Alembon
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 26.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Alembon (INSEE 62020) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC Pays d'Opale. Population 624 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 26.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 16,857 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LD'COIFF · SIRINE DEPRE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | LD'COIFF · SIRINE DEPRE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 624 (2012) → 624 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 358 (1990) → 624 (2023): 74.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 260, of which 3.5 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Licques): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Licques): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Licques): 4.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Hardinghen): 5.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Alembon): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LICQUES weather station, 4 km away at 73 m; the village itself is at 110 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DESVRES, 17.3 km away at 185 m, over 12 summers. [11]
That station sits 75 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,132 mm of rain a year, spread over 147 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LICQUES, 4 km away at 73 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
35 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 213,350 € — 1,083 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Pas-de-Calais is 1,534 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 62020/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62020/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62020/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62020/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62506
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62412
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62020
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilocourt | 60 | 181 km SE | 626 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Foy | 76 | 122 km SW | 622 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gennetines | 03 | 475 km S | 615 | 22 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vaize | 17 | 583 km S | 620 | 24.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 72 % · humidity 71 % |
| Jumeauville | 78 | 209 km S | 638 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blangy-Tronville | 80 | 108 km S | 613 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blangy-Tronville | 80 | 108 km S | 613 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Foy | 76 | 122 km SW | 622 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gilocourt | 60 | 181 km SE | 626 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jumeauville | 78 | 209 km S | 638 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gennetines | 03 | 475 km S | 615 | 22 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vaize | 17 | 583 km S | 620 | 24.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 72 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Alembon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilocourt | 60 | 181 km SE | 626 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blangy-Tronville | 80 | 108 km S | 613 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lalande-en-Son | 60 | 155 km S | 606 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villers-au-Bois | 62 | 72 km SE | 607 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bois-d'Ennebourg | 76 | 157 km S | 583 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Vieux-Rue | 76 | 150 km S | 572 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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