Berck
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Berck (INSEE 62108) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA des Deux Baies en Montreuillois. Population 12,951 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/62108-berck
Vitality score
Vitality score 60/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 1,899 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 | 0.61 | 25 | 15.37 |
| Social | 0.95 | 20 | 19.07 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.53 | 10 | 5.34 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.19 | 5 | 0.96 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHOCOLATERIE DE BEUSSENT · LES ROGER · BOULANGERIE HERMANT · LE SAINT HONORE · LEONIDAS). [3,4]
8 × Butcher (boucherie) (HENRI BOUCHER · LA RENOMMEE · BOUCHERIE DE L'UNION · BOUCHERIE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · BOUCHERIE WIDEHEM). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU PANIER DE LA MENAGERE · CARREFOUR CITY · BIOCOOP). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE BOIS GRENIER · CARREFOUR MARKET · CARREFOUR · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE). [4]
4 × Fishmonger (PLAISIR IODE · LA MAREE BERCKOISE · POISSONNERIE LE CORDIER). [3,4]
62 × Restaurant (LA PLAGE · LE CORNET D'AMOUR · AU PLAISIR GOURMAND · FRITERIE DE L'ESPLANADE). [3,4]
19 × Café / bar (BRASSERIE L'ALASKA · CAFE TABAC DE LA PLAGE · LE STADIUM BAR · LA CROISIERE · CAFE DU CYGNE). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LE CHAT BOTTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE CHE TCHOS BERCKOIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PETITE SIRENE). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE BREL PERRAULT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN ROSTAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU FOIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE NOTRE DAME). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE-DAME). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHARLOTTE ROUSSEL, MÉDECIN · GHISLAINE GUEYRAUD, MÉDECIN · JULIETTE BOULENGER, MÉDECIN · HERVE CARON, MÉDECIN · MATTHIEU GUEYRAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA MER · PHARMACIE SARAH BICHRI · PHARMACIE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · PHARMACIE DACQUET). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (BERCK SUR MER BURALISTE LE CYGNE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BERCK-SUR-MER SIÈGE DU RÉSEAU DE LECTURE PUBLIQUE DE LA CA 2 BM). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINOS). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · MAIRIE). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BERCK · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE BERCK SUR MER · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST). [3]
22 × Hairdresser (FRED COIFFURE HOMMES · THIERRY LOTHMANN). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
7 × Hotel (HÔTEL HOPALIA (FONDATION HOPALE) · THE ORIGINAL'S LE NEPTUNE BOUTIQUE HÔTEL · THE ORIGINAL'S LES IRIS ACCESS HÔTEL · HÔTEL RÉGINA · LA TERRASSE). [3,4]
10 × Campsite (CAMPING INTERNATIONAL · CAMPING DE LA MANCHE · CAMPING L'ALOUETTE · CAMPING BELLE DUNE · CAMPING AMI AMI). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Fishmonger, 17 × Restaurant, 3 × Pharmacy, 6 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | CHOCOLATERIE DE BEUSSENT · LES ROGER · BOULANGERIE HERMANT · LE SAINT HONORE · LEONIDAS | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 8 | HENRI BOUCHER · LA RENOMMEE · BOUCHERIE DE L'UNION · BOUCHERIE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · BOUCHERIE WIDEHEM | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | AU PANIER DE LA MENAGERE · CARREFOUR CITY · BIOCOOP | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE BOIS GRENIER · CARREFOUR MARKET · CARREFOUR · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 4 | PLAISIR IODE · LA MAREE BERCKOISE · POISSONNERIE LE CORDIER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 62 | LA PLAGE · LE CORNET D'AMOUR · AU PLAISIR GOURMAND · FRITERIE DE L'ESPLANADE | INSEE BPE 62 / INSEE SIRENE 95 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 19 | BRASSERIE L'ALASKA · CAFE TABAC DE LA PLAGE · LE STADIUM BAR · LA CROISIERE · CAFE DU CYGNE | INSEE SIRENE 19 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LE CHAT BOTTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE CHE TCHOS BERCKOIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PETITE SIRENE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE BREL PERRAULT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN ROSTAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU FOIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE-DAME | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | CHARLOTTE ROUSSEL, MÉDECIN · GHISLAINE GUEYRAUD, MÉDECIN · JULIETTE BOULENGER, MÉDECIN · HERVE CARON, MÉDECIN · MATTHIEU GUEYRAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DE LA MER · PHARMACIE SARAH BICHRI · PHARMACIE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · PHARMACIE DACQUET | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | BERCK SUR MER BURALISTE LE CYGNE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BERCK-SUR-MER SIÈGE DU RÉSEAU DE LECTURE PUBLIQUE DE LA CA 2 BM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINOS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BERCK · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE BERCK SUR MER · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 22 | FRED COIFFURE HOMMES · THIERRY LOTHMANN | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 7 | HÔTEL HOPALIA (FONDATION HOPALE) · THE ORIGINAL'S LE NEPTUNE BOUTIQUE HÔTEL · THE ORIGINAL'S LES IRIS ACCESS HÔTEL · HÔTEL RÉGINA · LA TERRASSE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 10 | CAMPING INTERNATIONAL · CAMPING DE LA MANCHE · CAMPING L'ALOUETTE · CAMPING BELLE DUNE · CAMPING AMI AMI | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 14,725 (2012) → 12,951 (2023): -12 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 14,167 (1990) → 12,951 (2023): -8.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 12,932, of which 40.4 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Berck): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Berck): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Berck): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Berck): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Berck): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LE-TOUQUET weather station, 12 km away at 5 m; the village itself is at 9 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LE-TOUQUET, 12 km away at 5 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 910 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at RANG-DU-FLIERS, 4.4 km away at 16 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 — 62108/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62108/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62108/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62108/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62108
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 64 | 819 km S | 14,857 | 72 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Briançon | 05 | 720 km SE | 11,411 | 59.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer | 83 | 862 km SE | 11,658 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Dinard | 35 | 329 km SW | 10,772 | 59.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Maxime | 83 | 877 km SE | 14,118 | 66.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 % |
| Beausoleil | 06 | 862 km SE | 11,936 | 52.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinard | 35 | 329 km SW | 10,772 | 59.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Briançon | 05 | 720 km SE | 11,411 | 59.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 64 | 819 km S | 14,857 | 72 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Beausoleil | 06 | 862 km SE | 11,936 | 52.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer | 83 | 862 km SE | 11,658 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sainte-Maxime | 83 | 877 km SE | 14,118 | 66.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Berck'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quimperlé | 29 | 468 km SW | 12,469 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seclin | 59 | 103 km E | 13,261 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étaples | 62 | 12 km N | 10,710 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ouistreham | 14 | 183 km SW | 9,212 | 71.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auchel | 62 | 63 km E | 10,051 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Albert | 80 | 88 km SE | 9,521 | 74.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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