Hodeng-au-Bosc
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hodeng-au-Bosc (INSEE 76363) is in Seine-Maritime (76), part of CC Interrégionale Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle. Population 559 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/76363-hodeng-au-bosc
Vitality score
Vitality score 24.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 17,438 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: 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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 568 (2012) → 559 (2023): -1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 576 (1990) → 559 (2023): -3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 218, of which 2.3 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Hodeng-au-Bosc): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Senarpont): 2.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Liomer): 7.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Senarpont): 3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Hodeng-au-Bosc): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76363/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76363/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76363/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76363/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76363
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80732
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80484
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franvillers | 80 | 58 km E | 558 | 26.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Thennes | 80 | 55 km E | 552 | 31.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse | 26 | 584 km SE | 579 | 30.9 | Few services | no figures |
| Hohengœft | 67 | 439 km E | 539 | 30.4 | Few services | no figures |
| Cauroir | 59 | 119 km E | 579 | 25.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Lottinghen | 62 | 93 km N | 544 | 27.1 | Few services | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thennes | 80 | 55 km E | 552 | 31.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Franvillers | 80 | 58 km E | 558 | 26.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Lottinghen | 62 | 93 km N | 544 | 27.1 | Few services | no figures |
| Cauroir | 59 | 119 km E | 579 | 25.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Hohengœft | 67 | 439 km E | 539 | 30.4 | Few services | no figures |
| Saint-Michel-sur-Savasse | 26 | 584 km SE | 579 | 30.9 | Few services | no figures |
Elsewhere
Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/76363-hodeng-au-bosc