Houdain
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Houdain (INSEE 62457) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. Population 6,945 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/62457-houdain
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 3,467 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 | 0.43 | 25 | 10.64 |
| Social | 0.8 | 20 | 16.08 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (N ET JP CAYET · ANNE-SO ET SES GATEAUX · LA CAZE A MANOUE BY RESISTE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (MAXI'PIZZ · CHEZ MA'M · LE VOYAGEUR · AL'BARAQUE A FRITES). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE RENDEZ-VOUS · LE CHANTILLY · CAFE DU BOURG · SFTS · LE CYRANO). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE MARIE CURIE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL LANGEVIN · GROUPE SCOLAIRE BLUM-LES COLOMBES · GROUPE SCOLAIRE ELBY-COPERNIC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERT). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OLIVIER VALLET, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE BREVIERE, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME VALLET, MÉDECIN · LAURINE QUINT, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE AGACHE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA LAWE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC JACQUES PREVERT · SALLE DE SPORTS HAMILLE). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE HOUDAIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (ZAZACOUP · P.A.C). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | N ET JP CAYET · ANNE-SO ET SES GATEAUX · LA CAZE A MANOUE BY RESISTE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CONTACT | 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 | 9 | MAXI'PIZZ · CHEZ MA'M · LE VOYAGEUR · AL'BARAQUE A FRITES | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE RENDEZ-VOUS · LE CHANTILLY · CAFE DU BOURG · SFTS · LE CYRANO | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE MARIE CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL LANGEVIN · GROUPE SCOLAIRE BLUM-LES COLOMBES · GROUPE SCOLAIRE ELBY-COPERNIC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | OLIVIER VALLET, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE BREVIERE, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME VALLET, MÉDECIN · LAURINE QUINT, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE AGACHE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA LAWE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COSEC JACQUES PREVERT · SALLE DE SPORTS HAMILLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE HOUDAIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | ZAZACOUP · P.A.C | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 7,559 (2012) → 6,945 (2023): -8.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 7,930 (1990) → 6,945 (2023): -12.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,280, of which 0.5 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Houdain): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Houdain): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Houdain): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Houdain): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Houdain): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LILLERS weather station, 14.5 km away at 19 m; the village itself is at 53 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LILLERS, 14.5 km away at 19 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 841 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at AUBIGNY, 11.4 km away at 96 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62457/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62457/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62457/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62457/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62457
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacou | 34 | 762 km S | 6,924 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Othis | 77 | 154 km S | 6,717 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Itteville | 91 | 216 km S | 6,746 | 55 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labarthe-sur-Lèze | 31 | 783 km S | 6,585 | 59.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 82 % · humidity 50 % |
| Chasse-sur-Rhône | 38 | 568 km S | 6,588 | 59.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Orgeval | 78 | 175 km S | 7,252 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Othis | 77 | 154 km S | 6,717 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orgeval | 78 | 175 km S | 7,252 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Itteville | 91 | 216 km S | 6,746 | 55 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chasse-sur-Rhône | 38 | 568 km S | 6,588 | 59.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Jacou | 34 | 762 km S | 6,924 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Labarthe-sur-Lèze | 31 | 783 km S | 6,585 | 59.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 82 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Houdain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval | 53 | 354 km SW | 6,302 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hersin-Coupigny | 62 | 8.0 km E | 6,082 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dainville | 62 | 23 km SE | 5,683 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Calonne-Ricouart | 62 | 5.5 km NW | 5,369 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coulogne | 62 | 70 km NW | 5,438 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auby | 59 | 37 km E | 7,083 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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