Doullens
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Doullens (INSEE 80253) is in Somme (80), part of CC du Territoire Nord Picardie. Population 5,751 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/80253-doullens
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 4,090 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.15 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SENE FILLE · SARL BR · AU BLE D'OR · TOUSUCR'). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL ABEL LEULIER · FOVET). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SECRETS GOURMANDS · MOUAAD). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (LIDL · NATHALEX · ALDI MARCHE · ACTION FRANCE · SUPERMARCHES MATCH). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (AFASSI BELAID · MCDONALD'S · LE BRISTOL · LE VERGER D'ISTAMBUL). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LE MARLY · L'ALISEE · L'AQUARIUM · CHEZ MANU · LE FLANDRE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LAVARENNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE TIVOLI). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES TILLEULS ETIENNE MARCHAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D ARC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-PASCAL DUCELLIER, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE DEPLANQUE, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE BEGUIN-JONARD, MÉDECIN · MARIE HOULLIER, MÉDECIN · AYMERIC BEYLS, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (SELURL PHARMACIE BRIGAUDEAU · SELAS PHARMACIE DELGRANGE ARLETTE · SELAS PHARMACIE CHEVALIER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE DE DOULLENS). [3]
1 × Cinema (TIVOLI). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DES 9 MOULINS · COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE ET LYCEE MONTALEMBERT · GYMNASE DE L AUTHIE). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE DOULLENS · AGENCE DOULLENS · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL BRIE PICARDIE). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (TOUT UN ART · EBENE · TIPHANIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Fishmonger, 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Collège, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | SENE FILLE · SARL BR · AU BLE D'OR · TOUSUCR' | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SARL ABEL LEULIER · FOVET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SECRETS GOURMANDS · MOUAAD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | LIDL · NATHALEX · ALDI MARCHE · ACTION FRANCE · SUPERMARCHES MATCH | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | AFASSI BELAID · MCDONALD'S · LE BRISTOL · LE VERGER D'ISTAMBUL | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LE MARLY · L'ALISEE · L'AQUARIUM · CHEZ MANU · LE FLANDRE | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LAVARENNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE TIVOLI | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES TILLEULS ETIENNE MARCHAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | JEAN-PASCAL DUCELLIER, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE DEPLANQUE, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE BEGUIN-JONARD, MÉDECIN · MARIE HOULLIER, MÉDECIN · AYMERIC BEYLS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | SELURL PHARMACIE BRIGAUDEAU · SELAS PHARMACIE DELGRANGE ARLETTE · SELAS PHARMACIE CHEVALIER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | MEDIATHÈQUE DE DOULLENS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | TIVOLI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | GYMNASE DES 9 MOULINS · COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE ET LYCEE MONTALEMBERT · GYMNASE DE L AUTHIE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE DOULLENS · AGENCE DOULLENS · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL BRIE PICARDIE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | TOUT UN ART · EBENE · TIPHANIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 6,643 (2012) → 5,751 (2023): -13.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 6,615 (1990) → 5,751 (2023): -13.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,062, of which 2 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Doullens): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Doullens): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Doullens): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Doullens): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Doullens): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BERNAVILLE weather station, 11.6 km away at 146 m; the village itself is at 60 m. [9]
The village sits 86 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BERNAVILLE, 11.6 km away at 146 m, over 28 summers. [9]
That station sits 86 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 886 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at DOULLENS, 1.2 km away at 59 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80253/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80253/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80253/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80253/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80253
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vergèze | 30 | 727 km S | 5,788 | 58.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Magny-en-Vexin | 95 | 119 km S | 5,779 | 62.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valdahon | 25 | 446 km SE | 5,705 | 64 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Altkirch | 68 | 455 km SE | 5,687 | 64.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gournay-en-Bray | 76 | 87 km SW | 5,723 | 67.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 74 % |
| Montrond-les-Bains | 42 | 521 km S | 5,652 | 62.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gournay-en-Bray | 76 | 87 km SW | 5,723 | 67.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 74 % |
| Magny-en-Vexin | 95 | 119 km S | 5,779 | 62.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valdahon | 25 | 446 km SE | 5,705 | 64 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Altkirch | 68 | 455 km SE | 5,687 | 64.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montrond-les-Bains | 42 | 521 km S | 5,652 | 62.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vergèze | 30 | 727 km S | 5,788 | 58.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 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 Doullens'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bréal-sous-Montfort | 35 | 386 km SW | 6,391 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pacy-sur-Eure | 27 | 145 km SW | 5,027 | 66.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montfort-sur-Meu | 35 | 385 km SW | 6,810 | 64.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Desvres | 62 | 67 km NW | 4,829 | 62.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Locminé | 56 | 454 km SW | 4,773 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ham | 80 | 69 km SE | 4,378 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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