Sainte-Catherine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Catherine (INSEE 62744) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CU d'Arras. Population 3,471 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/62744-sainte-catherine
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 6,314 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.39 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.96 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JOUR J · CHOCOLAT VANILLE · BOULANGERIE ARRAS EXPO). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MIDYK). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LAUCAT · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (COYOTE PIZZA · LA CASA DI PAPA · AU COIN DES SAVEURS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE SAINT CLOUD). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE RENE CARETTE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CLAUDIE HAIGNERE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NICOLAS LEPRINCE, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE JOURDAIN, MÉDECIN · PIERRE BOURGOIS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES GRANDES PRAIRIES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (STE CATHERINE CARREFOUR EXPRESS RP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORT MARCEL LAGACHE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SALON GERDAN - A). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | JOUR J · CHOCOLAT VANILLE · BOULANGERIE ARRAS EXPO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MIDYK | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | LAUCAT · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | COYOTE PIZZA · LA CASA DI PAPA · AU COIN DES SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE SAINT CLOUD | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE RENE CARETTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CLAUDIE HAIGNERE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | NICOLAS LEPRINCE, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE JOURDAIN, MÉDECIN · PIERRE BOURGOIS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES GRANDES PRAIRIES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | STE CATHERINE CARREFOUR EXPRESS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE SPORT MARCEL LAGACHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | SALON GERDAN - A | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 3,401 (2012) → 3,471 (2023): 2.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,132 (1990) → 3,471 (2023): 10.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,654, of which 0.4 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Catherine): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Catherine): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Sainte-Catherine): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Catherine): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sainte-Catherine): 0.2 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 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ARRAS weather station, 9.3 km away at 74 m; the village itself is at 62 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ARRAS, 9.3 km away at 74 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 674 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 5.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ARRAS, 9.3 km away at 74 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 — 62744/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62744/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62744/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62744/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62744
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coignières | 78 | 184 km S | 4,321 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mareil-Marly | 78 | 166 km S | 4,141 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Angres | 62 | 12 km N | 4,641 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rubelles | 77 | 194 km S | 3,537 | 42.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Exincourt | 25 | 431 km SE | 3,277 | 41.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sochaux | 25 | 430 km SE | 3,721 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angres | 62 | 12 km N | 4,641 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mareil-Marly | 78 | 166 km S | 4,141 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coignières | 78 | 184 km S | 4,321 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rubelles | 77 | 194 km S | 3,537 | 42.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sochaux | 25 | 430 km SE | 3,721 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Exincourt | 25 | 431 km SE | 3,277 | 41.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 58 % · 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 Sainte-Catherine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coignières | 78 | 184 km S | 4,321 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mareil-Marly | 78 | 166 km S | 4,141 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Angres | 62 | 12 km N | 4,641 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Emmerin | 59 | 36 km NE | 3,026 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lezennes | 59 | 43 km NE | 2,978 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin | 59 | 37 km N | 4,683 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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