Avion
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Avion (INSEE 62065) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA de Lens - Liévin. Population 17,435 (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/62065-avion
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 36 % of the 1,380 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.76 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.68 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.54 | 10 | 5.45 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SOCIETE ROGER HERVE · ZAM · L'AMANDINE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL LECOCQ · HENRI BOUCHER · NADOR). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SOCIETE TAMONTE · ALDI MARCHE · L'ETOILE DE L'ORIENT · AVION MARKET · FLASH MARKET). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
29 × Restaurant (CHEZ WILLY · SARL DELICE FRITES · LA FRESH HEURE · AL'FOSSE 7 · RESTAURANT LYONNAIS). [3,4]
18 × Café / bar (INDIAN'S CAFE · LE BIKER'S BAR · LE CHRYSL'O · L'EMPIRE · CAFE BATAILLE). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCK MICHEL · ECOLE MATERNELLE SUZANNE LANNOY · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANDRE PARENT · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN LURCAT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIN COTTON). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL CACHIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FELIX CADRAS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DESNOS-CASANOVA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS ARAGON-ELSATRIOLET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE PAUL LANGEVIN · COLLEGE JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MUSTAPHA LOUH, MÉDECIN · MARTIAL WILLERVAL, MÉDECIN · EMILIE-MARIE MONNERVILLE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-EMMANUEL ZAMIARA, MÉDECIN · ERIC CHEVALIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE · SELARL PHARMACIE DU 4 · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE QUARTIER MISS ROBIN · MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE EMILE ZOLA). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE FAMILIA). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE GAGARINE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ROBITAIL · COSEC AMEDEE CAPRON · SALLE LUCIEN THAVAUD · SALLE MARCEL JORION). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PARC DE LOISIRS DE LA GLISSOIRE). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE D'AVION · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). [3]
17 × Hairdresser (SYLVIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 3 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | SOCIETE ROGER HERVE · ZAM · L'AMANDINE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | SARL LECOCQ · HENRI BOUCHER · NADOR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | SOCIETE TAMONTE · ALDI MARCHE · L'ETOILE DE L'ORIENT · AVION MARKET · FLASH MARKET | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 29 | CHEZ WILLY · SARL DELICE FRITES · LA FRESH HEURE · AL'FOSSE 7 · RESTAURANT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 45 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 18 | INDIAN'S CAFE · LE BIKER'S BAR · LE CHRYSL'O · L'EMPIRE · CAFE BATAILLE | INSEE SIRENE 18 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCK MICHEL · ECOLE MATERNELLE SUZANNE LANNOY · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANDRE PARENT · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN LURCAT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIN COTTON | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL CACHIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FELIX CADRAS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DESNOS-CASANOVA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS ARAGON-ELSATRIOLET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE PAUL LANGEVIN · COLLEGE JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | MUSTAPHA LOUH, MÉDECIN · MARTIAL WILLERVAL, MÉDECIN · EMILIE-MARIE MONNERVILLE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-EMMANUEL ZAMIARA, MÉDECIN · ERIC CHEVALIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE · SELARL PHARMACIE DU 4 · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE QUARTIER MISS ROBIN · MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE EMILE ZOLA | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE FAMILIA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | SALLE GAGARINE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ROBITAIL · COSEC AMEDEE CAPRON · SALLE LUCIEN THAVAUD · SALLE MARCEL JORION | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PARC DE LOISIRS DE LA GLISSOIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE D'AVION · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 17 | SYLVIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 18,168 (2012) → 17,435 (2023): -4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 18,534 (1990) → 17,435 (2023): -5.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,870, of which 0.3 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Avion): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Avion): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Avion): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Avion): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Avion): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LOISON-SOUS-L. weather station, 3.4 km away at 27 m; the village itself is at 29 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ARRAS, 17.7 km away at 74 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 762 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LENS, 3.2 km away at 43 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 — 62065/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62065/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62065/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62065/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62065
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boissy-Saint-Léger | 94 | 187 km S | 17,325 | 56.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Limay | 78 | 177 km SW | 17,885 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jouy-le-Moutier | 95 | 165 km S | 17,854 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Osny | 95 | 160 km S | 17,954 | 61.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Garches | 92 | 181 km S | 17,743 | 47.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Floirac | 33 | 670 km SW | 18,300 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osny | 95 | 160 km S | 17,954 | 61.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jouy-le-Moutier | 95 | 165 km S | 17,854 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Limay | 78 | 177 km SW | 17,885 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Garches | 92 | 181 km S | 17,743 | 47.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boissy-Saint-Léger | 94 | 187 km S | 17,325 | 56.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Floirac | 33 | 670 km SW | 18,300 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 66 % · 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 Avion'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limay | 78 | 177 km SW | 17,885 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Faches-Thumesnil | 59 | 27 km NE | 18,619 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Clayes-sous-Bois | 78 | 187 km S | 16,804 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lucé | 28 | 241 km SW | 15,921 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamalières | 63 | 516 km S | 17,509 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noisiel | 77 | 174 km S | 16,053 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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