Marest
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marest (INSEE 62553) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CC du Ternois. Population 279 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 20.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 17,646 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 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.66 | 10 | 6.63 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU DONJON RPI 124). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU DONJON RPI 124 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE 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
Population 279 (2012) → 279 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 240 (1990) → 279 (2023): 16.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 129, of which 6.2 % second homes and 2.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pernes): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pernes): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Pernes): 2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pernes): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Marest): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FIEFS weather station, 7.3 km away at 180 m; the village itself is at 83 m. [10]
The village sits 97 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LILLERS, 13.9 km away at 19 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 64 m below 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 1,097 mm of rain a year, spread over 152 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FIEFS, 7.3 km away at 180 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62553/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62553/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62553/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62553/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62652
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62553
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éméville | 60 | 139 km S | 283 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 84 % |
| Saint-Thibault | 60 | 94 km SW | 281 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charmauvillers | 25 | 487 km SE | 285 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaucourtois | 77 | 179 km S | 277 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Avit | 81 | 773 km S | 277 | 24.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 91 % · humidity 29 % |
| Ognolles | 60 | 93 km SE | 285 | 23.1 | Few services | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ognolles | 60 | 93 km SE | 285 | 23.1 | Few services | no figures |
| Saint-Thibault | 60 | 94 km SW | 281 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Éméville | 60 | 139 km S | 283 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 84 % |
| Vaucourtois | 77 | 179 km S | 277 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charmauvillers | 25 | 487 km SE | 285 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Avit | 81 | 773 km S | 277 | 24.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 91 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Marest'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Thibault | 60 | 94 km SW | 281 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grez | 60 | 97 km S | 272 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Antilly | 60 | 152 km S | 273 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Passel | 60 | 109 km S | 271 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marenla | 62 | 39 km W | 283 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Douchy-lès-Ayette | 62 | 39 km SE | 286 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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