Souastre
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Souastre (INSEE 62800) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC du Sud Artois. Population 375 (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 26.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 18,072 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 | 0.57 | 10 | 5.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHOQUET JACQUES-MARIE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE RPI 138). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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 | 1 | CHOQUET JACQUES-MARIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE RPI 138 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 361 (2012) → 375 (2023): 3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 352 (1990) → 375 (2023): 6.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 169, of which 4.1 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bienvillers-au-Bois): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Humbercamps): 3.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Bienvillers-au-Bois): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pas-en-Artois): 5 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Souastre): 0 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SAULTY weather station, 8.3 km away at 174 m; the village itself is at 143 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at SAULTY, 8.3 km away at 174 m, over 29 summers. [12]
An average of 922 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MONDICOURT, 7.6 km away at 158 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
12 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 137,000 € — 1,271 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Pas-de-Calais is 1,534 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62800/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62800/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62800/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62800/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62130
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62465
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62649
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62800
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eslourenties-Daban | 64 | 790 km S | 380 | 32.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bonloc | 64 | 809 km SW | 376 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 93 % |
| Reyersviller | 57 | 369 km E | 380 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 26 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montholier | 39 | 427 km SE | 365 | 29.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-en-Montagne | 39 | 450 km SE | 390 | 29.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morchain | 80 | 46 km SE | 362 | 30.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morchain | 80 | 46 km SE | 362 | 30.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reyersviller | 57 | 369 km E | 380 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 26 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montholier | 39 | 427 km SE | 365 | 29.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-en-Montagne | 39 | 450 km SE | 390 | 29.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eslourenties-Daban | 64 | 790 km S | 380 | 32.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bonloc | 64 | 809 km SW | 376 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 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 Souastre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morchain | 80 | 46 km SE | 362 | 30.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Vallée-au-Blé | 02 | 94 km E | 355 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sauchy-Cauchy | 62 | 39 km E | 390 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frasnoy | 59 | 80 km E | 389 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourguenolles | 50 | 317 km SW | 349 | 30.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fiefs | 62 | 43 km NW | 354 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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