La Couture
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Couture (INSEE 62252) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. Population 2,590 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/62252-la-couture
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 8,038 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 6.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DIMITRI ID PAIN · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LE TOURET). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (AUX BONS VIVANTS BY BOUCHERIE LA COUTUROISE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT L'HELICE · FRED PIZZA · LES RECETTES DES TONTONS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (OH SAINT PIERRE · LE TOURET). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB DU CENTRE ST-EX). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTOPHE BOURLARD, MÉDECIN · FRANCK DEMARS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA COUTURE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA COUTURE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE SPORTIVE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (LE FAIVRE THIERRY · VAHINE TI'AMA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | DIMITRI ID PAIN · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LE TOURET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | AUX BONS VIVANTS BY BOUCHERIE LA COUTUROISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 4 | RESTAURANT L'HELICE · FRED PIZZA · LES RECETTES DES TONTONS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | OH SAINT PIERRE · LE TOURET | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB DU CENTRE ST-EX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CHRISTOPHE BOURLARD, MÉDECIN · FRANCK DEMARS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA COUTURE | 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 | LA COUTURE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE SPORTIVE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 6 | LE FAIVRE THIERRY · VAHINE TI'AMA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 2,712 (2012) → 2,590 (2023): -4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,165 (1990) → 2,590 (2023): 19.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,146, of which 0.3 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Couture): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Couture): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Richebourg): 1.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Couture): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Couture): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the RICHEBOURG weather station, 1.9 km away at 18 m; the village itself is at 19 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LILLERS, 15.5 km away at 19 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 745 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at RICHEBOURG, 1.9 km away at 18 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 — 62252/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62252/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62252/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62252/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62252
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62706
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomain | 59 | 39 km E | 2,651 | 53.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val d'Arry | 14 | 286 km SW | 2,496 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon | 43 | 605 km S | 2,688 | 59.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valdivienne | 86 | 478 km S | 2,715 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brix | 50 | 328 km W | 2,165 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Couffé | 44 | 460 km SW | 2,535 | 58.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomain | 59 | 39 km E | 2,651 | 53.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val d'Arry | 14 | 286 km SW | 2,496 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brix | 50 | 328 km W | 2,165 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Couffé | 44 | 460 km SW | 2,535 | 58.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valdivienne | 86 | 478 km S | 2,715 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon | 43 | 605 km S | 2,688 | 59.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · 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 La Couture'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richebourg | 62 | 1.7 km E | 2,687 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint Martin de l'If | 76 | 175 km SW | 1,736 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hinges | 62 | 6.9 km W | 2,485 | 52.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oradour-sur-Glane | 87 | 532 km S | 2,550 | 62.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courtisols | 51 | 220 km SE | 2,343 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wingersheim les Quatre Bans | 67 | 410 km SE | 2,342 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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