Boulogne-sur-Mer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 81/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Boulogne-sur-Mer (INSEE 62160) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA du Boulonnais. Population 40,539 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/62160-boulogne-sur-mer
Vitality score
Vitality score 81/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 75 % of the 560 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 | 0.84 | 25 | 21.08 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.89 | 10 | 8.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.46 | 5 | 2.3 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
24 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHOCOLATERIE DE BEUSSENT LACHELLE · PHIL'OPALE). [3,4]
12 × Butcher (boucherie) (E.D. BOURGEOIS · BOUCHERIE LA LIANE · BOUCHERIE J. ET A. LHOTELLIER). [3,4]
13 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR EXPRESS · KG ALIMENTATION · NATUR HOUSE · SPAR SUPERMARCHE · EPICERIE FAIDHERBE). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (JUCRIS · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY · CARREFOUR MARKET · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
6 × Fishmonger (JPW · HYS · LA POISSONNERIE GOURMANDE · PREMIUM OF ICELAND · LE POISSON D'ARGENT). [3,4]
123 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LA MATELOTE · BAR HAMIOT · LA PIERRE CHAUDE · LE CHATILLON · RESTAURANT CHEZ JULES). [3,4]
80 × Café / bar (LE FRANCE · LE MIDDLE · CHEZ FRANCOIS · CAFE DU SOLEIL · L'EDEN). [4]
11 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE VICTOR DURUY · ECOLE MATERNELLE GRIMM ANDERSEN · ECOLE MATERNELLE CH PERRAULT-LA FONTAINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE CONDORCET · ECOLE MATERNELLE ALPHONSE DAUDET). [3]
12 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CARY-SAUVAGE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FEMELAND-DEZOTEUX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS BLANC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOIS ARAGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BUCAILLE PELLETAN). [3]
6 × Collège (COLLEGE ANGELLIER · COLLEGE PAUL LANGEVIN · COLLEGE PIERRE DAUNOU · COLLEGE HAFFREINGUE CHANLAIRE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH DE NAVARIN). [3]
40 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCK DUCANDAS, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE CHEVALIER, MÉDECIN · PIERRE ACCARY, MÉDECIN · FRANCK WEENS, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER CUVELIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
12 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA LIANE · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE PARIS · PHARMACIE FICHAUX · PHARMACIE DU PORT · PHARMACIE MACQUET WATTEL). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (BOULOGNE SUR MER LE CHAMPENOIS RP · LA POSTE). [3]
6 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES ANNONCIADES · MÉDIATHÈQUE DU SANDETTIE · BIBLUDOTHÈQUE DAMRÉMONT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PLAGE · LE LIVRE CHEZ VOUS MÉDIATHÈQUE DU SANDETTIE). [3]
1 × Cinema (STARS). [3]
9 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE AUGUSTE ANGELLIER · COLLEGE LYCEE PRIVE HAFFREINGUE CHANLAIRE · ECOLE PRIVEE SAINT AUGUSTIN · LYCEE EDOUARD BRANLY · COMPLEXE DEGAND). [3]
17 × Bank (CCF · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE BOULOGNE BREQUERECQUE · AGENCE DE BOULOGNE SAINT NICOLAS · AGENCE DE BOULOGNE SAINT PATRICK). [3]
56 × Hairdresser (LEFEVRE CATHERINE · ECO COIFF'DIFFUSION · ECO COIFF DIFFUSION). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (LA MATELOTE · HÔTEL LE DANIELI · IBIS BUDGET · OPAL'INN · METROPOLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 11 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Butcher (boucherie), 7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 36 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 6 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 13 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 24 | CHOCOLATERIE DE BEUSSENT LACHELLE · PHIL'OPALE | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 12 | E.D. BOURGEOIS · BOUCHERIE LA LIANE · BOUCHERIE J. ET A. LHOTELLIER | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 13 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS · KG ALIMENTATION · NATUR HOUSE · SPAR SUPERMARCHE · EPICERIE FAIDHERBE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | JUCRIS · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY · CARREFOUR MARKET · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 6 | JPW · HYS · LA POISSONNERIE GOURMANDE · PREMIUM OF ICELAND · LE POISSON D'ARGENT | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 123 | RESTAURANT LA MATELOTE · BAR HAMIOT · LA PIERRE CHAUDE · LE CHATILLON · RESTAURANT CHEZ JULES | INSEE BPE 123 / INSEE SIRENE 194 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 80 | LE FRANCE · LE MIDDLE · CHEZ FRANCOIS · CAFE DU SOLEIL · L'EDEN | INSEE SIRENE 80 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 11 | ECOLE MATERNELLE VICTOR DURUY · ECOLE MATERNELLE GRIMM ANDERSEN · ECOLE MATERNELLE CH PERRAULT-LA FONTAINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE CONDORCET · ECOLE MATERNELLE ALPHONSE DAUDET | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 12 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CARY-SAUVAGE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FEMELAND-DEZOTEUX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS BLANC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOIS ARAGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BUCAILLE PELLETAN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Collège | 6 | COLLEGE ANGELLIER · COLLEGE PAUL LANGEVIN · COLLEGE PIERRE DAUNOU · COLLEGE HAFFREINGUE CHANLAIRE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH DE NAVARIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 40 | FRANCK DUCANDAS, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE CHEVALIER, MÉDECIN · PIERRE ACCARY, MÉDECIN · FRANCK WEENS, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER CUVELIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 40 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 12 | PHARMACIE DE LA LIANE · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE PARIS · PHARMACIE FICHAUX · PHARMACIE DU PORT · PHARMACIE MACQUET WATTEL | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | BOULOGNE SUR MER LE CHAMPENOIS RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 6 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES ANNONCIADES · MÉDIATHÈQUE DU SANDETTIE · BIBLUDOTHÈQUE DAMRÉMONT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PLAGE · LE LIVRE CHEZ VOUS MÉDIATHÈQUE DU SANDETTIE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | STARS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 9 | COLLEGE AUGUSTE ANGELLIER · COLLEGE LYCEE PRIVE HAFFREINGUE CHANLAIRE · ECOLE PRIVEE SAINT AUGUSTIN · LYCEE EDOUARD BRANLY · COMPLEXE DEGAND | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 17 | CCF · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE BOULOGNE BREQUERECQUE · AGENCE DE BOULOGNE SAINT NICOLAS · AGENCE DE BOULOGNE SAINT PATRICK | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 56 | LEFEVRE CATHERINE · ECO COIFF'DIFFUSION · ECO COIFF DIFFUSION | INSEE BPE 56 / INSEE SIRENE 76 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | LA MATELOTE · HÔTEL LE DANIELI · IBIS BUDGET · OPAL'INN · METROPOLE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [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 42,785 (2012) → 40,539 (2023): -5.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 43,678 (1990) → 40,539 (2023): -7.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 23,483, of which 3.9 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Boulogne-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Boulogne-sur-Mer): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Boulogne-sur-Mer): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Boulogne-sur-Mer): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Boulogne-sur-Mer): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 17 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BOULOGNE-SEM weather station, 1.3 km away at 73 m; the village itself is at 51 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BOULOGNE-SEM, 1.3 km away at 73 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 846 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BOULOGNE-SEM, 1.3 km away at 73 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62160/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62160/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62160/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62160/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62160
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chartres | 28 | 254 km S | 38,324 | 79.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Colomiers | 31 | 791 km S | 40,882 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Douai | 59 | 111 km E | 40,250 | 79.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 61 % |
| Marcq-en-Barœul | 59 | 104 km E | 40,184 | 73.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poissy | 78 | 202 km S | 40,983 | 78.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Lamentin | 972 | 6,839 km W | 39,400 | 80.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcq-en-Barœul | 59 | 104 km E | 40,184 | 73.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Douai | 59 | 111 km E | 40,250 | 79.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 61 % |
| Poissy | 78 | 202 km S | 40,983 | 78.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chartres | 28 | 254 km S | 38,324 | 79.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Colomiers | 31 | 791 km S | 40,882 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Lamentin | 972 | 6,839 km W | 39,400 | 80.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · 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 Boulogne-sur-Mer'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Brieuc | 22 | 400 km SW | 44,364 | 83.7 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lorient | 56 | 490 km SW | 58,329 | 84.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quimper | 29 | 513 km SW | 64,385 | 88 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanester | 56 | 488 km SW | 23,263 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coudekerque-Branche | 59 | 63 km NE | 20,787 | 66.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dunkerque | 59 | 64 km NE | 86,263 | 88.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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