Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 25.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne (INSEE 62446) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA du Boulonnais. Population 853 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 25.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 15,259 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.88 | 10 | 8.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (HESDIGNEUL LES BOULOGNE APC AP). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (LE PETIT SALON). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | HESDIGNEUL LES BOULOGNE APC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LE PETIT SALON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 669 (2012) → 853 (2023): 27.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 618 (1990) → 853 (2023): 38 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 362, of which 1.9 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Hesdin-l'Abbé): 0.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Isques): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Hesdin-l'Abbé): 0.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Étienne-au-Mont): 4.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 14 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BOULOGNE-SEM weather station, 9.8 km away at 73 m; the village itself is at 11 m. [12]
The village sits 62 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 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BOULOGNE-SEM, 9.8 km away at 73 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 62 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 900 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at DANNES, 8 km away at 36 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62446/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62446/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62446/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62446/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62448
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62474
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62746
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62446
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaudoy-en-Brie | 77 | 241 km SE | 872 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Gué-de-Longroi | 28 | 240 km S | 860 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allery | 80 | 79 km S | 843 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valdampierre | 60 | 153 km S | 941 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Offwiller | 67 | 464 km SE | 807 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Diéval | 62 | 60 km SE | 709 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diéval | 62 | 60 km SE | 709 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Allery | 80 | 79 km S | 843 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valdampierre | 60 | 153 km S | 941 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Gué-de-Longroi | 28 | 240 km S | 860 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaudoy-en-Brie | 77 | 241 km SE | 872 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Offwiller | 67 | 464 km SE | 807 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elnes | 62 | 32 km E | 836 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tourville-sur-Arques | 76 | 98 km SW | 1,187 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rolleville | 76 | 159 km SW | 1,209 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Landudal | 29 | 501 km SW | 930 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gruchet-Saint-Siméon | 76 | 109 km SW | 682 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Banville | 14 | 215 km SW | 797 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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