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The town has 699 residents and lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Mairieux falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mairieux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne poterie Gibon, in Ferrière-la-Petite, 5.6 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Mairieux. Best known first.
FortFort de Leveau3.3 km southwest, in Feignies
ZooZoo de Maubeuge4.1 km south, in MaubeugeFortFortOuvrage d'Héronfontainein townAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Maubeuge4.2 km south, in MaubeugeFortFortOuvrage de Bersillies2.2 km northeast, in Villers-Sire-NicolePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mairieux.
Graduates make up 34% of adults. People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, above both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Mairieux has a median age of 50.6 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Mairieux | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.9% of the labour force were unemployed, below Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 4.3% of commuters got to work without a car. 100 jobs are based in Mairieux, for 300 working residents (0.3 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Mairieux is 93.8%, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and above Nord’s towns (90.4%). Vocational results within 5 km: 80% passed the bac pro, of 89 candidates at 2 lycées. The nearest collège is 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules VerneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 51 | 63%−11 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Pierre ForestNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 366 | 95%+3 pts |
| Collège Notre-Dame de Grâce PrivateBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 158 | 95%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Mairieux recorded 28 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 93% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Mairieux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mairieux yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Mairieux is a commune of 699 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.