Bellebrune
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 39.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bellebrune (INSEE 62104) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC de Desvres-Samer. Population 427 (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 39.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 17,967 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 353 (2012) → 427 (2023): 21 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 179 (1990) → 427 (2023): 138.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 168, of which 4.8 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Capelle-lès-Boulogne): 5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Alincthun): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Colembert): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Capelle-lès-Boulogne): 4.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bellebrune): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BAINGHEN_SAPC weather station, 9.7 km away at 117 m; the village itself is at 87 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at DESVRES, 10.8 km away at 185 m, over 12 summers. [12]
That station sits 98 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,136 mm of rain a year, spread over 149 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BAINGHEN_SAPC, 9.7 km away at 117 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
14 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 234,500 € — 1,362 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Pas-de-Calais is 1,534 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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 — 62104/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62104/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62104/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62104/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62908
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62022
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62104
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remomeix | 88 | 466 km SE | 428 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villefrancœur | 41 | 340 km S | 416 | 32.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belmesnil | 76 | 118 km SW | 440 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ravilloles | 39 | 562 km SE | 434 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 1 % · humidity 86 % |
| Espirat | 63 | 565 km S | 416 | 42.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Herrère | 64 | 859 km S | 397 | 39.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmesnil | 76 | 118 km SW | 440 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villefrancœur | 41 | 340 km S | 416 | 32.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Remomeix | 88 | 466 km SE | 428 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ravilloles | 39 | 562 km SE | 434 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 1 % · humidity 86 % |
| Espirat | 63 | 565 km S | 416 | 42.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Herrère | 64 | 859 km S | 397 | 39.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Bellebrune'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmesnil | 76 | 118 km SW | 440 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-d'Elle | 50 | 263 km SW | 380 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hardifort | 59 | 51 km E | 385 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ochtezeele | 59 | 45 km E | 351 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Céaux | 50 | 326 km SW | 414 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Zuytpeene | 59 | 47 km E | 557 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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