Wismes
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Wismes (INSEE 62897) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC du Pays de Lumbres. Population 492 (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 18.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 17,805 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 | 0.49 | 10 | 4.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
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 DU CENTRE). [3]
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU CENTRE | 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 504 (2012) → 492 (2023): -2.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 497 (1990) → 492 (2023): -1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 228, of which 1.3 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Nielles-lès-Bléquin): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Nielles-lès-Bléquin): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Nielles-lès-Bléquin): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Fauquembergues): 6.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Wismes): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
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 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the NIELLES-LES-BLEQUIN_SAPC weather station, 2.1 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 131 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at RADINGHEM, 12 km away at 115 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,013 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NIELLES-LES-BLEQUIN_SAPC, 2.1 km away at 145 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 — 62897/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62897/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62897/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62897/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62613
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62325
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62897
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellancourt | 80 | 64 km S | 494 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bienville | 60 | 144 km S | 495 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Bréseux | 25 | 511 km SE | 494 | 23.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vernierfontaine | 25 | 501 km SE | 486 | 24.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcilly | 77 | 189 km S | 489 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arçay | 18 | 412 km S | 500 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellancourt | 80 | 64 km S | 494 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bienville | 60 | 144 km S | 495 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marcilly | 77 | 189 km S | 489 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arçay | 18 | 412 km S | 500 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vernierfontaine | 25 | 501 km SE | 486 | 24.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Bréseux | 25 | 511 km SE | 494 | 23.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · 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 Wismes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellancourt | 80 | 64 km S | 494 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bléquin | 62 | 5.8 km W | 490 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roëllecourt | 62 | 39 km SE | 516 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourdainville | 76 | 135 km SW | 479 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aubermesnil-Beaumais | 76 | 112 km SW | 520 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Érondelle | 80 | 68 km S | 504 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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