Samer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Samer (INSEE 62773) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC de Desvres-Samer. Population 4,704 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/62773-samer
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 4,936 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.62 | 20 | 12.41 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PECHE MIGNON). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON BOUCHER · DIDIER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SAMER DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LE PETIT PECHEUR). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LE CLOS DES TROIS TONNEAUX · CAFE DE L AGRICULTURE · FRITERIE RD 901 · LES MAQUEUX D'FRITES · SYLVIA PIZZA). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CHEZ PALA RESTAURANT DE LA PLACE · ISTANBUL GRILL). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LUCIEN COUSTES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-WULMER). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LE TRION). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-PAUL CHEMIN, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE BLANQUART, MÉDECIN · ERIC CHATILLON, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS SAGOT, MÉDECIN · THOMAS REMY, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L'ABBAYE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE LEMANSKI · SALLE DU TRION). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (ANNABELLE COIFFURE · LOOK ET VOUS · LES BOUCLES DE CLEO). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU STADE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AU PECHE MIGNON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | MAISON BOUCHER · DIDIER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | SAMER DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LE PETIT PECHEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 5 | LE CLOS DES TROIS TONNEAUX · CAFE DE L AGRICULTURE · FRITERIE RD 901 · LES MAQUEUX D'FRITES · SYLVIA PIZZA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CHEZ PALA RESTAURANT DE LA PLACE · ISTANBUL GRILL | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LUCIEN COUSTES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-WULMER | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LE TRION | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | JEAN-PAUL CHEMIN, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE BLANQUART, MÉDECIN · ERIC CHATILLON, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS SAGOT, MÉDECIN · THOMAS REMY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE L'ABBAYE | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE LEMANSKI · SALLE DU TRION | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | ANNABELLE COIFFURE · LOOK ET VOUS · LES BOUCLES DE CLEO | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [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 | 1 | CAMPING DU STADE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,891 (2012) → 4,704 (2023): 20.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,026 (1990) → 4,704 (2023): 55.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,023, of which 1 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Samer): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Samer): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Samer): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Desvres): 7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Samer): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DESVRES weather station, 5.4 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 74 m. [10]
The village sits 111 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DESVRES, 5.4 km away at 185 m, over 12 summers. [10]
That station sits 111 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,152 mm of rain a year, spread over 150 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DESVRES, 5.4 km away at 185 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 — 62773/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62773/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62773/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62773/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62773
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62268
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc | 76 | 158 km SW | 4,780 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine | 69 | 567 km S | 5,305 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Duclair | 76 | 143 km SW | 3,996 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray | 76 | 103 km S | 4,662 | 63.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy | 18 | 397 km S | 4,779 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 80 | 102 km SE | 4,647 | 54.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-Bretonneux | 80 | 102 km SE | 4,647 | 54.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray | 76 | 103 km S | 4,662 | 63.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Duclair | 76 | 143 km SW | 3,996 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc | 76 | 158 km SW | 4,780 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy | 18 | 397 km S | 4,779 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine | 69 | 567 km S | 5,305 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 80 % · 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 Samer'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc | 76 | 158 km SW | 4,780 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray | 76 | 103 km S | 4,662 | 63.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plaintel | 22 | 412 km SW | 4,602 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Monts d'Aunay | 14 | 248 km SW | 4,777 | 57.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maen Roch | 35 | 334 km SW | 5,088 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laillé | 35 | 388 km SW | 5,225 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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