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Maretz

Nord · CA du Caudrésis et du Catésis · INSEE 59382

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

Few services 29.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 18 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Maretz (INSEE 59382) is in Nord (59), part of CA du Caudrésis et du Catésis. Population 1,402 (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/59382-maretz

Vitality score

Vitality score 29.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 18 % of the 12,094 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
Health0100
Public & culture0.250.98
Population trend0.49104.9
Housing mix0.9654.79

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6
Eating out 0 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 1 of 3
Lodging 1 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 MARETZ). [3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]

1 × Café / bar (CALIFORNIA). [4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (GROUPE SCOLAIRE FERNAND LANTOINE). [3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE MULTISPORTS). [3]

2 × Hairdresser (L'ART DANS L'HAIR). [3,4]

1 × Hotel (CALIFORNIA). [3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)1AU FOURNIL DE MARETZINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)1INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 / bar1CALIFORNIAINSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1GROUPE SCOLAIRE FERNAND LANTOINEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1LA POSTEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1SALLE MULTISPORTSINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser2L'ART DANS L'HAIRINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel1CALIFORNIAINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
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: 1,717 2023: 1,402 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,485 (2012) → 1,402 (2023): -5.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 1,416 (1990) → 1,402 (2023): -1 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 670, of which 2.1 % second homes and 11.9 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmFood shop — 3.8 km E (Busigny)Pharmacy — 3.8 km N (Clary)GP — 3.9 km E (Busigny)
In the commune Bakery, Primary school Food shop — 3.8 km EPharmacy — 3.8 km NGP — 3.9 km E 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 (Maretz): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Busigny): 3.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]

GP (Busigny): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Clary): 3.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]

Primary school (Maretz): 0.2 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 — 59382/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59382/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59382/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59382/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59382
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59118
  10. 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
Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux85473 km SW1,39434.9Few servicesno figures
Pruillé-le-Chétif72332 km SW1,32932Few servicesno figures
La Chapelle-Chaussée35431 km SW1,29839.3Few servicesno figures
Dannes62142 km NW1,31124.8Few servicesno figures
Courpalay77159 km S1,61044.4Partly servedno figures
Hénonville60136 km SW92543Partly servedno figures
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Hénonville60136 km SW92543Partly servedno figures
Dannes62142 km NW1,31124.8Few servicesno figures
Courpalay77159 km S1,61044.4Partly servedno figures
Pruillé-le-Chétif72332 km SW1,32932Few servicesno figures
La Chapelle-Chaussée35431 km SW1,29839.3Few servicesno figures
Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux85473 km SW1,39434.9Few servicesno figures

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Elsewhere

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