Bessancourt
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bessancourt (INSEE 95060) is in Val-d'Oise (95), part of CA Val Parisis. Population 8,869 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/95060-bessancourt
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 2,764 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 | 25 | 6.24 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.88 | 10 | 8.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'EAU D'ORANGER · BOULANGERIE DE LA GARE · AU PAIN DU VILLAGE III). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCIMARKET). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (2A DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
14 × Restaurant (AU FOUR GOURMAND · CAFE DE LA GARE · LA PALMERAIE · TOYATO · LINOUTA). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE MARIGNY). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATER PUB ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LAMARTINE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE A DE ST EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIC SIMONE VEIL). [3]
2 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE NEW SCHOOL COLLEGE · COLLEGE MAUBUISSON). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARYSE DELATTRE, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE MEUNIER, MÉDECIN · ALBERT VIDAL, MÉDECIN · XAVIER VOVARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DECUYPER · PHARMACIE SAINT EXUPERY). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (SUPER U BESSANCOURT LPR RP · LPA BESSANCOURT AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MARGUERITE DURAS). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES MAUBUISSON · GYMNASE SAINT EXUPERY · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES MARBOULUS). [3]
1 × Bank (SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (CREA TIF VERO · NATHALIE COIFFURE · PINK COIFFURE · NOUV L HAIR · GLOW HOUSE 2). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | L'EAU D'ORANGER · BOULANGERIE DE LA GARE · AU PAIN DU VILLAGE III | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCIMARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | 2A DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 14 | AU FOUR GOURMAND · CAFE DE LA GARE · LA PALMERAIE · TOYATO · LINOUTA | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE MARIGNY | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATER PUB ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LAMARTINE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE A DE ST EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIC SIMONE VEIL | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE NEW SCHOOL COLLEGE · COLLEGE MAUBUISSON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | MARYSE DELATTRE, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE MEUNIER, MÉDECIN · ALBERT VIDAL, MÉDECIN · XAVIER VOVARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DECUYPER · PHARMACIE SAINT EXUPERY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | SUPER U BESSANCOURT LPR RP · LPA BESSANCOURT AP | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MARGUERITE DURAS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES MAUBUISSON · GYMNASE SAINT EXUPERY · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES MARBOULUS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | CREA TIF VERO · NATHALIE COIFFURE · PINK COIFFURE · NOUV L HAIR · GLOW HOUSE 2 | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday 8h à 13h Devant la mairie. [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,629 (2012) → 8,869 (2023): 33.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,429 (1990) → 8,869 (2023): 38 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,091, of which 1 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bessancourt): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bessancourt): 0.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Bessancourt): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bessancourt): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bessancourt): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VILLIERS-ADAM weather station, 2.7 km away at 156 m; the village itself is at 90 m. [10]
The village sits 66 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 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VILLIERS-ADAM, 2.7 km away at 156 m, over 15 summers. [10]
That station sits 66 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 700 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VILLIERS-ADAM, 2.7 km away at 156 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 95060/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-bessancourt.fr/vos-services/economie-emploi/le-marche— “Rendez-vous tous les mercredis, de 8h à 13h, pour faire le plein de fraicheur et de gourmandises !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 95060/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 95060/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 95060/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 95060
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomblaine | 54 | 295 km E | 9,117 | 55.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Plessis-Bouchard | 95 | 4.4 km S | 8,518 | 55.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Blanc | 45 | 129 km S | 9,562 | 53 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Méry-sur-Oise | 95 | 3.7 km NW | 9,983 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maxéville | 54 | 291 km E | 10,090 | 40.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Émerainville | 77 | 39 km SE | 7,690 | 47.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méry-sur-Oise | 95 | 3.7 km NW | 9,983 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Plessis-Bouchard | 95 | 4.4 km S | 8,518 | 55.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Émerainville | 77 | 39 km SE | 7,690 | 47.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Blanc | 45 | 129 km S | 9,562 | 53 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Maxéville | 54 | 291 km E | 10,090 | 40.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Tomblaine | 54 | 295 km E | 9,117 | 55.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Bessancourt'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méry-sur-Oise | 95 | 3.7 km NW | 9,983 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crégy-lès-Meaux | 77 | 49 km E | 5,446 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mériel | 95 | 4.6 km N | 5,347 | 46.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villenoy | 77 | 48 km E | 5,127 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Séméac | 65 | 666 km S | 5,236 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Leu-la-Forêt | 95 | 2.9 km SE | 16,138 | 59.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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