Loison-sous-Lens
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Loison-sous-Lens (INSEE 62523) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA de Lens - Liévin. Population 5,169 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/62523-loison-sous-lens
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 4,547 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 | 0.46 | 25 | 11.51 |
| Social | 0.85 | 20 | 16.91 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES DU PAIN · LE MERVEILLEUX · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE AUX TROIS CH). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE REDOUANE). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (INY · LA SUPER'ETTE 62 · LE PANIER ALIM · LA SUPER'ETTE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (SODILOISON · ACTION). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (CHINATOWN · MY FOOD · MC FLY). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (L'HARMONIE · AU ROYAL · BLUME · EI BASTIEN HOCHEDEZ · LE LONGCHAMPS). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE HENRI MATISSE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES MARRONNIERS). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOISE DOLTO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LINO VENTURA). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE BOUTIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC DEZITTER, MÉDECIN · RUDOLPHE LECUTIER, MÉDECIN · DIDIER RESENDE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (TOTEO · AURELIE COIFFURE · CHEZ D'JACK · CHEZ D JACK II). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | AUX DELICES DU PAIN · LE MERVEILLEUX · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE AUX TROIS CH | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE REDOUANE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | INY · LA SUPER'ETTE 62 · LE PANIER ALIM · LA SUPER'ETTE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | SODILOISON · ACTION | 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 | 8 | CHINATOWN · MY FOOD · MC FLY | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | L'HARMONIE · AU ROYAL · BLUME · EI BASTIEN HOCHEDEZ · LE LONGCHAMPS | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE HENRI MATISSE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES MARRONNIERS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOISE DOLTO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LINO VENTURA | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | PHILIPPE BOUTIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC DEZITTER, MÉDECIN · RUDOLPHE LECUTIER, MÉDECIN · DIDIER RESENDE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 | 5 | TOTEO · AURELIE COIFFURE · CHEZ D'JACK · CHEZ D JACK II | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 (reported, unverified): Saturday place du Général de Gaulle (seasonal). No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,175 (2012) → 5,169 (2023): -0.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,688 (1990) → 5,169 (2023): -9.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,396, of which 0.3 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Loison-sous-Lens): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Loison-sous-Lens): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Loison-sous-Lens): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Noyelles-sous-Lens): 0.8 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Loison-sous-Lens): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LOISON-SOUS-L. weather station, 0.3 km away at 27 m; the village itself is at 30 m. [11]
An average of 707 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LOISON-SOUS-L., 0.3 km away at 27 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62523/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-loison-sous-lens.fr/actualites/533— “À l'occasion de son 25 ème Marché de Noël 2026, qui se déroulera les vendredi 11, samedi 12 et dimanche 13 décembre 2026 sur la place du Général de Gaulle”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62523/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62523/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62523/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62523
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62628
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dechy | 59 | 21 km SE | 5,338 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 96 % |
| Coignières | 78 | 200 km S | 4,321 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 93 % |
| Horbourg-Wihr | 68 | 420 km SE | 6,199 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 64 % |
| Valdoie | 90 | 423 km SE | 5,175 | 49.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 61 % |
| Cormelles-le-Royal | 14 | 270 km SW | 5,377 | 54.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 80 % |
| Sainte-Adresse | 76 | 224 km SW | 7,004 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 58 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dechy | 59 | 21 km SE | 5,338 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 96 % |
| Coignières | 78 | 200 km S | 4,321 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 93 % |
| Sainte-Adresse | 76 | 224 km SW | 7,004 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 58 % |
| Cormelles-le-Royal | 14 | 270 km SW | 5,377 | 54.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 80 % |
| Horbourg-Wihr | 68 | 420 km SE | 6,199 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 64 % |
| Valdoie | 90 | 423 km SE | 5,175 | 49.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 61 % |
Elsewhere
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