Hesmond
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 16.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hesmond (INSEE 62449) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC des 7 Vallées. Population 172 (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/62449-hesmond
Vitality score
Vitality score 16.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 15,091 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.37 |
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 ELEMENTAIRE DE LA CREQUOISE RPI 18). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE LA CREQUOISE RPI 18 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 179 (2012) → 172 (2023): -3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 186 (1990) → 172 (2023): -7.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 92, of which 16.3 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Beaurainville): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Loison-sur-Créquoise): 2.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Beaurainville): 4.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Beaurainville): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Hesmond): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the MARCONNELLE weather station, 10.5 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 33 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at RADINGHEM, 15.9 km away at 115 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 82 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,002 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MARCONNELLE, 10.5 km away at 25 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62449/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62449/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62449/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62449/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62100
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62522
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62449
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasselas | 71 | 508 km SE | 175 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Braux | 21 | 384 km SE | 180 | 20.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rogéville | 54 | 343 km SE | 157 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 51 % |
| Thory | 89 | 352 km SE | 191 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Préchacq-Navarrenx | 64 | 823 km S | 178 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vénestanville | 76 | 104 km SW | 172 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vénestanville | 76 | 104 km SW | 172 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rogéville | 54 | 343 km SE | 157 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 51 % |
| Thory | 89 | 352 km SE | 191 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Braux | 21 | 384 km SE | 180 | 20.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chasselas | 71 | 508 km SE | 175 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Préchacq-Navarrenx | 64 | 823 km S | 178 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Hesmond'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thérines | 60 | 95 km S | 196 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bernardvillé | 67 | 457 km SE | 197 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boullarre | 60 | 166 km SE | 194 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étavigny | 60 | 166 km SE | 180 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Offin | 62 | 1.0 km SW | 210 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-Vicomte | 60 | 92 km S | 162 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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