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Gouy-en-Artois

Pas-de-Calais · CC des Campagnes de l'Artois · INSEE 62379

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 24.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Gouy-en-Artois (INSEE 62379) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC des Campagnes de l'Artois. Population 327 (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/62379-gouy-en-artois

Vitality score

Vitality score 24.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 58 % of the 17,995 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0250
Social0.32206.32
Education0.63106.32
Health0100
Public & culture050
Population trend0.35103.54
Housing mix0.9154.56

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 0 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 0 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]

1 × Restaurant (A LA MAISON). [3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant1A LA MAISONINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 437 2023: 327 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 332 (2012) → 327 (2023): -1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 383 (1990) → 327 (2023): -14.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 158, of which 4.4 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

5 km10 kmBakery — 2.4 km NW (Fosseux)GP — 4.1 km NE (Wanquetin)Pharmacy — 4.3 km NE (Wanquetin)Food shop — 5.2 km NW (Avesnes-le-Comte)
In the commune Primary school Bakery — 2.4 km NWGP — 4.1 km NEPharmacy — 4.3 km NEFood shop — 5.2 km NW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Fosseux): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Avesnes-le-Comte): 5.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]

GP (Wanquetin): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]

Pharmacy (Wanquetin): 4.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]

Primary school (Gouy-en-Artois): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [11]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]

Measured at the SAULTY weather station, 5.8 km away at 174 m; the village itself is at 115 m. [12]

The village sits 59 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. [12]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]

Humidity measured at SAULTY, 5.8 km away at 174 m, over 29 summers. [12]

That station sits 59 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]

An average of 889 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]

Rainfall measured at SAULTY, 5.8 km away at 174 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]

What property sold for

17 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 155,000 € — 1,254 € per m² of built surface. [13]

The median across Pas-de-Calais is 1,534 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]

These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62379/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62379/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62379/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62379/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 62347
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 62063
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 62874
  11. INSEE BPE 2025 — 62379
  12. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
  13. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025

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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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Cernusson49409 km SW32928.8Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Côme33680 km S31929Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 %
La Forteresse38589 km S33830.2Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 %
Morcourt8040 km S32730.6Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 %
Lamotte-Buleux8055 km W32828.4Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 %
Parbayse64806 km S31631.4Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 76 % · humidity 21 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Morcourt8040 km S32730.6Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 %
Lamotte-Buleux8055 km W32828.4Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 %
Cernusson49409 km SW32928.8Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
La Forteresse38589 km S33830.2Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Côme33680 km S31929Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 %
Parbayse64806 km S31631.4Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 76 % · humidity 21 %

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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 Gouy-en-Artois'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Cormont6270 km NW30930.2Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 %
Contay8028 km S30525.1Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 %
Estréelles6264 km NW34231.7Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 %
Estrée6263 km NW30427.3Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 %
Morchain8054 km SE36230.1Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Sachin6231 km NW32330.7Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 %