Saint-Omer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Omer (INSEE 62765) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA du Pays de Saint-Omer. Population 14,382 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/62765-saint-omer
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 70 % of the 1,710 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 | 0.48 | 25 | 12.01 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.96 |
| Education | 0.68 | 10 | 6.75 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 4.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHOCOLATERIE DE BEUSSENT LACHELLE · ETS GUY DELALLEAU · LA GRIGNOTE · BOULANGERIE DE LYZEL · SAS PONSEEL). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE FAGOO · FC CREATEUR DE SAVEURS · BOUCHERIE DE L'ABATTOIR · SAS ISA). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (JARS & CO). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · LG DISTRI · CARREFOUR CITY · THOR DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE DE SAINT-OMER). [3,4]
56 × Restaurant (LA GRANDE MURAILLE · LA CAVE GOURMANDE SARL · LE ST EXUPERY · H3E). [3,4]
47 × Café / bar (IN VINO VERITAS · CHEZ ANTHYME · GAET - COFFEE · TABAC L'ARLEQUIN · LE FEELING). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE M DE MONTAIGNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE MOULIN PREVERT). [3]
9 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LAMARTINE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARLES PERRAULT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRIDA KAHLO). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE ESPLANADE · COLLEGE DE LA MORINIE · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE-DAME DE SION · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT BERTIN). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THOMAS CHABRIER, MÉDECIN · PASCAL ROUSSEL, MÉDECIN · ERIC HUYSENTRUYT, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE BOUCHAMP, MÉDECIN · BENOIT LEROY, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MYIN DUPAS · PHARMACIE DU MUSEE · PHARMACIE SILVIE · PHARMACIE DU HAUT PONT). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (ST OMER LPR SPL TOURISME RP · ST OMER LPR QUAI 1848 STATION RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'AGGLOMÉRATION DU PAYS DE SAINT-OMER). [3]
1 × Cinema (OCINE). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE LA MORINIE · SALLE DES SPORTS SARRAIL · SALLE DE L AA · COLLEGE DE L ESPLANADE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
11 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL SAINT-OMER · AGENCE DE SAINT OMER · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). [3]
32 × Hairdresser (MANTEL MARYSE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (HOTEL MERCURE · LES FRANGINS · IBIS SAINT OMER CENTRE · IBIS BUDGET · CHIC O RAIL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 16 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Pharmacy, 6 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | CHOCOLATERIE DE BEUSSENT LACHELLE · ETS GUY DELALLEAU · LA GRIGNOTE · BOULANGERIE DE LYZEL · SAS PONSEEL | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | BOUCHERIE FAGOO · FC CREATEUR DE SAVEURS · BOUCHERIE DE L'ABATTOIR · SAS ISA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | JARS & CO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · LG DISTRI · CARREFOUR CITY · THOR DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE DE SAINT-OMER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 56 | LA GRANDE MURAILLE · LA CAVE GOURMANDE SARL · LE ST EXUPERY · H3E | INSEE BPE 56 / INSEE SIRENE 87 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 47 | IN VINO VERITAS · CHEZ ANTHYME · GAET - COFFEE · TABAC L'ARLEQUIN · LE FEELING | INSEE SIRENE 47 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE M DE MONTAIGNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE MOULIN PREVERT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 9 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LAMARTINE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARLES PERRAULT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRIDA KAHLO | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE ESPLANADE · COLLEGE DE LA MORINIE · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE-DAME DE SION · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT BERTIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | THOMAS CHABRIER, MÉDECIN · PASCAL ROUSSEL, MÉDECIN · ERIC HUYSENTRUYT, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE BOUCHAMP, MÉDECIN · BENOIT LEROY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE MYIN DUPAS · PHARMACIE DU MUSEE · PHARMACIE SILVIE · PHARMACIE DU HAUT PONT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | ST OMER LPR SPL TOURISME RP · ST OMER LPR QUAI 1848 STATION RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'AGGLOMÉRATION DU PAYS DE SAINT-OMER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | OCINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | SALLE DE LA MORINIE · SALLE DES SPORTS SARRAIL · SALLE DE L AA · COLLEGE DE L ESPLANADE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 11 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL SAINT-OMER · AGENCE DE SAINT OMER · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 32 | MANTEL MARYSE | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 44 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 6 | HOTEL MERCURE · LES FRANGINS · IBIS SAINT OMER CENTRE · IBIS BUDGET · CHIC O RAIL | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 13,881 (2012) → 14,382 (2023): 3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 14,434 (1990) → 14,382 (2023): -0.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,550, of which 2.4 % second homes and 13.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Omer): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Omer): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Omer): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Omer): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Omer): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the NIELLES-LES-BLEQUIN_SAPC weather station, 16.1 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 16 m. [9]
The village sits 129 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. [9]
An average of 1,013 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at NIELLES-LES-BLEQUIN_SAPC, 16.1 km away at 145 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
655 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 137,000 € — 1,404 € per m² of built surface. [10]
516 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 123,750 € — 1,485 € per m². [10]
The median across Pas-de-Calais is 1,534 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [10]
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 Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62765/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62765/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62765/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62765/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62765
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flers | 61 | 301 km SW | 14,432 | 63.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 55 % |
| Bar-le-Duc | 55 | 304 km SE | 14,607 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 77 % |
| Crépy-en-Valois | 60 | 175 km S | 14,351 | 62.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 62 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Crau | 13 | 814 km S | 14,145 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 96 % |
| Pont-à-Mousson | 54 | 341 km SE | 14,190 | 65.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 22 % |
| Montargis | 45 | 308 km S | 14,825 | 68.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 54 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crépy-en-Valois | 60 | 175 km S | 14,351 | 62.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 62 % |
| Flers | 61 | 301 km SW | 14,432 | 63.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 55 % |
| Bar-le-Duc | 55 | 304 km SE | 14,607 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 77 % |
| Montargis | 45 | 308 km S | 14,825 | 68.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 54 % |
| Pont-à-Mousson | 54 | 341 km SE | 14,190 | 65.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 22 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Crau | 13 | 814 km S | 14,145 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 96 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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