Blendecques
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Blendecques (INSEE 62139) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA du Pays de Saint-Omer. Population 4,859 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/62139-blendecques
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 4,802 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 | 0.22 | 25 | 5.53 |
| Social | 0.46 | 20 | 9.21 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.54 | 10 | 5.43 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.33 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DU BALAIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (AUX DELICES D'ELOIC). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (HERAULT). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE ROI DE LA PIZZA · SANDWICHERIE BLENDECQUOISES · AU BON BRAISE DU PORTUGAL). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE JOCKEY). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE FREDERIC CHOPIN). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE RACHID BEN AMOR). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE-ANGE FLANDRIN-BONNEL, MÉDECIN · GUY VANDECANDELAERE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE RIALLAND, MÉDECIN · JEAN-HUGUES BRUN, MÉDECIN · BERTRAND ROSE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (GRANDE PHARMACIE DE L AA). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BLENDECQUES LE JOCKEY RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE LEO LAGRANGE · SALLE GEORGES MARQUANT · COMPLEXE CRISTALLERIE D ARQUES). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE BLENDECQUES). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (MANDY COIFFURE · VIE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE SAINT SÉBASTIEN). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE L'HERMITAGE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DU BALAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | AUX DELICES D'ELOIC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | HERAULT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | LE ROI DE LA PIZZA · SANDWICHERIE BLENDECQUOISES · AU BON BRAISE DU PORTUGAL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE JOCKEY | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE FREDERIC CHOPIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE RACHID BEN AMOR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | MARIE-ANGE FLANDRIN-BONNEL, MÉDECIN · GUY VANDECANDELAERE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE RIALLAND, MÉDECIN · JEAN-HUGUES BRUN, MÉDECIN · BERTRAND ROSE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | GRANDE PHARMACIE DE L AA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | BLENDECQUES LE JOCKEY RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | SALLE LEO LAGRANGE · SALLE GEORGES MARQUANT · COMPLEXE CRISTALLERIE D ARQUES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE BLENDECQUES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | MANDY COIFFURE · VIE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE SAINT SÉBASTIEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE L'HERMITAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,205 (2012) → 4,859 (2023): -6.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,210 (1990) → 4,859 (2023): -6.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,241, of which 0.9 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Blendecques): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Blendecques): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Blendecques): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Blendecques): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Blendecques): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the NIELLES-LES-BLEQUIN_SAPC weather station, 16.4 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 15 m. [9]
The village sits 130 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
An average of 1,013 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at NIELLES-LES-BLEQUIN_SAPC, 16.4 km away at 145 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 — 62139/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62139/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62139/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62139/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62139
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbazon | 37 | 398 km S | 4,874 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 82 % |
| Soucieu-en-Jarrest | 69 | 588 km S | 4,660 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 47 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 30 | 751 km S | 4,670 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 100 % |
| Volvic | 63 | 542 km S | 4,883 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 61 % |
| Vernaison | 69 | 594 km S | 5,210 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 31 % · winter 70 % |
| Lunel-Viel | 34 | 794 km S | 4,507 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 81 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbazon | 37 | 398 km S | 4,874 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 82 % |
| Volvic | 63 | 542 km S | 4,883 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 61 % |
| Soucieu-en-Jarrest | 69 | 588 km S | 4,660 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 47 % |
| Vernaison | 69 | 594 km S | 5,210 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 31 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 30 | 751 km S | 4,670 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 100 % |
| Lunel-Viel | 34 | 794 km S | 4,507 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 81 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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