Nortkerque
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nortkerque (INSEE 62621) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC de la Région d'Audruicq. Population 1,756 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/62621-nortkerque
Vitality score
Vitality score 35.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 10,471 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (FANFAN). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE MARRONNIER). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (COIFF EN FOLIE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING RELAIS DE LA PALME). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | FANFAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE MARRONNIER | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | COIFF EN FOLIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING RELAIS DE LA PALME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,627 (2012) → 1,756 (2023): 7.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,539 (1990) → 1,756 (2023): 14.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 736, of which 3.3 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Nortkerque): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Nortkerque): 2.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Ardres): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ardres): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Nortkerque): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CALAIS-MARCK weather station, 10.6 km away at 2 m; the village itself is at 9 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CALAIS-MARCK, 10.6 km away at 2 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 741 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CALAIS-MARCK, 10.6 km away at 2 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
81 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 193,000 € — 1,383 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Pas-de-Calais is 1,534 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62621/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62621/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62621/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62621/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62621
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62038
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-sur-Ocre | 45 | 361 km S | 1,222 | 26.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 45 % |
| Joué-l'Abbé | 72 | 334 km SW | 1,267 | 30.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Richebourg | 78 | 230 km S | 1,570 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Val de Chaise | 74 | 652 km SE | 1,384 | 46.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 49 % · winter 30 % |
| Saint-Aubin-Routot | 76 | 193 km SW | 1,972 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Théziers | 30 | 800 km S | 1,087 | 35.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aubin-Routot | 76 | 193 km SW | 1,972 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Richebourg | 78 | 230 km S | 1,570 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Joué-l'Abbé | 72 | 334 km SW | 1,267 | 30.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-sur-Ocre | 45 | 361 km S | 1,222 | 26.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 45 % |
| Val de Chaise | 74 | 652 km SE | 1,384 | 46.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 49 % · winter 30 % |
| Théziers | 30 | 800 km S | 1,087 | 35.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Nortkerque'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aubin-Routot | 76 | 193 km SW | 1,972 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gilles | 50 | 302 km SW | 1,030 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Locmaria-Grand-Champ | 56 | 492 km SW | 1,855 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tourville-sur-Arques | 76 | 131 km SW | 1,187 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Castelet | 14 | 259 km SW | 1,850 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rolleville | 76 | 193 km SW | 1,209 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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