Hernicourt

Identity

Hernicourt (INSEE 62442) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC du Ternois. Population 512 (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/62442-hernicourt

Vitality score

Vitality score 28.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 53 % of the 17,733 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.

Services

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

1 × Café / bar. ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VALLEE DE LA TERNOISE RPI 87). ^[4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA SCIERIE). ^[4,3]

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

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

Population 527 (2012) → 512 (2023): -2.8 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 416 (1990) → 512 (2023): 23.1 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 240, of which 10 % second homes and 2.1 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise): 3.3 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Hernicourt): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the HUMIERES_SAPC weather station, 6 km away at 127 m; the village itself is at 73 m. ^[10]

The village sits 54 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 962 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at ST-POL-TERNOISE, 3.2 km away at 129 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

What property sold for

22 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 157,500 € — 1,014 € per m² of built surface. ^[11]

The median across Pas-de-Calais is 1,534 € per m², so this commune sits below it. ^[11]

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 — 62442/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
4. INSEE BPE 2025
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62442/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62442/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62442/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 62767
9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 62442
10. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
11. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025