Guînes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Guînes (INSEE 62397) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC Pays d'Opale. Population 5,479 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 60.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 4,303 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 | 0.53 | 25 | 13.19 |
| Social | 0.77 | 20 | 15.4 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PARADIS SUCRE · LA FABRIQUE D'ANTAN). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (GIL'PRESTA BOUCHERIE · DUFOSSE RODRIGUE · CHEZ FABIEN ET BETTY). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (POINT FRAIS). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (SNC LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DU COLOMBIER · BELA PAUSA · LA BONNE PIZZ' · LA FRITERIE L'OREE DE LA TOUR · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (AUBERGE LES TROIS PAYS · CAFE DU MARAIS AU ST GILLET · CAFE MONAGHAN · CHEZ O'LIDINE · LE GALWAY). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE WARNAULT-DU CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANDRE GUILBERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEAN BOSCO). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LES QUATRE VENTS). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LOUIS-ETIENNE BARRON, MÉDECIN · GERALD FLINOIS, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE DESCAMPS, MÉDECIN · SEBASTIEN CAMUS, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SOPHIE PONT · PHARMACIE DE LA FONTAINE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (SERVICE LECTURE PAYS D'OPALE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (STADE LEO LAGRANGE · SALLE ANDRE FLAHAUT · COLLEGE LES QUATRE VENTS). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MT.GUINES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE DES 3 PAYS · UN HAIR DE FAMILLE · ALEXCOIFF). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DU COLOMBIER). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA BIEN ASSISE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LE PARADIS SUCRE · LA FABRIQUE D'ANTAN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | GIL'PRESTA BOUCHERIE · DUFOSSE RODRIGUE · CHEZ FABIEN ET BETTY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | POINT FRAIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | SNC LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | AUBERGE DU COLOMBIER · BELA PAUSA · LA BONNE PIZZ' · LA FRITERIE L'OREE DE LA TOUR · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | AUBERGE LES TROIS PAYS · CAFE DU MARAIS AU ST GILLET · CAFE MONAGHAN · CHEZ O'LIDINE · LE GALWAY | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE WARNAULT-DU CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANDRE GUILBERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEAN BOSCO | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LES QUATRE VENTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | LOUIS-ETIENNE BARRON, MÉDECIN · GERALD FLINOIS, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE DESCAMPS, MÉDECIN · SEBASTIEN CAMUS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE SOPHIE PONT · PHARMACIE DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 2 | SERVICE LECTURE PAYS D'OPALE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | STADE LEO LAGRANGE · SALLE ANDRE FLAHAUT · COLLEGE LES QUATRE VENTS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MT.GUINES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | COIFFURE DES 3 PAYS · UN HAIR DE FAMILLE · ALEXCOIFF | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DU COLOMBIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA BIEN ASSISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday 8h à 12h place Foch. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,754 (2012) → 5,479 (2023): -4.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,105 (1990) → 5,479 (2023): 7.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,361, of which 0.9 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Guînes): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Guînes): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Guînes): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Guînes): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Guînes): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
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, 10.7 km away at 73 m; the village itself is at 6 m. [10]
The village sits 67 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 CALAIS-MARCK, 11.7 km away at 2 m, over 29 summers. [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, 10.7 km away at 73 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62397/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-guines.fr/marches— “Marché hebdomadaire le vendredi de 8h à 12h place Foch.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62397/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62397/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62397/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62397
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray | 70 | 467 km SE | 5,365 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lannemezan | 65 | 868 km S | 5,811 | 64.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Raon-l'Étape | 88 | 451 km SE | 5,886 | 53.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nogent-sur-Seine | 10 | 289 km SE | 5,537 | 55.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sommières | 30 | 806 km S | 5,073 | 73 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Quesnoy-sur-Deûle | 59 | 81 km E | 6,805 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quesnoy-sur-Deûle | 59 | 81 km E | 6,805 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nogent-sur-Seine | 10 | 289 km SE | 5,537 | 55.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Raon-l'Étape | 88 | 451 km SE | 5,886 | 53.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gray | 70 | 467 km SE | 5,365 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sommières | 30 | 806 km S | 5,073 | 73 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lannemezan | 65 | 868 km S | 5,811 | 64.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · 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 Guînes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbourg | 59 | 24 km E | 6,931 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Péronne | 80 | 129 km SE | 7,090 | 65.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Templeuve-en-Pévèle | 59 | 99 km E | 7,202 | 54.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barr | 67 | 486 km SE | 7,057 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avesnes-sur-Helpe | 59 | 168 km SE | 4,012 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Argences | 14 | 242 km SW | 3,959 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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