average of 747 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at STEENVOORDE, 1.7 km away at 42 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
76 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 188,200 € — 1,511 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Nord is 1,802 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 59662/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59662/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59662/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59662/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59662
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59580
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanfen | 57 | 298 km SE | 1,235 | 35.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 42 % |
| Avril | 54 | 299 km SE | 1,225 | 30.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Granges-le-Roi | 91 | 263 km S | 1,197 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caumont | 27 | 202 km SW | 1,149 | 29.7 | Few services | no figures |
| Crouy-en-Thelle | 60 | 182 km S | 1,092 | 30.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prunay | 51 | 217 km SE | 1,042 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crouy-en-Thelle | 60 | 182 km S | 1,092 | 30.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caumont | 27 | 202 km SW | 1,149 | 29.7 | Few services | no figures |
| Prunay | 51 | 217 km SE | 1,042 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Granges-le-Roi | 91 | 263 km S | 1,197 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kanfen | 57 | 298 km SE | 1,235 | 35.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 42 % |
| Avril | 54 | 299 km SE | 1,225 | 30.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Winnezeele'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manéglise | 76 | 216 km SW | 1,292 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Castelet | 14 | 282 km SW | 1,850 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esquay-Notre-Dame | 14 | 289 km SW | 1,444 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Urville | 14 | 287 km SW | 779 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Basly | 14 | 274 km SW | 1,029 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laignelet | 35 | 383 km SW | 1,234 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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