Béthencourt-sur-Mer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Béthencourt-sur-Mer (INSEE 80096) is in Somme (80), part of CC du Vimeu. Population 882 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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 34.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 15,108 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.61 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EURL LEPAGE DOMINIQUE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE MINI PALLADIUM). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB PETITS JARDINIER). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BÉTHENCOURT-SUR-MER). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (VANESS'STYL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | EURL LEPAGE DOMINIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE MINI PALLADIUM | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB PETITS JARDINIER | 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 | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BÉTHENCOURT-SUR-MER | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | VANESS'STYL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,033 (2012) → 882 (2023): -14.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,024 (1990) → 882 (2023): -13.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 467, of which 4.1 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Béthencourt-sur-Mer): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Friville-Escarbotin): 2.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Tully): 1.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Friville-Escarbotin): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Béthencourt-sur-Mer): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CAYEUX-SUR-MER weather station, 12.1 km away at 4 m; the village itself is at 102 m. [11]
The village sits 98 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 CAYEUX-SUR-MER, 12.1 km away at 4 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 98 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 889 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VAUDRICOURT, 5 km away at 58 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 — 80096/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80096/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80096/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80096/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80096
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80368
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80770
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angaïs | 64 | 772 km S | 885 | 30 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mortefontaine | 60 | 133 km SE | 834 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lirac | 30 | 714 km S | 955 | 43.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Terrats | 66 | 836 km S | 806 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 86 % · humidity 21 % |
| L'Escale | 04 | 749 km SE | 1,427 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cresserons | 14 | 160 km SW | 1,068 | 28.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortefontaine | 60 | 133 km SE | 834 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cresserons | 14 | 160 km SW | 1,068 | 28.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lirac | 30 | 714 km S | 955 | 43.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| L'Escale | 04 | 749 km SE | 1,427 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Angaïs | 64 | 772 km S | 885 | 30 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
| Terrats | 66 | 836 km S | 806 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 86 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Béthencourt-sur-Mer'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-Vaast-en-Cambrésis | 59 | 137 km E | 871 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estrun | 59 | 129 km E | 725 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Andres | 62 | 92 km N | 1,523 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barembach | 67 | 452 km E | 810 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Floringhem | 62 | 80 km NE | 877 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noyelles-lès-Seclin | 59 | 121 km NE | 838 | 35.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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