Wizernes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 16 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Wizernes (INSEE 62902) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA du Pays de Saint-Omer. Population 3,321 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/62902-wizernes
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 16 % of the 6,539 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 8.08 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.11 | 10 | 1.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MICHEL DEVYNCK · ENVIES GOURMANDES). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALDI MARCHE BOIS-GRENIER). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (CHEZ BEN · C.L ENTREPOT · BLOCKBUSTER'DINER). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ULLMANN - PERRAULT). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE RENE CASSIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE WIZERNES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (CORINNE COIFF · AMANDINE CREA TIF · L'ART DE SUBLIMER). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BOULANGERIE MICHEL DEVYNCK · ENVIES GOURMANDES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ALDI MARCHE BOIS-GRENIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 4 | CHEZ BEN · C.L ENTREPOT · BLOCKBUSTER'DINER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ULLMANN - PERRAULT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE RENE CASSIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE WIZERNES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | CORINNE COIFF · AMANDINE CREA TIF · L'ART DE SUBLIMER | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 3,304 (2012) → 3,321 (2023): 0.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,362 (1990) → 3,321 (2023): -1.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,542, of which 0.6 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Wizernes): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Wizernes): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Helfaut): 1.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Helfaut): 1.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Wizernes): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the NIELLES-LES-BLEQUIN_SAPC weather station, 12.5 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 24 m. [10]
The village sits 121 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at RADINGHEM, 19.6 km away at 115 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 91 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 1,013 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NIELLES-LES-BLEQUIN_SAPC, 12.5 km away at 145 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
191 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 148,000 € — 1,546 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Pas-de-Calais is 1,534 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
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 — 62902/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62902/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62902/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62902/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62902
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62423
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapugnoy | 62 | 31 km SE | 3,481 | 36.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lissieu | 69 | 570 km S | 3,181 | 42.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Maximin | 60 | 166 km S | 3,335 | 57.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vourles | 69 | 592 km S | 3,332 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 61 % · humidity 64 % |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 38 | 678 km SE | 3,335 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 57 % |
| Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas | 38 | 594 km SE | 3,417 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapugnoy | 62 | 31 km SE | 3,481 | 36.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maximin | 60 | 166 km S | 3,335 | 57.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lissieu | 69 | 570 km S | 3,181 | 42.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vourles | 69 | 592 km S | 3,332 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 61 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas | 38 | 594 km SE | 3,417 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 38 | 678 km SE | 3,335 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 57 % |
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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 Wizernes'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-Malo-de-Guersac | 44 | 493 km SW | 3,203 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bohars | 29 | 548 km SW | 3,727 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gestel | 56 | 523 km SW | 2,601 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carpiquet | 14 | 256 km SW | 3,428 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mathieu | 14 | 247 km SW | 2,331 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis | 76 | 161 km SW | 3,633 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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