Meurchin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Meurchin (INSEE 62573) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA de Lens - Liévin. Population 3,691 (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/62573-meurchin
Vitality score
Vitality score 32.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 6,022 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.37 | 20 | 7.49 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.85 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE CH'TI FOURNIL). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCIMARKET). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LIDL). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · UN MAX DE SAVEURS · VERT'Y'TABLE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE CARRE D'AS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES TAMARIS). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES PLATANES). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LOUISA BENOUAHLIMA-BUFFETAUD, MÉDECIN · THOMAS NGANOU KOUTOUZI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE LEBRUN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE L'ARTCHIPEL). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (VALOE COIFFURE · MANDY'COIFF · TEMER'HAIR · L'HAIR DE MANON · ODILE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE CH'TI FOURNIL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCIMARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | LIDL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · UN MAX DE SAVEURS · VERT'Y'TABLE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE CARRE D'AS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES TAMARIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES PLATANES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | LOUISA BENOUAHLIMA-BUFFETAUD, MÉDECIN · THOMAS NGANOU KOUTOUZI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE LEBRUN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE L'ARTCHIPEL | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 7 | VALOE COIFFURE · MANDY'COIFF · TEMER'HAIR · L'HAIR DE MANON · ODILE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [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 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 3,761 (2012) → 3,691 (2023): -1.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,748 (1990) → 3,691 (2023): -1.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,657, of which 0.7 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Meurchin): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Meurchin): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Meurchin): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Meurchin): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Meurchin): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the LOISON-SOUS-L. weather station, 6.8 km away at 27 m; the village itself is at 25 m. [9]
An average of 707 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LOISON-SOUS-L., 6.8 km away at 27 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 — 62573/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62573/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62573/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62573/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62573
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanzat | 63 | 519 km S | 3,709 | 37.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 99 % |
| Lourches | 59 | 38 km SE | 3,734 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
| Rœulx | 59 | 38 km SE | 3,743 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var | 06 | 810 km SE | 3,431 | 49.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 28 % · winter 47 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Morin | 77 | 179 km S | 3,902 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 95 % |
| Hulluch | 62 | 5.3 km W | 3,371 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hulluch | 62 | 5.3 km W | 3,371 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
| Rœulx | 59 | 38 km SE | 3,743 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
| Lourches | 59 | 38 km SE | 3,734 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Morin | 77 | 179 km S | 3,902 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 95 % |
| Blanzat | 63 | 519 km S | 3,709 | 37.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var | 06 | 810 km SE | 3,431 | 49.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 28 % · winter 47 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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