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MaintenayPas-de-Calais

451 residents make their home in this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Maintenay a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Maintenay out for now. 13% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Maintenay stand out

The one thing Maintenay does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Moulin à eau
Moulin à eau · Inscrit · Photo: JackyM59 · CC BY 4.0
Maintenay’s story

Maintenay in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Maintenay; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2011First protected: Moulin à eau
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maintenay.

History

Old homes shape Maintenay: 29% were built before 1919, more than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Maintenay; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
13th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Maintenay are under 15, more than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 20% of adults. The age that splits Maintenay in two is 40.3.

40.3median age
MaintenayPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Maintenay
MaintenayPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1521%18%17%
15–2410%12%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+21%20%22%
No diploma23%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education20%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Maintenay than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 1.1%

After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,290 a year per consumption unit. For its 200 residents in work, Maintenay has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. 13.0% of the labour force are out of work.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Maintenay, 0.2 per working resident
13.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Maintenay is €11.63/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Maintenay: 11 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€11.63/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Maintenay€11.63/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€11.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.33 to €14.51/m² a month)
€7.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Maintenay

12pages on Maintenay

Landmarks

The list names few of Maintenay’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Moulin à eau: Photo: JackyM59 · CC BY 4.0

Famous people from Maintenay

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Maintenay yet.

How we find them →

Maintenay’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pas-de-Calais →
VertonRang-du-FliersRueHesdin-la-ForêtBerckMerlimontVertonRang-du-FliersRueHesdin-la-ForêtBerckMerlimontMaintenay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Maintenay451—————
Verton2,5717.6—C—C
Rang-du-Fliers4,2978.6DCCD−
Rue Somme2,9879.1C+C+BB−
Hesdin-la-Forêt4,48010CB+D−A−
Berck12,95111D−C−D−D
Merlimont3,34211DDC+D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Maintenay

Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France

Maintenay is a commune of 451 people in the Communauté de communes des 7 Vallées. 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

Population
451 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des 7 Vallées
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
4.7 sq mi (12.2 km²)
INSEE code
62538

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 October 30, 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.