Houvin-Houvigneul
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Houvin-Houvigneul (INSEE 62459) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC des Campagnes de l'Artois. Population 247 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 12.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 17,181 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.29 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 232 (2012) → 247 (2023): 6.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 221 (1990) → 247 (2023): 11.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 127, of which 7.1 % second homes and 11 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Frévent): 6.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Estrée-Wamin): 3.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Rebreuviette): 4.4 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Frévent): 7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Gouy-en-Ternois): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SAULTY weather station, 13 km away at 174 m; the village itself is at 140 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at SAULTY, 13 km away at 174 m, over 29 summers. [12]
An average of 928 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BOURET-SUR-CAN, 5.8 km away at 77 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 — 62459/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62459/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62459/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62459/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62361
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62316
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62695
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62381
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sailly | 08 | 214 km E | 249 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gerbécourt-et-Haplemont | 54 | 339 km SE | 248 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villecomte | 21 | 365 km SE | 247 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cromary | 70 | 424 km SE | 246 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frohen-sur-Authie | 80 | 17 km SW | 244 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Boullay-les-Deux-Églises | 28 | 201 km SW | 242 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frohen-sur-Authie | 80 | 17 km SW | 244 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Boullay-les-Deux-Églises | 28 | 201 km SW | 242 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sailly | 08 | 214 km E | 249 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gerbécourt-et-Haplemont | 54 | 339 km SE | 248 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villecomte | 21 | 365 km SE | 247 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cromary | 70 | 424 km SE | 246 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 72 % · 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 Houvin-Houvigneul'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frohen-sur-Authie | 80 | 17 km SW | 244 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sasseville | 76 | 134 km SW | 250 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roussent | 62 | 44 km W | 251 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reclinghem | 62 | 34 km NW | 238 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aunou-le-Faucon | 61 | 243 km SW | 246 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parvillers-le-Quesnoy | 80 | 66 km SE | 244 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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