Aire-sur-la-Lys

Pas-de-Calais · CA du Pays de Saint-Omer · INSEE 62014

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 67.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Aire-sur-la-Lys (INSEE 62014) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA du Pays de Saint-Omer. Population 9,598 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). ^[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 67.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).

Better served than 90 % of the 2,569 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	0.64	25	16
Social	0.93	20	18.58
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0.54	10	5.43
Public & culture	0.22	5	1.11
Population trend	0.51	10	5.07
Housing mix	0.99	5	4.96

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 5 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 3 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 2 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 3 of 3

Lodging 2 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DELALLEAU CARLU · ETS GUY DELALLEAU · MASSUARD JEAN-RAYMOND · AU P-TIT GRAIN). ^[3,4]

3 × Butcher (boucherie) (ETABLISSEMENT FUMERY · BOUCHERIE PAVY). ^[3,4]

2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AUX QUATRE SAISONS). ^[3,4]

3 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR · AIRE DISTRIBUTION). ^[3,4]

1 × Fishmonger (LES ETANGS DE LA LYS). ^[3,4]

20 × Restaurant (SARL LES LYS · BONIFACIO PIZZA · LA FRITERIE AIROISE · FRITERIE DE LA GARE · LE MOULIN). ^[3,4]

8 × Café / bar (LE JOK'AIRE · CAFE DE LA GARE · LES COPAINS D'ABORD). ^[4]

2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE SAINT EXUPERY). ^[3]

4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CENTRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE SAINT-QUENTIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR). ^[3]

2 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN JAURES · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE MARIE). ^[3]

8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE RUSCART, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS HEMBERT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE NOGARD, MÉDECIN · THIBAUT LOYEZ, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE MICHEL, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE HAVET). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE JULIA KERLÉVÉO). ^[3]

1 × Cinema (ESPACE CULTUREL AREA). ^[3]

3 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE HENRI BERTON · SALLE ROGER DUCROT · MAIRIE). ^[3]

9 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL AIRE-SUR-LA-LYS · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE D'AIRE SUR LA LYS · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). ^[3]

16 × Hairdresser (DUQUESNE ARNAULD · DUBROMEZ EDITH · PASCAL COSTE). ^[3,4]

2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3,4]

1 × Hotel (LE LOGIS DE LA LYS). ^[3,4]

2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE LA LYS · CAMPING LA PETITE FORET). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 4 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 6 × Hairdresser.

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	8	DELALLEAU CARLU · ETS GUY DELALLEAU · MASSUARD JEAN-RAYMOND · AU P-TIT GRAIN	INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	3	ETABLISSEMENT FUMERY · BOUCHERIE PAVY	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	2	AUX QUATRE SAISONS	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Supermarket	3	LIDL · CARREFOUR · AIRE DISTRIBUTION	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	1	LES ETANGS DE LA LYS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Restaurant	20	SARL LES LYS · BONIFACIO PIZZA · LA FRITERIE AIROISE · FRITERIE DE LA GARE · LE MOULIN	INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4]
Café / bar	8	LE JOK'AIRE · CAFE DE LA GARE · LES COPAINS D'ABORD	INSEE SIRENE 8 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	2	ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE SAINT EXUPERY	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	4	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CENTRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE SAINT-QUENTIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR	INSEE BPE 4 [3]
Collège	2	COLLEGE JEAN JAURES · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE MARIE	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	8	MARIE RUSCART, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS HEMBERT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE NOGARD, MÉDECIN · THIBAUT LOYEZ, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE MICHEL, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 8 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE HAVET	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	LA POSTE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	MÉDIATHÈQUE JULIA KERLÉVÉO	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	1	ESPACE CULTUREL AREA	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Gym / sports hall	3	SALLE HENRI BERTON · SALLE ROGER DUCROT · MAIRIE	INSEE BPE 3 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	9	CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL AIRE-SUR-LA-LYS · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE D'AIRE SUR LA LYS · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE	INSEE BPE 9 [3]
Hairdresser	16	DUQUESNE ARNAULD · DUBROMEZ EDITH · PASCAL COSTE	INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4]
Fuel station	2	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Hotel	1	LE LOGIS DE LA LYS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Campsite	2	CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE LA LYS · CAMPING LA PETITE FORET	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 9,179 peak 2012: 10,006 2023: 9,598 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 10,006 (2012) → 9,598 (2023): -4.1 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 9,529 (1990) → 9,598 (2023): 0.7 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 4,752, of which 0.4 % second homes and 10.9 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Aire-sur-la-Lys): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Aire-sur-la-Lys): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Aire-sur-la-Lys): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Aire-sur-la-Lys): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Aire-sur-la-Lys): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 6.9

Days at or below 0 °C 37.5

Muggy days a summer 0.8

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[9]

Measured at the LILLERS weather station, 9.6 km away at 19 m; the village itself is at 21 m. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at LILLERS, 9.6 km away at 19 m, over 23 summers. ^[9]

An average of 691 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at LILLERS, 9.6 km away at 19 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[9]

Uncertainties

sources disagree on Pharmacy

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62014/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62014/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62014/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62014/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 62014
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
Savenay	44	483 km SW	9,543	69.1	Served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 %
Liffré	35	390 km SW	9,339	68.4	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Tonneins	47	712 km S	9,459	66	Served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 %
Livron-sur-Drôme	26	678 km S	9,329	60.7	Served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 %
Lançon-Provence	13	810 km S	9,915	67.3	Served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 %
L'Isle-Jourdain	32	787 km S	9,537	74.9	Served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Liffré	35	390 km SW	9,339	68.4	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Savenay	44	483 km SW	9,543	69.1	Served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 %
Livron-sur-Drôme	26	678 km S	9,329	60.7	Served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 %
Tonneins	47	712 km S	9,459	66	Served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 %
L'Isle-Jourdain	32	787 km S	9,537	74.9	Served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 %
Lançon-Provence	13	810 km S	9,915	67.3	Served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 %

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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 Aire-sur-la-Lys'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
Liffré	35	390 km SW	9,339	68.4	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Loudéac	22	462 km SW	9,987	72.1	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Isbergues	62	5.7 km SE	8,650	64.2	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Janzé	35	410 km SW	8,649	69.5	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Châteaugiron	35	403 km SW	10,845	60.7	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %
Ploërmel	56	460 km SW	10,163	59.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %

Elsewhere

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