Éperlecques
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Éperlecques (INSEE 62297) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA du Pays de Saint-Omer. Population 3,737 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/62297-eperlecques
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 5,958 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 | 0.2 | 25 | 5.12 |
| Social | 0.58 | 20 | 11.6 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU CHANT DU MOULIN · AU FOURNIL DU GANDSPETTE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LE BON'AP · H.H.P · CQ PIZZ '). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE SULKY). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-JOSEPH). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NICOLAS LE BOT, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE REBENA, MÉDECIN · MANON BOURDON, MÉDECIN · JEAN VANDERMERSCH, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE FIOLET-GILLE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SEILLIER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D’EPERLECQUES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE MULTISPORT). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (RENAISSANCE COIFFURE · LE SALON DE GERALDINE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
4 × Campsite (CAMPING DU CHÂTEAU DE GANDSPETTE · CAMPING LE MONT · LE CLOS DE LA MEULLEMOTTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AU CHANT DU MOULIN · AU FOURNIL DU GANDSPETTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | 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 | 4 | LE BON'AP · H.H.P · CQ PIZZ ' | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE SULKY | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | NICOLAS LE BOT, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE REBENA, MÉDECIN · MANON BOURDON, MÉDECIN · JEAN VANDERMERSCH, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE FIOLET-GILLE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE SEILLIER | 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 POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D’EPERLECQUES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE MULTISPORT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | RENAISSANCE COIFFURE · LE SALON DE GERALDINE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | 4 | CAMPING DU CHÂTEAU DE GANDSPETTE · CAMPING LE MONT · LE CLOS DE LA MEULLEMOTTE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,350 (2012) → 3,737 (2023): 11.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,785 (1990) → 3,737 (2023): 34.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,577, of which 3.4 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Éperlecques): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Moulle): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Éperlecques): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Éperlecques): 2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Éperlecques): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LICQUES weather station, 15 km away at 73 m; the village itself is at 13 m. [10]
The village sits 60 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
An average of 1,132 mm of rain a year, spread over 147 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LICQUES, 15 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 — 62297/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62297/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62297/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62297/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62297
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62595
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleyben | 29 | 527 km SW | 3,692 | 46.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 80 % |
| Hasnon | 59 | 97 km SE | 3,849 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 96 % |
| Hussigny-Godbrange | 54 | 303 km SE | 3,912 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 77 % |
| Ingwiller | 67 | 438 km SE | 3,995 | 50 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 70 % |
| Fay-de-Bretagne | 44 | 474 km SW | 4,023 | 40.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 89 % |
| Commequiers | 85 | 536 km SW | 3,735 | 46 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 74 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasnon | 59 | 97 km SE | 3,849 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 96 % |
| Hussigny-Godbrange | 54 | 303 km SE | 3,912 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 77 % |
| Ingwiller | 67 | 438 km SE | 3,995 | 50 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 70 % |
| Fay-de-Bretagne | 44 | 474 km SW | 4,023 | 40.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 89 % |
| Pleyben | 29 | 527 km SW | 3,692 | 46.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 80 % |
| Commequiers | 85 | 536 km SW | 3,735 | 46 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 74 % |
Elsewhere
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