Arras
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 84.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arras (INSEE 62041) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CU d'Arras. Population 42,875 (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/62041-arras
Vitality score
Vitality score 84.6/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 531 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 | 0.85 | 25 | 21.15 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.85 | 10 | 8.47 |
| Health | 0.93 | 10 | 9.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.43 | 5 | 2.15 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
35 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHOCOLATERIE DE BEUSSENT LACHELLE · SARL CAUDRON MARTINS · LA CAVE). [3,4]
11 × Butcher (boucherie) (HENRI BOUCHER · A L'ANDOUILLETTE D'ARRAS · SOC DELAVIER RASSON · BOUCHERIE AUXENFANTS · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE SAINT SAUVEUR - M ET MME GAVEL). [3,4]
9 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (STUDIO COMME J'AIME · JD CITY · LATTERIA ITALIANA · ASSINIE ATTIEKE · COCCINELLE EXPRESS). [3,4]
13 × Supermarket (ARRADIS · LIDL · AUCHAN · ALDI MARCHE · MONOPRIX). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE LE SAINT PIERRE). [3,4]
170 × Restaurant (TOUT CHAUD · BUFFALO GRILL · FLUNCH · REF INTERNE 160076 · SARL JULIA). [3,4]
76 × Café / bar (20.000 JEUX SOUS LES BIERES · LA BOITE NOIRE · L'ENVIE BY ISA · L'ESTAMINET · L'ELYSEE). [4]
9 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES PEGUY · ECOLE MATERNELLE FERNAND DEROME · ECOLE MATERNELLE SEVERINE · EC MATERNELLE PASTEUR HIPPODROME · ECOLE MATERNELLE ROUQUIE-LACORE). [3]
15 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE HERRIOT - VIART · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CURIE - KERGOMARD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA FONTAINE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MOLIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'APPLICATION PAUL BERT). [3]
7 × Collège (COLLEGE MARIE CURIE · COLLEGE JEHAN BODEL · COLLEGE CHARLES PEGUY · COLLEGE FRANCOIS MITTERRAND · COLLEGE GAMBETTA). [3]
39 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MOHAMMAD EDUN, MÉDECIN · MARC DECHERF, MÉDECIN · ALAIN MARECHAL, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE MONCHAUX, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-MARIE MAGNIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
16 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BLART · PHARMACIE COUVEZ · PHARMACIE DU THEATRE · PHARMACIE BOUCLY · PHARMACIE DE LA POSTE). [3,4]
5 × Post office / agence postale (ARRAS SNC L EDITO RP · ARRAS MEAULENS CARREFOUR EXPRESS RP · ARRAS TACHES D ENCRES RP · LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE QUARTIER VERLAINE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE QUARTIER RONVILLE · MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE L'ABBAYE SAINT-VAAST · 62- BIBLIOTHÈQUE ROBINSON). [3]
1 × Cinema (MEGARAMA ARRAS). [3]
15 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF PEGUY · LYCEE JACQUES LECARON · SALLE KENNEDY · SALLE GIRAUDON SALLE DU CENTRE DES AFFAIRES · SALLE VOLTAIRE). [3]
26 × Bank (CCF · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ARRAS · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CREDIT COOPERATIF · ARRAS GAMBETTA). [3]
81 × Hairdresser (SARL DODI · CHIC ET CHOC FEMININ). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
12 × Hotel (HÔTEL MODERNE · HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ARRAS · LE PASSE TEMPS · HÔTEL LES TROIS LUPPARS · HOTEL B B ARRAS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 29 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Post office / agence postale, 1 × Bank, 10 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 35 | CHOCOLATERIE DE BEUSSENT LACHELLE · SARL CAUDRON MARTINS · LA CAVE | INSEE BPE 35 / INSEE SIRENE 44 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 11 | HENRI BOUCHER · A L'ANDOUILLETTE D'ARRAS · SOC DELAVIER RASSON · BOUCHERIE AUXENFANTS · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE SAINT SAUVEUR - M ET MME GAVEL | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 9 | STUDIO COMME J'AIME · JD CITY · LATTERIA ITALIANA · ASSINIE ATTIEKE · COCCINELLE EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 13 | ARRADIS · LIDL · AUCHAN · ALDI MARCHE · MONOPRIX | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE LE SAINT PIERRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 170 | TOUT CHAUD · BUFFALO GRILL · FLUNCH · REF INTERNE 160076 · SARL JULIA | INSEE BPE 170 / INSEE SIRENE 275 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 76 | 20.000 JEUX SOUS LES BIERES · LA BOITE NOIRE · L'ENVIE BY ISA · L'ESTAMINET · L'ELYSEE | INSEE SIRENE 76 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 9 | ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES PEGUY · ECOLE MATERNELLE FERNAND DEROME · ECOLE MATERNELLE SEVERINE · EC MATERNELLE PASTEUR HIPPODROME · ECOLE MATERNELLE ROUQUIE-LACORE | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 15 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE HERRIOT - VIART · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CURIE - KERGOMARD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA FONTAINE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MOLIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'APPLICATION PAUL BERT | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Collège | 7 | COLLEGE MARIE CURIE · COLLEGE JEHAN BODEL · COLLEGE CHARLES PEGUY · COLLEGE FRANCOIS MITTERRAND · COLLEGE GAMBETTA | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 39 | MOHAMMAD EDUN, MÉDECIN · MARC DECHERF, MÉDECIN · ALAIN MARECHAL, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE MONCHAUX, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-MARIE MAGNIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 39 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 16 | PHARMACIE BLART · PHARMACIE COUVEZ · PHARMACIE DU THEATRE · PHARMACIE BOUCLY · PHARMACIE DE LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | ARRAS SNC L EDITO RP · ARRAS MEAULENS CARREFOUR EXPRESS RP · ARRAS TACHES D ENCRES RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Library | 4 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE QUARTIER VERLAINE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE QUARTIER RONVILLE · MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE L'ABBAYE SAINT-VAAST · 62- BIBLIOTHÈQUE ROBINSON | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | MEGARAMA ARRAS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 15 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF PEGUY · LYCEE JACQUES LECARON · SALLE KENNEDY · SALLE GIRAUDON SALLE DU CENTRE DES AFFAIRES · SALLE VOLTAIRE | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 26 | CCF · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ARRAS · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CREDIT COOPERATIF · ARRAS GAMBETTA | INSEE BPE 26 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 81 | SARL DODI · CHIC ET CHOC FEMININ | INSEE BPE 81 / INSEE SIRENE 117 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 12 | HÔTEL MODERNE · HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ARRAS · LE PASSE TEMPS · HÔTEL LES TROIS LUPPARS · HOTEL B B ARRAS | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 41,239 (2012) → 42,875 (2023): 4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 38,983 (1990) → 42,875 (2023): 10 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 24,662, of which 1.8 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arras): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Arras): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Arras): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Arras): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Arras): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ARRAS weather station, 7.7 km away at 74 m; the village itself is at 70 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ARRAS, 7.7 km away at 74 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 674 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 5.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ARRAS, 7.7 km away at 74 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 — 62041/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62041/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62041/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62041/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62041
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bron | 69 | 531 km S | 42,982 | 76.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bagnolet | 93 | 161 km S | 43,086 | 79.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villenave-d'Ornon | 33 | 662 km SW | 42,545 | 76.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rezé | 44 | 470 km SW | 43,556 | 80.8 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caluire-et-Cuire | 69 | 523 km S | 43,597 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gagny | 93 | 158 km S | 42,313 | 77.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gagny | 93 | 158 km S | 42,313 | 77.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bagnolet | 93 | 161 km S | 43,086 | 79.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rezé | 44 | 470 km SW | 43,556 | 80.8 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caluire-et-Cuire | 69 | 523 km S | 43,597 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bron | 69 | 531 km S | 42,982 | 76.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villenave-d'Ornon | 33 | 662 km SW | 42,545 | 76.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Arras'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valenciennes | 59 | 53 km E | 43,468 | 85.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marcq-en-Barœul | 59 | 48 km NE | 40,184 | 73.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wattrelos | 59 | 55 km NE | 40,847 | 78.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Creil | 60 | 117 km S | 36,301 | 84.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trappes | 78 | 178 km S | 34,689 | 74.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lens | 62 | 16 km N | 32,920 | 78 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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