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Clary

Nord · CA du Caudrésis et du Catésis · INSEE 59149

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Few services 34.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Clary (INSEE 59149) is in Nord (59), part of CA du Caudrésis et du Catésis. Population 1,088 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/59149-clary

Vitality score

Vitality score 34.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 42 % of the 13,808 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.26256.56
Social0.2203.93
Education0.39103.93
Health0.39103.93
Public & culture0.250.98
Population trend0.48104.77
Housing mix0.9754.87

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6
Eating out 0 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 2 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 1 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU FOURNIL DE CLARY). [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ LEA). [3,4]

1 × Café / bar (LE CLARY'S). [4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTELLE GILBERT, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE JAUMONT). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (CLARY AP). [3]

4 × Hairdresser (SEVERINE COIFFURE · ESTELLE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · L'ATELIER PRIVE DU BARBIER). [3,4]

Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Library. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)1AU FOURNIL DE CLARYINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1CHEZ LEAINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Café / bar1LE CLARY'SINSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE ELEMENTAIREINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)1CHRISTELLE GILBERT, MÉDECININSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE JAUMONTINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1CLARY APINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser4SEVERINE COIFFURE · ESTELLE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · L'ATELIER PRIVE DU BARBIERINSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 1,378 2023: 1,088 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,134 (2012) → 1,088 (2023): -4.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 1,114 (1990) → 1,088 (2023): -2.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 523, of which 1.3 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 km
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Clary): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Clary): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]

GP (Clary): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Clary): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Clary): 0.1 km to the north-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

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59149/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59149/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59149/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59149/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59149

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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Beuzeville-la-Grenier76220 km W1,19734.1Few servicesno figures
Wihr-au-Val68357 km SE1,19545Partly servedno figures
Deyvillers88308 km SE1,37937.4Few servicesno figures
Longeville-en-Barrois55198 km SE1,08130.7Few servicesno figures
Quevauvillers8099 km W1,10241.6Partly servedno figures
Chouilly51125 km S1,06439.5Few servicesno figures
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Quevauvillers8099 km W1,10241.6Partly servedno figures
Chouilly51125 km S1,06439.5Few servicesno figures
Longeville-en-Barrois55198 km SE1,08130.7Few servicesno figures
Beuzeville-la-Grenier76220 km W1,19734.1Few servicesno figures
Deyvillers88308 km SE1,37937.4Few servicesno figures
Wihr-au-Val68357 km SE1,19545Partly servedno figures

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