Calais
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 86.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Calais (INSEE 62193) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers. Population 67,571 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/62193-calais
Vitality score
Vitality score 86.8/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 313 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 | 0.96 | 25 | 23.92 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.98 | 10 | 9.76 |
| Health | 0.97 | 10 | 9.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.34 | 5 | 1.71 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.97 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
30 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU GRAIN DE SUCRE · CHOCOLATS DE BEUSSENT · AUX DELICES DE CALAIS · BOULANGERIE SCOTTE · LE PAIN D'EPI). [3,4]
30 × Butcher (boucherie) (OPALE CHARCUTERIE · HENRI BOUCHER · HOT CHICKEN). [3,4]
19 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARAY MARKET · C.E DISTRI). [3,4]
20 × Supermarket (B&M · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE BOIS GRENIER · ALDI MARCHE · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (BERTOUT ET CYS). [3,4]
154 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · LE COMPTOIR DES PIZZAS · SENECAT JEAN-LOU · L'HOVERCRAFT · LA KABYLIE). [3,4]
103 × Café / bar (POP ROCK BAR - LE NIMP · CAFE DES PLANTES · FAMILY PUB · LA CHALOUPE · L'ARLEQUIN). [4]
6 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE COURTEBOURNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE ZOLA · ECOLE MATERNELLE J F MILLET · ECOLE MATERNELLE CONSTANTINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LESIEUR). [3]
30 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ARCHIMEDE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CONDE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHATEAUBRIAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PARMENTIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CONDORCET PHARE). [3]
9 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN JAURES · COLLEGE LUCIEN VADEZ · COLLEGE REPUBLIQUE · COLLEGE JEAN MACE · COLLEGE VAUBAN). [3]
52 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARC POULAIN, MÉDECIN · FABIEN POHER, MÉDECIN · AICHA ELOUESLATI, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER WILHELM, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN BONNIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
22 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BRULLE MEURILION · PHARMACIE MONTIGNY · PHARMACIE ROYALE · SELARL BRIANE LECLERCQ · PHARMACIE DE LA MER). [3,4]
5 × Post office / agence postale (CALAIS BURALISTE A LA HAVANE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LE PETIT PRINCE · MÉDIATHÈQUE LOUIS ARAGON). [3]
1 × Cinema (L'ALHAMBRA). [3]
19 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE GAUGIN MATISSE · CENTRE SPORTIF ET CULTUREL CALYPSO · SALLE COSEC SAINT EXUPERY · SALLE REPUBLIQUE · SALLE MANDELA). [3]
18 × Bank (CCF · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CALAIS · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE CALAIS PAUL BERT · AGENCE DE CALAIS LA FAYETTE). [3]
96 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE LEROY · MARY CURLS). [3,4]
13 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
11 × Hotel (HOTEL GRILL CAMPANILE · HÔTEL DE LA PLAGE · COTTAGE HOTEL · HOLIDAY INN CALAIS · B&B HN'TELS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CALAIS LA PLAGE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 10 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 13 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Fishmonger, 28 × Restaurant, 5 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 20 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 30 | AU GRAIN DE SUCRE · CHOCOLATS DE BEUSSENT · AUX DELICES DE CALAIS · BOULANGERIE SCOTTE · LE PAIN D'EPI | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 30 | OPALE CHARCUTERIE · HENRI BOUCHER · HOT CHICKEN | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 19 | SARAY MARKET · C.E DISTRI | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 20 | B&M · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE BOIS GRENIER · ALDI MARCHE · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | BERTOUT ET CYS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 154 | BUFFALO GRILL · LE COMPTOIR DES PIZZAS · SENECAT JEAN-LOU · L'HOVERCRAFT · LA KABYLIE | INSEE BPE 154 / INSEE SIRENE 261 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 103 | POP ROCK BAR - LE NIMP · CAFE DES PLANTES · FAMILY PUB · LA CHALOUPE · L'ARLEQUIN | INSEE SIRENE 103 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 6 | ECOLE MATERNELLE COURTEBOURNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE ZOLA · ECOLE MATERNELLE J F MILLET · ECOLE MATERNELLE CONSTANTINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LESIEUR | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 30 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ARCHIMEDE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CONDE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHATEAUBRIAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PARMENTIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CONDORCET PHARE | INSEE BPE 30 [3] |
| Collège | 9 | COLLEGE JEAN JAURES · COLLEGE LUCIEN VADEZ · COLLEGE REPUBLIQUE · COLLEGE JEAN MACE · COLLEGE VAUBAN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 52 | MARC POULAIN, MÉDECIN · FABIEN POHER, MÉDECIN · AICHA ELOUESLATI, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER WILHELM, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN BONNIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 52 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 22 | PHARMACIE BRULLE MEURILION · PHARMACIE MONTIGNY · PHARMACIE ROYALE · SELARL BRIANE LECLERCQ · PHARMACIE DE LA MER | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 31 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | CALAIS BURALISTE A LA HAVANE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LE PETIT PRINCE · MÉDIATHÈQUE LOUIS ARAGON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | L'ALHAMBRA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 19 | SALLE GAUGIN MATISSE · CENTRE SPORTIF ET CULTUREL CALYPSO · SALLE COSEC SAINT EXUPERY · SALLE REPUBLIQUE · SALLE MANDELA | INSEE BPE 19 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 18 | CCF · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CALAIS · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE CALAIS PAUL BERT · AGENCE DE CALAIS LA FAYETTE | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 96 | COIFFURE LEROY · MARY CURLS | INSEE BPE 96 / INSEE SIRENE 130 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 13 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 11 | HOTEL GRILL CAMPANILE · HÔTEL DE LA PLAGE · COTTAGE HOTEL · HOLIDAY INN CALAIS · B&B HN'TELS | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CALAIS LA PLAGE | 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 72,589 (2012) → 67,571 (2023): -6.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 75,309 (1990) → 67,571 (2023): -10.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 36,524, of which 2.4 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Calais): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Calais): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Calais): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Calais): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Calais): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CALAIS-MARCK weather station, 7.2 km away at 2 m; the village itself is at 5 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CALAIS-MARCK, 7.2 km away at 2 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 741 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CALAIS-MARCK, 7.2 km away at 2 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 — 62193/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62193/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62193/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62193/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62193
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pessac | 33 | 708 km S | 67,339 | 83 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
| Évry-Courcouronnes | 91 | 262 km S | 66,919 | 84.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Antony | 92 | 247 km S | 64,263 | 82.1 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vénissieux | 69 | 626 km S | 65,502 | 79.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Levallois-Perret | 92 | 231 km S | 68,092 | 90.4 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colmar | 68 | 510 km SE | 66,970 | 86.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levallois-Perret | 92 | 231 km S | 68,092 | 90.4 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Antony | 92 | 247 km S | 64,263 | 82.1 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Évry-Courcouronnes | 91 | 262 km S | 66,919 | 84.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Colmar | 68 | 510 km SE | 66,970 | 86.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vénissieux | 69 | 626 km S | 65,502 | 79.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pessac | 33 | 708 km S | 67,339 | 83 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 Calais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorient | 56 | 519 km SW | 58,329 | 84.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vannes | 56 | 496 km SW | 55,790 | 89.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Brieuc | 22 | 429 km SW | 44,364 | 83.7 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caen | 14 | 253 km SW | 109,400 | 91.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Malo | 35 | 378 km SW | 47,439 | 82.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dieppe | 76 | 127 km SW | 28,496 | 76.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/62193-calais