Saint-Nicolas
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 3 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Nicolas (INSEE 62764) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CU d'Arras. Population 4,494 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 34.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 3 % of the 5,097 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.46 | 20 | 9.21 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.23 | 10 | 2.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SIMPLICITE PAR JIM). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SOCIETE SAINT NICOLAS DISTRIBUTION-NICOLADIS). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (BOULEFA SALIMA · CAP'TAIN FLAM). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE SAINT NICOLAS). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DESAVARY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE APPLIC H GRENIER). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PAUL VERLAINE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NATACHA LE BOT, MÉDECIN · REGIS PRUVOT, MÉDECIN · MARION PRUVOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE WATERLOT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE CHANTECLAIR). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF RESIDENCE BONNE HUMEUR · COLLEGE VERLAINE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (BULLE D'HAIR · OBJECTIF COIFFURE · POUR ELLE ET LUI BY JEROMINE · SMG STUDIO). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (CAMPANILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SIMPLICITE PAR JIM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | SOCIETE SAINT NICOLAS DISTRIBUTION-NICOLADIS | 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 | BOULEFA SALIMA · CAP'TAIN FLAM | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE SAINT NICOLAS | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DESAVARY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE APPLIC H GRENIER | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PAUL VERLAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | NATACHA LE BOT, MÉDECIN · REGIS PRUVOT, MÉDECIN · MARION PRUVOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE WATERLOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE CHANTECLAIR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF RESIDENCE BONNE HUMEUR · COLLEGE VERLAINE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | BULLE D'HAIR · OBJECTIF COIFFURE · POUR ELLE ET LUI BY JEROMINE · SMG STUDIO | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | CAMPANILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 4,660 (2012) → 4,494 (2023): -3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 6,121 (1990) → 4,494 (2023): -26.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,289, of which 0.6 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Nicolas): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Arras): 0.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Nicolas): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Catherine): 0.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Nicolas): 0.2 km to the north-east (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. [11]
Measured at the ARRAS weather station, 8.4 km away at 74 m; the village itself is at 70 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ARRAS, 8.4 km away at 74 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 674 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 5.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ARRAS, 8.4 km away at 74 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
181 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 163,000 € — 1,753 € per m² of built surface. [12]
31 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 274,483 € — 3,871 € per m². [12]
The median across Pas-de-Calais is 1,534 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
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
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62764/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62764/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62764/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62764/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62764
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62041
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62744
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfisheim | 67 | 402 km SE | 4,217 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Petite-Forêt | 59 | 51 km E | 5,054 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Toufflers | 59 | 51 km NE | 3,957 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crégy-lès-Meaux | 77 | 148 km S | 5,446 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| 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 % |
| Le Port-Marly | 78 | 165 km S | 5,559 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petite-Forêt | 59 | 51 km E | 5,054 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Toufflers | 59 | 51 km NE | 3,957 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crégy-lès-Meaux | 77 | 148 km S | 5,446 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Port-Marly | 78 | 165 km S | 5,559 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| 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 % |
| Wolfisheim | 67 | 402 km SE | 4,217 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · 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 Saint-Nicolas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petite-Forêt | 59 | 51 km E | 5,054 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Toufflers | 59 | 51 km NE | 3,957 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Camon | 80 | 56 km SW | 4,359 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Frette-sur-Seine | 95 | 154 km S | 4,570 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sequedin | 59 | 39 km NE | 4,675 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · 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 % |
Elsewhere
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