Hesdin-la-Forêt
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hesdin-la-Forêt (INSEE 62447) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC des 7 Vallées. Population 4,480 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2025-01-01 from 3 former communes: Huby-Saint-Leu (62461), Marconne (62549), Sainte-Austreberthe (62743). [3]
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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/62447-hesdin-la-foret
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 5,112 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 | 0.7 | 25 | 17.42 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.13 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.73 | 10 | 7.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.31 | 10 | 3.15 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'HESDINOISE · LE FOURNIL DES SEPT VALLEES · SOPHIE LEBREUILLY · AU FOURNIL DE JEROME ET STEPHANE). [4,5]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL GERVOIS ET FILS · CHARCUTERIE GERVOIS TRAITEUR · L'ARTOIS GOURMAND). [4,5]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · ACTION · CARREFOUR CITY). [4,5]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE HESDINOISE). [5]
15 × Restaurant (LE CAFE DES ARTS · LA BELLE EPOQUE · LE RICHELIEU · RESTAURANT LA BRETECHE · LA BOHEME CREPERIE). [4,5]
11 × Café / bar (LA TERRASSE · LES PIRATES D'HESDIN · LE BEFFROI · LA REVANCHE- SEB TRADITIONS · AU RENOUVEAU). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-JOSEPH). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE DES 7 VALLEES · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE-DAME). [4]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURENCE LAROUSSE, MÉDECIN · NENDA NZOTCHA, MÉDECIN · PIERRE AUGRIS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE DELILLE, MÉDECIN · DANIEL ANACHE, MÉDECIN). [4]
4 × Pharmacy (SARL PHARMACIE BRANDAO COURTOIS · PHARMACIE DE L'AVENUE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [4]
9 × Bank (CCF · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE HESDIN · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). [4]
13 × Hairdresser (DELCUSE SYLVAINE · DS COIFFURE · ESPACE COIFFURE LOTHMANN · VALENTIN COIFFURE). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
3 × Hotel (LES 3 FONTAINES · LE GRAND TRIANON · HYPNOS HOTEL). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Restaurant, 4 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | L'HESDINOISE · LE FOURNIL DES SEPT VALLEES · SOPHIE LEBREUILLY · AU FOURNIL DE JEROME ET STEPHANE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | SARL GERVOIS ET FILS · CHARCUTERIE GERVOIS TRAITEUR · L'ARTOIS GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · ACTION · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE HESDINOISE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 15 | LE CAFE DES ARTS · LA BELLE EPOQUE · LE RICHELIEU · RESTAURANT LA BRETECHE · LA BOHEME CREPERIE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 11 | LA TERRASSE · LES PIRATES D'HESDIN · LE BEFFROI · LA REVANCHE- SEB TRADITIONS · AU RENOUVEAU | INSEE SIRENE 11 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE DES 7 VALLEES · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE-DAME | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | LAURENCE LAROUSSE, MÉDECIN · NENDA NZOTCHA, MÉDECIN · PIERRE AUGRIS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE DELILLE, MÉDECIN · DANIEL ANACHE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | SARL PHARMACIE BRANDAO COURTOIS · PHARMACIE DE L'AVENUE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 9 | CCF · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE HESDIN · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE | INSEE BPE 9 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | DELCUSE SYLVAINE · DS COIFFURE · ESPACE COIFFURE LOTHMANN · VALENTIN COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 3 | LES 3 FONTAINES · LE GRAND TRIANON · HYPNOS HOTEL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,660 (2012) → 4,480 (2023): -3.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,498 (1990) → 4,480 (2023): -18.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,707, of which 3.5 % second homes and 14.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Hesdin-la-Forêt): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Hesdin-la-Forêt): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Hesdin-la-Forêt): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Hesdin-la-Forêt): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Hesdin-la-Forêt): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MARCONNELLE weather station, 0.5 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 27 m. [10]
An average of 1,002 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MARCONNELLE, 0.5 km away at 25 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 — 62447/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62447/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62447/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62447/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62447
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 312 km SW | 4,693 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 88 % |
| Freneuse | 78 | 151 km S | 4,505 | 47.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 80 % |
| Hœrdt | 67 | 454 km E | 4,570 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 93 % |
| Bédée | 35 | 378 km SW | 4,662 | 52.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 96 % |
| Marlenheim | 67 | 439 km SE | 4,185 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 97 % |
| Bourgbarré | 35 | 375 km SW | 4,804 | 45.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 77 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freneuse | 78 | 151 km S | 4,505 | 47.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 80 % |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 312 km SW | 4,693 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 88 % |
| Bourgbarré | 35 | 375 km SW | 4,804 | 45.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 77 % |
| Bédée | 35 | 378 km SW | 4,662 | 52.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 96 % |
| Marlenheim | 67 | 439 km SE | 4,185 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 97 % |
| Hœrdt | 67 | 454 km E | 4,570 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 93 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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