Billy-Berclau
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Billy-Berclau (INSEE 62132) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. Population 5,093 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 50.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 42 % of the 4,609 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 8.08 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.61 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES D'AUTREFOIS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA BOUCHERIE). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DUBOIS · MINI MARKET · LEA). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LIDL). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (PIZZ'ELI 5 · SAS LBB · LE 14 BB). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE FLASH · CHEZ SYLVAIN BILLY · L'EUROPE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE CLAUDE DEBUSSY). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEREMIE POTEAU). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CAROLINE GASPARD, MÉDECIN · FABIENNE BRZEZINSKI, MÉDECIN · ROLAND BREEM, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE VANDROMME · PHARMACIE BUSCH WILLERVAL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BILLY BERCLAU LPAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE CENTRE CULTUREL ET D'ANIMATION FRANÇOISE DOLTO). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE LEO LAGRANGE). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (BETTY COUPE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AUX DELICES D'AUTREFOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA BOUCHERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | DUBOIS · MINI MARKET · LEA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | LIDL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | PIZZ'ELI 5 · SAS LBB · LE 14 BB | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE FLASH · CHEZ SYLVAIN BILLY · L'EUROPE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE CLAUDE DEBUSSY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEREMIE POTEAU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | CAROLINE GASPARD, MÉDECIN · FABIENNE BRZEZINSKI, MÉDECIN · ROLAND BREEM, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE VANDROMME · PHARMACIE BUSCH WILLERVAL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | BILLY BERCLAU LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE CENTRE CULTUREL ET D'ANIMATION FRANÇOISE DOLTO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE LEO LAGRANGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 8 | BETTY COUPE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,478 (2012) → 5,093 (2023): 13.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,149 (1990) → 5,093 (2023): 22.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,221, of which 0.5 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Billy-Berclau): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Billy-Berclau): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Billy-Berclau): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Billy-Berclau): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Billy-Berclau): 0.4 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, 9.4 km away at 27 m; the village itself is at 24 m. [9]
An average of 707 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LOISON-SOUS-L., 9.4 km away at 27 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62132/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62132/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62132/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62132/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62132
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorette | 42 | 571 km S | 4,983 | 48.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 88 % |
| Saint-Étienne-au-Mont | 62 | 90 km W | 5,029 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 61 % |
| Bauvin | 59 | 2.0 km E | 5,249 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 89 % |
| Mundolsheim | 67 | 407 km SE | 5,322 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 99 % |
| Le Pellerin | 44 | 501 km SW | 5,319 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 80 % |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | 65 | 835 km S | 5,399 | 41.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauvin | 59 | 2.0 km E | 5,249 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 89 % |
| Saint-Étienne-au-Mont | 62 | 90 km W | 5,029 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 61 % |
| Mundolsheim | 67 | 407 km SE | 5,322 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 99 % |
| Le Pellerin | 44 | 501 km SW | 5,319 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 80 % |
| Lorette | 42 | 571 km S | 4,983 | 48.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 88 % |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | 65 | 835 km S | 5,399 | 41.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 86 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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