Villers-au-Flos
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villers-au-Flos (INSEE 62855) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC du Sud Artois. Population 245 (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 22.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 17,145 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.76 |
| Housing mix | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE RPI 94). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / 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 94 | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 218 (2012) → 245 (2023): 12.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 192 (1990) → 245 (2023): 27.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 107, of which 0 % second homes and 12.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bapaume): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Transloy): 2.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Bapaume): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bapaume): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villers-au-Flos): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ARRAS weather station, 19.6 km away at 74 m; the village itself is at 124 m. [11]
The village sits 50 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ARRAS, 19.6 km away at 74 m, over 29 summers. [11]
That station sits 50 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 818 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ACHIET-LE-GRAND, 10.3 km away at 130 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 — 62855/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62855/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62855/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62855/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62080
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62829
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62855
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pommier | 62 | 24 km NW | 244 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vahl-lès-Faulquemont | 57 | 293 km E | 244 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buc | 90 | 395 km SE | 244 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Russy-Bémont | 60 | 93 km S | 247 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 93 % |
| Parey-Saint-Césaire | 54 | 287 km SE | 248 | 22.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ébaty | 21 | 377 km S | 256 | 25.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pommier | 62 | 24 km NW | 244 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Russy-Bémont | 60 | 93 km S | 247 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 93 % |
| Parey-Saint-Césaire | 54 | 287 km SE | 248 | 22.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vahl-lès-Faulquemont | 57 | 293 km E | 244 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ébaty | 21 | 377 km S | 256 | 25.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buc | 90 | 395 km SE | 244 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Villers-au-Flos'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pommier | 62 | 24 km NW | 244 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frévillers | 62 | 44 km NW | 239 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lebucquière | 62 | 5.7 km NE | 232 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boiry-Saint-Martin | 62 | 17 km NW | 255 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carrépuis | 80 | 42 km S | 250 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mondescourt | 60 | 56 km S | 247 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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