Buire-au-Bois
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Buire-au-Bois (INSEE 62182) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC du Ternois. Population 237 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 10.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 16,965 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 | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.69 |
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 219 (2012) → 237 (2023): 8.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 225 (1990) → 237 (2023): 5.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 130, of which 13.1 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Auxi-le-Château): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Auxi-le-Château): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Auxi-le-Château): 4.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Auxi-le-Château): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Nœux-lès-Auxi): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MARCONNELLE weather station, 15 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 73 m. [10]
An average of 928 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BOURET-SUR-CAN, 11.8 km away at 77 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62182/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62182/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62182/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62182/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62060
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62616
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landifay-et-Bertaignemont | 02 | 115 km SE | 241 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 88 % |
| Vers-en-Montagne | 39 | 473 km SE | 235 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 22 % |
| Niederstinzel | 57 | 385 km E | 235 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 70 % |
| Loreux | 41 | 319 km S | 238 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 73 % |
| Rogna | 39 | 512 km SE | 234 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 46 % |
| Loisieux | 73 | 578 km SE | 236 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landifay-et-Bertaignemont | 02 | 115 km SE | 241 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 88 % |
| Loreux | 41 | 319 km S | 238 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 73 % |
| Niederstinzel | 57 | 385 km E | 235 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 70 % |
| Vers-en-Montagne | 39 | 473 km SE | 235 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 22 % |
| Rogna | 39 | 512 km SE | 234 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 46 % |
| Loisieux | 73 | 578 km SE | 236 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 100 % |
Elsewhere
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