Echinghen
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Echinghen (INSEE 62281) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA du Boulonnais. Population 378 (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 22.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 18,014 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.18 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUX AMIS DE STEF'). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | AUX AMIS DE STEF' | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 371 (2012) → 378 (2023): 1.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 284 (1990) → 378 (2023): 33.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 159, of which 8.2 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-Boulogne): 1.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Léonard): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Léonard): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Léonard): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Léonard): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 17 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BOULOGNE-SEM weather station, 4.7 km away at 73 m; the village itself is at 26 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BOULOGNE-SEM, 4.7 km away at 73 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 846 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BOULOGNE-SEM, 4.7 km away at 73 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 — 62281/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62281/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62281/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62281/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62758
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62755
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompierre | 61 | 279 km SW | 380 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Tourreilles | 31 | 848 km S | 376 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 30 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Gervais-de-Vic | 72 | 320 km S | 383 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 73 % |
| Morvillers-Saint-Saturnin | 80 | 103 km S | 372 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vincent-Froideville | 39 | 518 km SE | 381 | 24.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeroy | 89 | 302 km S | 384 | 24.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morvillers-Saint-Saturnin | 80 | 103 km S | 372 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dompierre | 61 | 279 km SW | 380 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeroy | 89 | 302 km S | 384 | 24.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gervais-de-Vic | 72 | 320 km S | 383 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 73 % |
| Vincent-Froideville | 39 | 518 km SE | 381 | 24.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Tourreilles | 31 | 848 km S | 376 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 30 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Echinghen'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camprond | 50 | 280 km SW | 374 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-de-Bohon | 50 | 264 km SW | 375 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mosles | 14 | 235 km SW | 368 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Breuil-en-Bessin | 14 | 241 km SW | 409 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gonneville-en-Auge | 14 | 207 km SW | 390 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nicorps | 50 | 288 km SW | 354 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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