La Madeleine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Madeleine (INSEE 59368) is in Nord (59), part of Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population 21,790 (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/59368-la-madeleine
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 1,084 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 12.95 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.23 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.5 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL ST MAUR · LE BON GRAIN · AUX SAVEURS DU PAIN · MAITRE BOULANGER · SAS LESAGE BINOT). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON VEYS · BOUCHERIE DE LA MADELEINE · BOUCHERIE DES FLANDRES). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BAYNE EL-MAHFOUD · LOIRE · LA SUPERETTE DE LA RUE · LA BOKALISTA · MAD MARKET). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · SUPERMARCHES MATCH · CARREFOUR CITY · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
47 × Restaurant (LA FAMILLE · COTE JARDIN · ROTISSERIE CAMBIER · O D E T E A · NERI). [3,4]
14 × Café / bar (LE POMPIDOU · SARL SD LE DERBY · LE SAINT MAUR · LE CAFE DU MARCHE · LE LONGCHAMP). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE COURBET · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANNE FRANK · ECOLE MATERNELLE EUGEN D'HALLENDRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE DU MOULIN ALPHONSE DAUDET). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE HUGO - LECLERCQ · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUISE DE BETTIGNIES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EDMOND ROSTAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE KLEBER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE GENEVIEVE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE YVONNE ABBAS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JEAN). [3]
29 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VALÉRIE GARNIER, MÉDECIN · FANCY GELLER, MÉDECIN · FRANCK LEDOUX, MÉDECIN · BAPTISTE MOTTE, MÉDECIN · LUCINDA NURSOO, MÉDECIN). [3]
6 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LAHOUSSE · SELARL PHARMACIE SAINT MAUR · PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE DU MARCHE · PHARMACIE DE L HOTEL DE VILLE · PHARMACIE DE LA MADELEINE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA MADELEINE). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE ROMARIN · SALLE DEBEYRE · COMPLEXE GANTOIS · SALLES FLANDRES 1 ET 2 · COMPLEXE CARPENTIER). [3]
20 × Bank (CCF · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL LA MADELEINE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE LA MADELEINE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE). [3]
17 × Hairdresser (MOREIRA MARQUES RIBEIRO CIDALIA · VALERIE COIFFURE · MADO · LE SALON DU 201). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (CAMPANILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 6 × Restaurant, 3 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 5 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | LE FOURNIL ST MAUR · LE BON GRAIN · AUX SAVEURS DU PAIN · MAITRE BOULANGER · SAS LESAGE BINOT | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | MAISON VEYS · BOUCHERIE DE LA MADELEINE · BOUCHERIE DES FLANDRES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | BAYNE EL-MAHFOUD · LOIRE · LA SUPERETTE DE LA RUE · LA BOKALISTA · MAD MARKET | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | CARREFOUR MARKET · SUPERMARCHES MATCH · CARREFOUR CITY · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 47 | LA FAMILLE · COTE JARDIN · ROTISSERIE CAMBIER · O D E T E A · NERI | INSEE BPE 47 / INSEE SIRENE 77 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 14 | LE POMPIDOU · SARL SD LE DERBY · LE SAINT MAUR · LE CAFE DU MARCHE · LE LONGCHAMP | INSEE SIRENE 14 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE COURBET · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANNE FRANK · ECOLE MATERNELLE EUGEN D'HALLENDRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE DU MOULIN ALPHONSE DAUDET | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE HUGO - LECLERCQ · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUISE DE BETTIGNIES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EDMOND ROSTAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE KLEBER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE GENEVIEVE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE YVONNE ABBAS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JEAN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 29 | VALÉRIE GARNIER, MÉDECIN · FANCY GELLER, MÉDECIN · FRANCK LEDOUX, MÉDECIN · BAPTISTE MOTTE, MÉDECIN · LUCINDA NURSOO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 29 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | PHARMACIE LAHOUSSE · SELARL PHARMACIE SAINT MAUR · PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE DU MARCHE · PHARMACIE DE L HOTEL DE VILLE · PHARMACIE DE LA MADELEINE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA MADELEINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE ROMARIN · SALLE DEBEYRE · COMPLEXE GANTOIS · SALLES FLANDRES 1 ET 2 · COMPLEXE CARPENTIER | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 20 | CCF · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL LA MADELEINE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE LA MADELEINE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORD FRANCE | INSEE BPE 20 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 17 | MOREIRA MARQUES RIBEIRO CIDALIA · VALERIE COIFFURE · MADO · LE SALON DU 201 | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | CAMPANILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Friday 8 à 13h. [5]
Trajectory
Population 22,520 (2012) → 21,790 (2023): -3.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 21,601 (1990) → 21,790 (2023): 0.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 13,054, of which 3.9 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Madeleine): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Madeleine): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Madeleine): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Madeleine): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Madeleine): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LILLE-LESQUIN weather station, 9.5 km away at 47 m; the village itself is at 33 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LILLE-LESQUIN, 9.5 km away at 47 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 779 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LILLE ISA, 3.1 km away at 19 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 — 59368/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-lamadeleine.fr/ma-ville/commerces/marche-commerce-et-artisanat— “120 exposants le vendredi et 60 le lundi vous proposent une grande variété de produits de 8 à 13h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59368/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59368/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59368/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59368
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuilly-Plaisance | 93 | 204 km S | 21,941 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sèvres | 92 | 213 km S | 22,303 | 62.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arcueil | 94 | 212 km S | 22,200 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montmorency | 95 | 193 km S | 21,763 | 62.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gif-sur-Yvette | 91 | 227 km S | 22,544 | 62.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon | 69 | 562 km S | 21,692 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmorency | 95 | 193 km S | 21,763 | 62.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuilly-Plaisance | 93 | 204 km S | 21,941 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arcueil | 94 | 212 km S | 22,200 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sèvres | 92 | 213 km S | 22,303 | 62.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gif-sur-Yvette | 91 | 227 km S | 22,544 | 62.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon | 69 | 562 km S | 21,692 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 La Madeleine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuilly-Plaisance | 93 | 204 km S | 21,941 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vélizy-Villacoublay | 78 | 218 km S | 23,011 | 64.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Torcy | 77 | 203 km S | 22,810 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nogent-sur-Oise | 60 | 159 km S | 21,907 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loos | 59 | 6.0 km SW | 22,567 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mons-en-Barœul | 59 | 2.9 km SE | 21,105 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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