Boffles
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Boffles (INSEE 62143) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC du Ternois. Population 46 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 11.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 4,250 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.22 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 48 (2012) → 46 (2023): -4.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 41 (1990) → 46 (2023): 12.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 27, of which 14.8 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Auxi-le-Château): 6.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ligny-sur-Canche): 5.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Boubers-sur-Canche): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Auxi-le-Château): 6.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fortel-en-Artois): 1.8 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 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the HUMIERES_SAPC weather station, 15.4 km away at 127 m; the village itself is at 122 m. [12]
An average of 928 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BOURET-SUR-CAN, 8.3 km away at 77 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62143/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62143/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62143/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62143/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62060
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62513
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62158
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62346
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coigneux | 80 | 28 km SE | 45 | 7.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Abergement-lès-Thésy | 39 | 462 km SE | 46 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 0 % |
| Malaincourt-sur-Meuse | 52 | 340 km SE | 47 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 34 % |
| Élencourt | 60 | 66 km S | 48 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 % |
| Rorbach-lès-Dieuze | 57 | 370 km SE | 48 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 55 % |
| Chaumont-devant-Damvillers | 55 | 254 km SE | 46 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 47 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coigneux | 80 | 28 km SE | 45 | 7.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Élencourt | 60 | 66 km S | 48 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 % |
| Chaumont-devant-Damvillers | 55 | 254 km SE | 46 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 47 % |
| Malaincourt-sur-Meuse | 52 | 340 km SE | 47 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 34 % |
| Rorbach-lès-Dieuze | 57 | 370 km SE | 48 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 55 % |
| Abergement-lès-Thésy | 39 | 462 km SE | 46 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 0 % |
Elsewhere
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