Chocques
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chocques (INSEE 62224) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. Population 2,785 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/62224-chocques
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 7,596 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.54 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU COEUR DE LA MIE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR HOLL). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DISTRICHOCQ). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LIDL). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (FLAMY PIZZA · FRIT'ECO · GUSTO PIZZA). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LA VILLA DES ANGES). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOISE DOLTO). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DESIRE BAILLY, MÉDECIN · EDMOND-ACHILLE BERNARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE WALBECQ). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHOCQUES LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Bank (AGENCE DE CHOCQUES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (FANNY R COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU COEUR DE LA MIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR HOLL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | DISTRICHOCQ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | LIDL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | FLAMY PIZZA · FRIT'ECO · GUSTO PIZZA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LA VILLA DES ANGES | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOISE DOLTO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | DESIRE BAILLY, MÉDECIN · EDMOND-ACHILLE BERNARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE WALBECQ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CHOCQUES LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | AGENCE DE CHOCQUES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | FANNY R COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 2,976 (2012) → 2,785 (2023): -6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,990 (1990) → 2,785 (2023): -6.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,329, of which 1.1 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chocques): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chocques): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Chocques): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chocques): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Chocques): 0.2 km to the north-east (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, 6.9 km away at 19 m; the village itself is at 25 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LILLERS, 6.9 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, 6.9 km away at 19 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 — 62224/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62224/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62224/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62224/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62224
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Clément | 89 | 263 km S | 2,849 | 64.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nivolas-Vermelle | 38 | 590 km S | 2,706 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thiant | 59 | 68 km E | 2,914 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Willems | 59 | 48 km E | 2,941 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tourville-la-Rivière | 76 | 171 km SW | 2,596 | 65.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| École-Valentin | 25 | 441 km SE | 2,579 | 65.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willems | 59 | 48 km E | 2,941 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thiant | 59 | 68 km E | 2,914 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tourville-la-Rivière | 76 | 171 km SW | 2,596 | 65.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Clément | 89 | 263 km S | 2,849 | 64.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| École-Valentin | 25 | 441 km SE | 2,579 | 65.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nivolas-Vermelle | 38 | 590 km S | 2,706 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Chocques'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiant | 59 | 68 km E | 2,914 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Willems | 59 | 48 km E | 2,941 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tourville-la-Rivière | 76 | 171 km SW | 2,596 | 65.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coquelles | 62 | 70 km NW | 2,638 | 74 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Raimbeaucourt | 59 | 39 km E | 4,000 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gondecourt | 59 | 29 km E | 4,148 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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