Tortefontaine
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tortefontaine (INSEE 62824) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC des 7 Vallées. Population 233 (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 10.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 16,841 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE MOLINEL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | CAMPING LE MOLINEL | 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 259 (2012) → 233 (2023): -10 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 216 (1990) → 233 (2023): 7.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 139, of which 16.5 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Crécy-en-Ponthieu): 8.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Boisle): 7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Crécy-en-Ponthieu): 7.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Crécy-en-Ponthieu): 7.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mouriez): 2.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MARCONNELLE weather station, 9.7 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 21 m. [11]
An average of 1,002 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MARCONNELLE, 9.7 km away at 25 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62824/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62824/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62824/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62824/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80222
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80109
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62596
- 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-Lucien | 76 | 97 km S | 234 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 80 % |
| Vieux | 81 | 704 km S | 230 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 23 % · winter 82 % |
| Landogne | 63 | 497 km S | 228 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 77 % |
| Cailly-sur-Eure | 27 | 143 km S | 228 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 97 % |
| Vacqueville | 54 | 409 km SE | 230 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 64 % |
| Verchin | 62 | 27 km NE | 235 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verchin | 62 | 27 km NE | 235 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 86 % |
| Saint-Lucien | 76 | 97 km S | 234 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 80 % |
| Cailly-sur-Eure | 27 | 143 km S | 228 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 97 % |
| Vacqueville | 54 | 409 km SE | 230 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 64 % |
| Landogne | 63 | 497 km S | 228 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 77 % |
| Vieux | 81 | 704 km S | 230 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 23 % · winter 82 % |
Elsewhere
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