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Maroilles

Nord · CC du Pays de Mormal · INSEE 59384

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

Partly served 57.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Maroilles (INSEE 59384) is in Nord (59), part of CC du Pays de Mormal. Population 1,454 (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/59384-maroilles

Vitality score

Vitality score 57.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 91 % of the 11,876 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 food0.472511.83
Social0.922018.34
Education0.39103.93
Health0.39103.93
Public & culture0.250.98
Population trend0.5105.01
Housing mix0.9754.83

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 2 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]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MELODIE DU PAIN · LE BOULANGER DU TERROIR). [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR CATH). [3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PANIER DE LILI ROSE). [3,4]

7 × Restaurant (MTDS · L'ESTAMINET · LE VERGER PILOTE · DA GIO). [3,4]

4 × Café / bar. [4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE REINE DES PRES). [3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANÇOISE BARRE, MÉDECIN). [3]

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

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

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

3 × Hairdresser (MECHE A MECHE · TEMPS DE PAUSE). [3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]

2 × Campsite (CAMPING LA SABLONNIERE). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Campsite.

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)2LA MELODIE DU PAIN · LE BOULANGER DU TERROIRINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR CATHINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)1LE PANIER DE LILI ROSEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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]
Restaurant7MTDS · L'ESTAMINET · LE VERGER PILOTE · DA GIOINSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4]
Café / bar4INSEE SIRENE 4 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE PRIMAIRE REINE DES PRESINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)1FRANÇOISE BARRE, MÉDECININSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE DE MAROILLESINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 POST SCOLAIREINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser3MECHE A MECHE · TEMPS DE PAUSEINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Fuel station1STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite2CAMPING LA SABLONNIEREINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 1,533 2023: 1,454 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,429 (2012) → 1,454 (2023): 1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 1,453 (1990) → 1,454 (2023): 0.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 690, of which 1.7 % second homes and 10 % 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 (Maroilles): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Maroilles): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]

GP (Maroilles): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Maroilles): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Maroilles): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]

Measured at the ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE weather station, 11.9 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 141 m. [9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]

Humidity measured at ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE, 11.9 km away at 185 m, over 20 summers. [9]

An average of 817 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]

Rainfall measured at ST-HILAIRE-SUR-HELPE, 11.9 km away at 185 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59384/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59384/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59384/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59384/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 59384
  9. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Lachapelle-aux-Pots60154 km SW1,51243.4Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Angerville-l'Orcher76256 km W1,39560.5ServedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 %
Brûlon72378 km SW1,54960.7ServedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Rauzan33663 km SW1,24760ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 76 % · humidity 57 %
Mur-de-Sologne41341 km SW1,51848.6Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 %
Champvans39359 km S1,46050.5Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Lachapelle-aux-Pots60154 km SW1,51243.4Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Angerville-l'Orcher76256 km W1,39560.5ServedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 %
Mur-de-Sologne41341 km SW1,51848.6Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 %
Champvans39359 km S1,46050.5Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 %
Brûlon72378 km SW1,54960.7ServedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Rauzan33663 km SW1,24760ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 76 % · 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 Maroilles'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Lachapelle-aux-Pots60154 km SW1,51243.4Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
La Haye-Malherbe27219 km SW1,40947.6Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Montreuil-aux-Lions02130 km S1,30547.3Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Montcornet0252 km S1,20749.6Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Ressons-sur-Matz6098 km SW1,72762.6ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %
Chézy-sur-Marne02131 km S1,29645.3Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %