Bruay-la-Buissière
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 70.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bruay-la-Buissière (INSEE 62178) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. Population 21,424 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/62178-bruay-la-buissiere
Vitality score
Vitality score 70.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 74 % of the 1,110 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 | 0.66 | 25 | 16.57 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.17 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.74 | 10 | 7.36 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · BOULANGERIE LOUISE · L'AMI DU PAIN · LA CERISE SUR LE GATEAU). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL BLASZYK · GRAND FRAIS · BOUCHERIE DE LA GARE · SAVEURS DE POLOGNE · LE CHAROLAIS). [3,4]
11 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE DE LA GARE · ALIMENTATION GENERALE · AU P'TIT CADDY · LE COEUR DE CATHY · SHOP FRAICHEUR). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (LUDOVIC · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CORA · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
59 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · LA FRINGALE · BIRD SARL · TAJ MAHAL · CD RESTAURATION). [3,4]
20 × Café / bar (LE SAINT-HUBERT · LE CARBET · LE SAINT HUBERT · LE RETRO · LE PIRATE). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE FELIX FAURE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE MATERNELLE G BRASSENS · ECOLE MATERNELLE MENDES FRANCE). [3]
10 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE EMILE LOUBET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE EMILE BASLY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FELIX FAURE). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE ALBERT CAMUS · COLLEGE EDMOND ROSTAND · COLLEGE SIMONE SIGNORET). [3]
23 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LILIA NOROC, MÉDECIN · HERVE BOUQUET, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD BUYSSCHAERT, MÉDECIN · ALAIN BUCHART, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE DELORME, MÉDECIN). [3]
6 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MACLOU · PHARMACIE DU DONJON · OFFICINE DE BRUAY · PHARMACIE DU STADE PARC · PHARMACIE ANATOLE FRANCE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LABUISSIERE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MARCEL-WACHEUX). [3]
2 × Cinema (MEGA CGR · ETOILES). [3]
9 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF LEO LAGRANGE COURS PROMENADE KENNEDY · COSEC ROSTAND · ECOLE DU CENTRE · ECOLE MARMOTTAN · ECOLE DES HAYETTES). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BRUAY LABUISSIERE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE BRUAY LA BUISSIERE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). [3]
34 × Hairdresser (CAROL COIFFURE · NOUVEL HAIR). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (IBIS STYLES · LE COTTAGE · HOTEL B B BETHUNE BRUAY LA BUISSIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 9 × Restaurant, 4 × Pharmacy, 6 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · BOULANGERIE LOUISE · L'AMI DU PAIN · LA CERISE SUR LE GATEAU | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | SARL BLASZYK · GRAND FRAIS · BOUCHERIE DE LA GARE · SAVEURS DE POLOGNE · LE CHAROLAIS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 11 | EPICERIE DE LA GARE · ALIMENTATION GENERALE · AU P'TIT CADDY · LE COEUR DE CATHY · SHOP FRAICHEUR | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | LUDOVIC · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CORA · CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 59 | BUFFALO GRILL · LA FRINGALE · BIRD SARL · TAJ MAHAL · CD RESTAURATION | INSEE BPE 59 / INSEE SIRENE 85 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 20 | LE SAINT-HUBERT · LE CARBET · LE SAINT HUBERT · LE RETRO · LE PIRATE | INSEE SIRENE 20 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE FELIX FAURE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE MATERNELLE G BRASSENS · ECOLE MATERNELLE MENDES FRANCE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 10 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE EMILE LOUBET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE EMILE BASLY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FELIX FAURE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE ALBERT CAMUS · COLLEGE EDMOND ROSTAND · COLLEGE SIMONE SIGNORET | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 23 | LILIA NOROC, MÉDECIN · HERVE BOUQUET, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD BUYSSCHAERT, MÉDECIN · ALAIN BUCHART, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE DELORME, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 23 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | PHARMACIE MACLOU · PHARMACIE DU DONJON · OFFICINE DE BRUAY · PHARMACIE DU STADE PARC · PHARMACIE ANATOLE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LABUISSIERE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MARCEL-WACHEUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | MEGA CGR · ETOILES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 9 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF LEO LAGRANGE COURS PROMENADE KENNEDY · COSEC ROSTAND · ECOLE DU CENTRE · ECOLE MARMOTTAN · ECOLE DES HAYETTES | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BRUAY LABUISSIERE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE BRUAY LA BUISSIERE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 34 | CAROL COIFFURE · NOUVEL HAIR | INSEE BPE 34 / INSEE SIRENE 43 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | IBIS STYLES · LE COTTAGE · HOTEL B B BETHUNE BRUAY LA BUISSIERE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 23,035 (2012) → 21,424 (2023): -7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 24,927 (1990) → 21,424 (2023): -14.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 10,649, of which 0.7 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bruay-la-Buissière): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bruay-la-Buissière): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Bruay-la-Buissière): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bruay-la-Buissière): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bruay-la-Buissière): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LILLERS weather station, 11.4 km away at 19 m; the village itself is at 43 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LILLERS, 11.4 km away at 19 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 691 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LILLERS, 11.4 km away at 19 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62178/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62178/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62178/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62178/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62178
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Givors | 69 | 569 km S | 21,379 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 86 % · humidity 50 % |
| Hazebrouck | 59 | 27 km N | 21,912 | 73.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gardanne | 13 | 812 km S | 21,597 | 71.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lagny-sur-Marne | 77 | 179 km S | 21,461 | 71 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Voiron | 38 | 613 km SE | 21,847 | 74.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montereau-Fault-Yonne | 77 | 235 km S | 22,279 | 77.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazebrouck | 59 | 27 km N | 21,912 | 73.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagny-sur-Marne | 77 | 179 km S | 21,461 | 71 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montereau-Fault-Yonne | 77 | 235 km S | 22,279 | 77.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Givors | 69 | 569 km S | 21,379 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 86 % · humidity 50 % |
| Voiron | 38 | 613 km SE | 21,847 | 74.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gardanne | 13 | 812 km S | 21,597 | 71.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Bruay-la-Buissière'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazebrouck | 59 | 27 km N | 21,912 | 73.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Denain | 59 | 63 km E | 20,665 | 69.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Abbeville | 80 | 66 km SW | 22,395 | 76.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cyr-l'École | 78 | 190 km S | 21,268 | 67.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fougères | 35 | 360 km SW | 20,307 | 74 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Armentières | 59 | 33 km NE | 26,998 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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