Saint-Martin-Choquel
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-Choquel (INSEE 62759) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC de Desvres-Samer. Population 443 (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 29.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 17,907 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.39 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CHEZ LAURETTE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE MATERNELLE RPI DES DEUX MONTS (RPI 153)). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE A L'EAU DE ROSE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 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 | 1 | CHEZ LAURETTE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE RPI DES DEUX MONTS (RPI 153) | 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 | COIFFURE A L'EAU DE ROSE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 472 (2012) → 443 (2023): -6.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 344 (1990) → 443 (2023): 28.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 196, of which 6.1 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Menneville): 1.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vieil-Moutier): 2.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Desvres): 2.6 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Desvres): 3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-Choquel): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the DESVRES weather station, 5.8 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 116 m. [12]
The village sits 69 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at DESVRES, 5.8 km away at 185 m, over 12 summers. [12]
That station sits 69 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,152 mm of rain a year, spread over 150 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at DESVRES, 5.8 km away at 185 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62759/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62759/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62759/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62759/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62566
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62853
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62268
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62759
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annouville-Vilmesnil | 76 | 151 km SW | 447 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 % |
| Rott | 67 | 469 km E | 462 | 26.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roye-sur-Matz | 60 | 136 km SE | 448 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rustice | 31 | 765 km S | 439 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 99 % |
| Échebrune | 17 | 591 km S | 480 | 27 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 64 % · humidity 50 % |
| Apremont | 01 | 569 km SE | 415 | 28.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roye-sur-Matz | 60 | 136 km SE | 448 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Annouville-Vilmesnil | 76 | 151 km SW | 447 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 % |
| Rott | 67 | 469 km E | 462 | 26.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Apremont | 01 | 569 km SE | 415 | 28.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Échebrune | 17 | 591 km S | 480 | 27 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 64 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Rustice | 31 | 765 km S | 439 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 99 % |
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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 Saint-Martin-Choquel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franleu | 80 | 66 km S | 501 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaudringhem | 62 | 11 km E | 494 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montaigu-la-Brisette | 50 | 266 km SW | 495 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vironchaux | 80 | 43 km S | 503 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Rieul | 22 | 397 km SW | 551 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lindebeuf | 76 | 127 km SW | 386 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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