Fontaine-lès-Boulans
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontaine-lès-Boulans (INSEE 62342) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC du Ternois. Population 97 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 12.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 10,303 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.15 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 91 (2012) → 97 (2023): 6.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 87 (1990) → 97 (2023): 11.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 47, of which 4.3 % second homes and 12.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Heuchin): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Anvin): 5.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Anvin): 5.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Heuchin): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Heuchin): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FIEFS weather station, 3.6 km away at 180 m; the village itself is at 117 m. [10]
The village sits 63 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at RADINGHEM, 12.7 km away at 115 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 1,097 mm of rain a year, spread over 152 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FIEFS, 3.6 km away at 180 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 — 62342/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62342/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62342/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62342/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62451
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62036
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrast-Larrebieu | 64 | 835 km S | 96 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 97 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Avit-Frandat | 32 | 735 km S | 97 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 88 % · humidity 43 % |
| Nogaret | 31 | 779 km S | 96 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mont-Saint-Martin | 38 | 634 km SE | 93 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sansan | 32 | 785 km S | 102 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Nochize | 71 | 477 km S | 99 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nochize | 71 | 477 km S | 99 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-Saint-Martin | 38 | 634 km SE | 93 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Avit-Frandat | 32 | 735 km S | 97 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 88 % · humidity 43 % |
| Nogaret | 31 | 779 km S | 96 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sansan | 32 | 785 km S | 102 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Arrast-Larrebieu | 64 | 835 km S | 96 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 97 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Fontaine-lès-Boulans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fay | 80 | 78 km SE | 91 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boissei-la-Lande | 61 | 257 km SW | 108 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coullemont | 62 | 35 km SE | 111 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berlancourt | 02 | 133 km SE | 85 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tréprel | 14 | 259 km SW | 112 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Préaux-Bocage | 14 | 257 km SW | 107 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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