School results are strong: bac results 11 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3.8 points above the expected rate. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,127/m² takes 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine d'Arras.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Marœuil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Marœuil with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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Marœuil’s story
Marœuil in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Marœuil, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
1987First protected: Chapelle de pélerinage Sainte-Bertille
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marœuil.
Schools
Brevet results near Marœuil run high: 95.0% passed, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 86% of 73 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. A collège lies 2.1 mi away. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 3.2 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Marœuil runs lower than in 92% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Marœuil, the most frequent was burglary (2025). Violence against people ran at 4.1 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 8.3 (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie figures for Marœuil show 24 offenses in 2025.
4.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary16
Criminal damage8
Other physical violence0
Armed robbery0
Fraud12
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
18.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 18.8% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Marœuil run higher than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Marœuil can choose among 6 GPs. Adjusted for age and care homes, Marœuil records 98 deaths per 100 expected, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (115) but above compared French towns (88). 194 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 199: 2% below. Also worth knowing: at birth, a girl in Pas-de-Calais can expect 83.5 years and a boy 77.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Marœuil · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Arras
1.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Arras les Bonnettes
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Marœuil is better off than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,120 a year per consumption unit
Jobs located in Marœuil: 400, for 1,050 residents in work (0.4 each). Unemployment stood at 8.9%, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 9.1% of commuters got to work without a car.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport6%
On foot3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
400
jobs based in Marœuil, 0.4 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 67% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument in Marœuil, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. 9.7% of its homes were built before 1919, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Median price in Marœuil: €2,127/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses are advertised at an estimated €10.10/m² a month. 62 houses and apartments changed hands in Marœuil from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.29/m² a month, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,127/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Marœuil€2,127/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,127/m²
62
€11.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.24 to €13.80/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.10/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,670
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine d'Arras
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Marœuil than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). 36% of adults hold a degree. Residents of Marœuil have a median age of 48.6.
48.6median age
MarœuilPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Chapelle de pélerinage Sainte-Bertille: Photo: http://www.wikipasdecalais.fr/index.php?title=Utilisateur:Sophie - Ce fichier est placé sous licence licence Creative Commons de type Attribution et partage à l'identique pas d'utilisation commerciale, dans sa version 3.0 ou plus récente, plus connue sous · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Marœuil
Is Marœuil safe?
It grades A for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Marœuil good?
They grade A, better than 95% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Marœuil expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Marœuil grades B− for cost of living.
About Marœuil
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Marœuil is a commune of 2,422 people in the Communauté urbaine d'Arras. 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
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.
