Arques
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arques (INSEE 62040) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA du Pays de Saint-Omer. Population 9,431 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/62040-arques
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 88 % of the 2,605 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 | 13.06 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.68 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LEPRINCE · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · L'ATELIER PONSEEL · MONSIEUR GUIMAUVE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE VANTHOURNOUT). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · JAMABEL · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (AU FIL DE L'EAU · LEFEBVRE - DENIS · LES 2 FRERES VERLENNE · LE GROET DE MARIE). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (HP · LE VINCENNES · LA CARAVELLE · SUNSET BOULEVARD · LE TEMPS D'UNE PAUSE). [4]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES LESIEUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ALBERT CAMUS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB BASSE MELDYCK · ECOLE PRIMAIRE KERGOMARD - FERRY). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE MENDES-FRANCE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GERARD POILEUX, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE POILEUX, MÉDECIN · JEAN-YVES TAINE, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC CHRISTOPHE, MÉDECIN · LYDIE HENIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES FLANDRES · PHARMACIE DE L EUROPE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (STADE GASTON TEETEN · SALLE D ARTS MARTIAUX COSEC TERRAIN SCHISTE). [3]
3 × Bank (AGENCE ARQUES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST). [3]
15 × Hairdresser (ROCHE BENEDICTE · BENOIT TOS COIFFEUR · LEROY CARINNE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (LEMON HÔTEL · GOOD NIGHT HÔTEL). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL BEAUSEJOUR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | SARL BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LEPRINCE · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · L'ATELIER PONSEEL · MONSIEUR GUIMAUVE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE VANTHOURNOUT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · JAMABEL · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | AU FIL DE L'EAU · LEFEBVRE - DENIS · LES 2 FRERES VERLENNE · LE GROET DE MARIE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | HP · LE VINCENNES · LA CARAVELLE · SUNSET BOULEVARD · LE TEMPS D'UNE PAUSE | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES LESIEUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ALBERT CAMUS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB BASSE MELDYCK · ECOLE PRIMAIRE KERGOMARD - FERRY | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PIERRE MENDES-FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | GERARD POILEUX, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE POILEUX, MÉDECIN · JEAN-YVES TAINE, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC CHRISTOPHE, MÉDECIN · LYDIE HENIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES FLANDRES · PHARMACIE DE L EUROPE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | STADE GASTON TEETEN · SALLE D ARTS MARTIAUX COSEC TERRAIN SCHISTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | AGENCE ARQUES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 15 | ROCHE BENEDICTE · BENOIT TOS COIFFEUR · LEROY CARINNE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | LEMON HÔTEL · GOOD NIGHT HÔTEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL BEAUSEJOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 9,958 (2012) → 9,431 (2023): -5.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 9,014 (1990) → 9,431 (2023): 4.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,462, of which 1.1 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arques): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Arques): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Arques): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Arques): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Arques): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the NIELLES-LES-BLEQUIN_SAPC weather station, 17.8 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 8 m. [9]
The village sits 137 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
An average of 1,013 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at NIELLES-LES-BLEQUIN_SAPC, 17.8 km away at 145 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62040/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62040/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62040/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62040/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62040
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche | 35 | 414 km SW | 8,359 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 88 % |
| Claix | 38 | 673 km SE | 7,836 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 50 % |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny | 74 | 600 km SE | 7,865 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 11 % |
| Pibrac | 31 | 795 km S | 8,977 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 21 % · winter 95 % |
| Saint-Loubès | 33 | 678 km S | 10,027 | 41.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 74 % |
| Longvic | 21 | 433 km SE | 8,896 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 47 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche | 35 | 414 km SW | 8,359 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 88 % |
| Longvic | 21 | 433 km SE | 8,896 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 47 % |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny | 74 | 600 km SE | 7,865 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 11 % |
| Claix | 38 | 673 km SE | 7,836 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 50 % |
| Saint-Loubès | 33 | 678 km S | 10,027 | 41.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 74 % |
| Pibrac | 31 | 795 km S | 8,977 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 21 % · winter 95 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/62040-arques