Racquinghem
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Racquinghem (INSEE 62684) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA du Pays de Saint-Omer. Population 2,257 (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/62684-racquinghem
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 8,819 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SGBR). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LECOCQ ET WESTERLYNCK). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (A CH'CAMION · FRITERIE ERIQUIHO). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTELLE BREYNE-DELATTRE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN CUVELIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BERNARD VERBECQ, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PATINIER DOROTHEE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (RACQUINGHEM CARREFOUR CONTACT RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE JEAN LEFEBVRE). [3]
1 × Bank (AGENCE DE RACQUINGHEM). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (L'ART DU CISEAU). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SGBR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LECOCQ ET WESTERLYNCK | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | 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 | A CH'CAMION · FRITERIE ERIQUIHO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | CHRISTELLE BREYNE-DELATTRE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN CUVELIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BERNARD VERBECQ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE PATINIER DOROTHEE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | RACQUINGHEM CARREFOUR CONTACT RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE JEAN LEFEBVRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | AGENCE DE RACQUINGHEM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | L'ART DU CISEAU | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 2,319 (2012) → 2,257 (2023): -2.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,368 (1990) → 2,257 (2023): -4.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 993, of which 0.5 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Racquinghem): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Racquinghem): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Racquinghem): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Roquetoire): 2.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Racquinghem): 0.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LILLERS weather station, 16 km away at 19 m; the village itself is at 42 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LILLERS, 16 km away at 19 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 691 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LILLERS, 16 km away at 19 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62684/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62684/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62684/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62684/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62684
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62721
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vignacourt | 80 | 77 km S | 2,263 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lusigny-sur-Barse | 10 | 304 km SE | 2,267 | 61.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-la-Cour | 53 | 377 km SW | 2,320 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 91 % |
| Ebersheim | 67 | 457 km SE | 2,284 | 56.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vendeuvre-sur-Barse | 10 | 313 km SE | 2,225 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien | 22 | 448 km SW | 2,101 | 58.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vignacourt | 80 | 77 km S | 2,263 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lusigny-sur-Barse | 10 | 304 km SE | 2,267 | 61.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vendeuvre-sur-Barse | 10 | 313 km SE | 2,225 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-la-Cour | 53 | 377 km SW | 2,320 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 91 % |
| Saint-Julien | 22 | 448 km SW | 2,101 | 58.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ebersheim | 67 | 457 km SE | 2,284 | 56.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · 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 Racquinghem'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vignacourt | 80 | 77 km S | 2,263 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Périers | 50 | 317 km SW | 2,376 | 69.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loiron-Ruillé | 53 | 377 km SW | 2,758 | 58.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tilly-sur-Seulles | 14 | 272 km SW | 1,800 | 60.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auneuil | 60 | 149 km S | 2,898 | 55 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges-du-Bois | 72 | 344 km SW | 2,285 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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