Neufchâtel-Hardelot
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Neufchâtel-Hardelot (INSEE 62604) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA du Boulonnais. Population 4,115 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/62604-neufchatel-hardelot
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 71 % of the 5,489 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 | 0.44 | 25 | 10.95 |
| Social | 0.88 | 20 | 17.59 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.54 | 10 | 5.43 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.56 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FRAMERY-MAILLARD · DU BLE AU PAIN · HARDANTO). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (NPM · BOUCHERIE DE LA FONTAINE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ENTRE GOURMANDS). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (AC DISTRI · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA MAREE BOULONNAISE). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (L'OCEAN · SPIZZA CAROLA · ROTISSERIE DU GOLF · GF MP). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LE SAINT PATRICK · LE GRAND CAFE · LA DEVISE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-MARIE). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (EDOUARD BEAUGENDRE, MÉDECIN · MARION SAUNIER, MÉDECIN · ROBIN OBRY, MÉDECIN · THOMAS PONT-CARRETTE, MÉDECIN · CHARLES-ERIC DUBO, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (NEUFCHATEL MEDICAL SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (NEUFCHATEL HARDELOT AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA 2001). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF MUNICIPAL · ESPACE LOISIRS MALRAUX). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL NEUFCHATEL-HARDELOT · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (JEAN-PIERRE GOURNAY COIFFURE · CURL COIFFURE · DUO D'ART · COIFFURELLA). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (NAJÉTI HÔTEL DU PARC · LE REGINA · LES JARDINS D'HARDELOT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | FRAMERY-MAILLARD · DU BLE AU PAIN · HARDANTO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | NPM · BOUCHERIE DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | ENTRE GOURMANDS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | AC DISTRI · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA MAREE BOULONNAISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 16 | L'OCEAN · SPIZZA CAROLA · ROTISSERIE DU GOLF · GF MP | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE SAINT PATRICK · LE GRAND CAFE · LA DEVISE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | EDOUARD BEAUGENDRE, MÉDECIN · MARION SAUNIER, MÉDECIN · ROBIN OBRY, MÉDECIN · THOMAS PONT-CARRETTE, MÉDECIN · CHARLES-ERIC DUBO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | NEUFCHATEL MEDICAL SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | NEUFCHATEL HARDELOT AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA 2001 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF MUNICIPAL · ESPACE LOISIRS MALRAUX | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL NEUFCHATEL-HARDELOT · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | JEAN-PIERRE GOURNAY COIFFURE · CURL COIFFURE · DUO D'ART · COIFFURELLA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | NAJÉTI HÔTEL DU PARC · LE REGINA · LES JARDINS D'HARDELOT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday À partir de 9h, De 9 h à 13 h place René Cassin à Neufchâtel-Hardelot, avenue de la concorde, centre de la station (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,749 (2012) → 4,115 (2023): 9.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,035 (1990) → 4,115 (2023): 35.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,592, of which 65.1 % second homes and 1.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Neufchâtel-Hardelot): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Nesles): 1.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Neufchâtel-Hardelot): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Neufchâtel-Hardelot): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Neufchâtel-Hardelot): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE-TOUQUET weather station, 11.7 km away at 5 m; the village itself is at 54 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LE-TOUQUET, 11.7 km away at 5 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 900 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DANNES, 3.1 km away at 36 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
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 — 62604/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-neufchatel-hardelot.fr/vie-quotidienne/commerces-marches/— “Rendez-vous tous les mercredis à partir de 9h, place René Cassin à Neufchâtel-Hardelot”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62604/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62604/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62604/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62604
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62603
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnac | 56 | 481 km SW | 4,194 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 85 % |
| Quiberon | 56 | 492 km SW | 4,876 | 61.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 64 % |
| Pléneuf-Val-André | 22 | 377 km SW | 3,988 | 58.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bretignolles-sur-Mer | 85 | 513 km SW | 5,344 | 59.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villard-de-Lans | 38 | 682 km SE | 4,328 | 62.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 85 | 524 km SW | 3,235 | 62.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pléneuf-Val-André | 22 | 377 km SW | 3,988 | 58.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carnac | 56 | 481 km SW | 4,194 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 85 % |
| Quiberon | 56 | 492 km SW | 4,876 | 61.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 64 % |
| Bretignolles-sur-Mer | 85 | 513 km SW | 5,344 | 59.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 85 | 524 km SW | 3,235 | 62.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villard-de-Lans | 38 | 682 km SE | 4,328 | 62.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · 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 Neufchâtel-Hardelot'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pléneuf-Val-André | 22 | 377 km SW | 3,988 | 58.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Valery-sur-Somme | 80 | 48 km S | 2,306 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cayeux-sur-Mer | 80 | 50 km S | 2,316 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Erquy | 22 | 370 km SW | 3,974 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clohars-Carnoët | 29 | 493 km SW | 4,708 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Crotoy | 80 | 45 km S | 1,958 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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