Monchy-Cayeux
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Monchy-Cayeux (INSEE 62581) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC du Ternois. Population 285 (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 18.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 17,723 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 | 0.46 | 10 | 4.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 311 (2012) → 285 (2023): -8.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 297 (1990) → 285 (2023): -4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 140, of which 5.7 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Heuchin): 4.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Anvin): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Anvin): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Anvin): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Monchy-Cayeux): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the HUMIERES_SAPC weather station, 6.3 km away at 127 m; the village itself is at 66 m. [11]
The village sits 61 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at RADINGHEM, 17.1 km away at 115 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 890 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at HUMIERES_SAPC, 6.3 km away at 127 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 — 62581/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62581/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62581/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62581/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62451
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62036
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62581
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sivry-la-Perche | 55 | 257 km SE | 279 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Leubringhen | 62 | 61 km NW | 293 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allainville | 78 | 222 km S | 281 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Ouen-le-Mauger | 76 | 121 km SW | 282 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Voulton | 77 | 216 km S | 295 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Briot | 60 | 91 km S | 302 | 20.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leubringhen | 62 | 61 km NW | 293 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Briot | 60 | 91 km S | 302 | 20.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ouen-le-Mauger | 76 | 121 km SW | 282 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Voulton | 77 | 216 km S | 295 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Allainville | 78 | 222 km S | 281 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sivry-la-Perche | 55 | 257 km SE | 279 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Monchy-Cayeux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leubringhen | 62 | 61 km NW | 293 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Ouen-le-Mauger | 76 | 121 km SW | 282 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buire-sur-l'Ancre | 80 | 57 km SE | 294 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sempy | 62 | 29 km W | 324 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Senlecques | 62 | 34 km NW | 251 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Recques-sur-Course | 62 | 36 km W | 266 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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