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Municipality profile · department 59

Property in Marcoing

In Marcoing (59), the median price per m² stands at €1,638/m² (DVF 2025 release).

Median price per m² in 2025
€1,638/m²
+14.7% over one year
Sales in 2025
18
-28.0% over one year
flats and houses
Population
1,841
-0.4% since 2012
Median living standard
€23,940
per year per consumption unit

Public data cross-referenced (DGFiP, INSEE, ADEME), recorded on October 2, 2026.

The municipality has 1,841 inhabitants, a change of -2.5% ; median living standard there reaches €23,940 a year.

Prices and sales

In 2025, a dwelling in Marcoing sold at a median price of €1,638/m², +14.7% over one year.

Median price per m² over time in Marcoing

Median price per m² in MarcoingHouse: 994 in 2014, 1,447 in 20251,0001,2001,400201520172019202120232025€1,447/m²
Median price per square metre of recorded sales, by property type and by year.

Over 11 years, the median house price has changed by +45.6%.

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Median price per m² by property type
YearFlatHouseSales included
2014—€994/m²16
2015—€1,078/m²17
2016—€1,223/m²10
2017—€917/m²14
2018—€1,127/m²22
2019—€1,164/m²25
2020—€1,283/m²22
2021—€1,366/m²23
2022—€1,490/m²19
2023—€1,494/m²27
2024—€1,429/m²25
2025—€1,447/m²17

Source: DVF (DGFiP), land value request data · recorded on October 2, 2026

Number of sales per year in Marcoing

Sales of flats and houses recorded each year. This is the market's thermometer: a price is only meaningful if sales are actually completed.

18 sales in 2025, -28.0% compared with 2024 (25). The peak of the period remains 2023, with 27 sales.

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Sales and median price by year
YearSalesMedian price per m²Total sales value
201610€1,233/m²€1.4M
201714€1,000/m²€1.3M
201822€1,167/m²€2.8M
201925€1,164/m²€3.5M
202022€1,316/m²€3.2M
202123€1,366/m²€3.3M
202219€1,490/m²€4.0M
202327€1,494/m²€3.6M
202425€1,429/m²€4.0M
202518€1,638/m²€3.0M

Source: DVF (DGFiP), land value request data · recorded on October 2, 2026

Median price per m² in 2025€1,638/m²
House — median price per m²€1,447/m²
Sales in 202518
Average of the previous five years23
Total sales value in 2025€3.0M
Sales recorded over ten years238

How to read these figures. The median price splits the market in two: half of sales were made below it, half above. It withstands the few extreme sales that distort a small commune better than the average does.

The data come from DVF, the file of sales actually recorded by notaries, not from advertised prices, which are asking prices rather than agreed ones. Only sales of a flat or a house with a known floor area are counted. DVF does not cover Alsace-Moselle, which is governed by the land register (livre foncier).

Source: DVF (DGFiP) · recorded on October 2, 2026

Rents

Reference rents (2025)

Median advertised rent per m² by property type in Marcoing, 2025
Property typeMedian rent (€/m²)Range (€/m²)
Flats, all sizes10.48.6 – 12.6
Flats with 1-2 rooms12.010.0 – 14.6
Flats with 3 or more rooms8.67.0 – 10.7
Houses8.26.5 – 10.3

How to read this table. This is a predicted advertised rent, including service charges, per square metre per month — not the rent signed in the lease. The range brackets the estimate: most listings in the municipality fall within it. These estimates are recalculated every year with a new model, so two releases cannot be compared with each other.

Estimations ANIL, à partir des données du Groupe SeLoger et de leboncoin · Rent map 2025

Energy performance of the housing stock

Breakdown of homes in Marcoing by energy performance certificate (EPC) band. Since the loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act), it is this band that determines whether a home may be let.

Breakdown of energy performance certificates in Marcoing

  • A72.2%
  • B134.1%
  • C5918.7%
  • D12840.5%
  • E6019.0%
  • F309.5%
  • G196.0%

316 homes surveyed. 15.5% of the surveyed housing stock is rated F or G — that is 49 homes already affected, or about to be, by the letting ban. Including band E, targeted for 2034, the share rises to 34.5%.

Rental ban timeline
  1. 2025Gbanned
  2. 2028Fbanned
  3. 2034Ebanned

2021 loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act) — applies to new leases.

Counts and shares by band, across all energy surveys recorded in the municipality.

Source: ADEME, energy performance certificate database · recorded on October 2, 2026

Change in EPC (DPE) assessments in Marcoing

Change in EPC (DPE) assessments in MarcoingA, B and C labels: 15 in 2022, 26 in 2025 ; F and G labels: 11 in 2022, 12 in 202502040202220232024202526%12%
A, B and C labelsF and G labels
Among the assessments carried out each year: the share of well-rated dwellings (A, B, C) and that of thermal sieves (F, G).

The share of F and G labels among assessments is rising: 10.8% in 2022, 11.6% in 2025.

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Assessments carried out by year and by band
YearABCDEFGTotal
202221842135374
20231333201712995
202423524144456
20251371985043
2026*1342043136

* current year, incomplete

Source: ADEME, energy performance certificate database · recorded on October 2, 2026

Why this breakdown matters. A dwelling rated G can no longer be let under a new lease since 1st January 2025; F will follow in 2028 and E in 2034. A commune whose stock is largely rated F or G therefore faces a wall of renovation work, or an exit from the rental market.

Note: these figures cover surveyed homes, not the entire stock. A survey is only required on sale or letting, so homes occupied for a long time are under-represented.

The trend line starts in 2022: the assessment changed its calculation method in July 2021, and earlier labels cannot be compared with later ones. It describes the dwellings assessed during the year (those being sold, let or just renovated), not an annual census of the housing stock.

Housing stock

Marcoing has 872 dwellings at the 2023 census, of which 92.1% are main residences; the rest is split between second homes and vacant dwellings.

What are dwellings used for?

Housing categories in MarcoingMain residences : 91.9%Second homes and occasional dwellings : 1.1%Vacant dwellings : 7.0%
  • Main residences91.9%
  • Second homes and occasional dwellings1.1%
  • Vacant dwellings7.0%
A vacant dwelling is one unoccupied on the census date: awaiting sale, letting or works, or simply left empty.

Source: INSEE, census

Who lives in main residences?

Housing tenure of residents of MarcoingTenants : 27.9%Owner-occupiers : 69.7%Housed free of charge : 2.3%
  • Tenants52327.9%
  • Owner-occupiers1,30569.7%
  • Housed free of charge432.3%
Share of RESIDENTS according to whether their household owns, rents or is housed free of charge, not the share of dwellings.

Source: INSEE, census

Between 2012 and 2023, the housing stock grew by +6.3% while the population changed by -0.4%: homes are being built faster than the commune gains residents, a sign of smaller households, second homes or rising vacancy.

Dwellings (2023)872
Households804
Housing: Marcoing compared with its département, its region and France
MarcoingNordHauts-de-FranceFrance
Main residences202391.9%+9.5 pts vs France91.1%88.6%82.4%
Second homes20231.1%−8.7 pts vs France1.9%4.0%9.8%
Vacant dwellings20237.0%−0.8 pt vs France7.1%7.4%7.8%
Residents who own their home69.7%+8.9 pts vs France57.9%60.3%60.8%
Tenant residents27.9%−9.5 pts vs France40.9%38.3%37.4%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Long-term empty dwellings

Private dwellings vacant for more than two years (2025)51
Share of private housing stock6.0%

Why vacancy of more than two years. A dwelling that stands empty for a few months is waiting for a buyer, a tenant or the end of building work: that is the normal breathing of the market. Empty for more than two years, it has left the market — a run-down property, a blocked inheritance, an owner who will neither let nor sell. We do not publish total vacancy from the same file: its national level varies by a third from one year to the next without the housing stock having changed, which rules out any comparison.

Source: LOVAC (Cerema, DGFiP), vacant dwellings in the private housing stock · recorded on October 2, 2026

Dwellings authorised for construction in Marcoing

Dwellings for which a building permit has been granted, by year of authorisation. An authorised dwelling is not yet built: allow two to three years before delivery.
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Dwellings authorised by year
YearFlats (multi-dwelling buildings)Detached housesTotal
2021066
2022055
2023363268
2024022
2025033
2026*055

Source: Sit@del, ministry responsible for housing · recorded on October 2, 2026

Sources: INSEE (census), Sit@del · recorded on October 2, 2026

Population and households

Population1,841
Households804
People per household2.29

Change in the population of Marcoing

Population trendPopulation: 1,839 in 1968, 1,841 in 20231,9002,0002,100196819821999201220231,841 inhab.
Municipal population at each census. INSEE does not publish a population every year: the points are the census years available.

Between 2012 and 2023, the population changed by -0.4%.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 2, 2026

Age breakdown

Age breakdown of the population of MarcoingUnder 18 : 19.5%18 to 24 : 7.3%25 to 29 : 4.5%30 and over : 68.7%
  • Under 1835319.5%
  • 18 to 241337.3%
  • 25 to 29824.5%
  • 30 and over1,24368.7%
Population aged 2 and over, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

What do people aged 15 and over do?

Employment status of residents aged 15 and over in MarcoingEmployed workers : 55.3%Unemployed : 5.1%Retired people : 28.4%Pupils and students : 5.0%Other economically inactive : 6.2%
  • Employed workers84555.3%
  • Unemployed785.1%
  • Retired people43428.4%
  • Pupils and students775.0%
  • Other economically inactive946.2%
Each resident aged 15 or over is counted once, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

Marcoing compared with its département, its region and France
MarcoingNordHauts-de-FranceFrance
Population trend2012-2023-0.4%−4.8 pts vs France+1.1%+0.3%+4.4%
Median age202343.2 years+0.7 yr vs France39.1 years40.8 years42.5 years
Share aged under 25202328.0%−0.8 pt vs France32.3%31.0%28.8%
Share aged 65 and over202321.3%≈ France18.1%19.4%21.3%
People per household20232.3+6% vs France2.32.32.2

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Why the number of people per household matters. A household is everyone who shares the same dwelling. The fewer people it has, the more demand shifts towards small homes — studios and one-bedroom flats, sought by people living alone, students and retirees; the more it has, the more demand shifts towards family homes with three or more rooms.

In Marcoing, a household has 2.29 people on average, compared with 2.17 in France: more families, so demand leans more towards larger homes.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 2, 2026

Income and employment

Income and employment: Marcoing compared with its département, its region and France
MarcoingNordHauts-de-FranceFrance
Median living standard (per year)2023€23,940−8% vs France€23,810€23,950€25,920
Unemployment rate (aged 15-64)20238.5%−2.5 pts vs France14.5%13.8%11.0%
Activity rate (aged 15-64)202380.8%+5.1 pts vs France72.7%73.3%75.7%
Share of retired people (aged 15 and over)202328.4%≈ France24.9%26.8%28.1%
Share of pupils and students (aged 15 and over)20235.0%−2.6 pts vs France9.4%8.1%7.6%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

How to read these figures. The standard of living is a household's disposable income (salaries, pensions and benefits, after tax) divided by its number of consumption units: the first adult counts as 1, other people aged 14 or over as 0.5, and each child as 0.3. It allows a single person and a family to be compared.

The poverty rate is the share of residents whose standard of living is below 60% of the national median. INSEE does not publish it for small communes, for reasons of statistical confidentiality: its absence is not a zero.

The unemployment rate here is the census one: people who declare themselves without work and looking for it, among the economically active aged 15 to 64. It is higher than INSEE's quarterly rate, which follows a stricter international definition.

Sources: INSEE (census, Filosofi) · recorded on October 2, 2026

Economic fabric

Number of businesses located in Marcoing

Number of businesses located in MarcoingBusinesses: 95 in 2014, 102 in 202490100110201420162018202020222024102
Businesses in market activities, excluding agriculture, located in the commune and counted at 31 December each year. This is a stock: it shows the size of the local economy, not how much it is being renewed.

102 businesses in 2024, compared with 95 in 2014: +7.4% over the period.

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Number of businesses by year
YearBusinesses
201495
201598
201693
201789
201894
201997
2020108
2021105
2022109
2023108
2024102

Source: INSEE, business demography information system · recorded on October 2, 2026

Businesses: Marcoing compared with its département, its region and France
MarcoingNordHauts-de-FranceFrance
Number of businesses2024102192,716405,6146,437,729
Change in the number of businesses2019-2024+5.2%−19.8 pts vs France+25.9%+25.0%+25.0%
Businesses per 1,000 inhabitants202455.4−43% vs France73.767.797.3

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

In what form do businesses operate?

Legal forms of businesses in MarcoingSole traders : 45.6%SAS and SASU : 7.3%SARL and EURL : 11.1%Civil companies, including SCI : 34.5%Other forms : 1.5%
  • Sole traders11945.6%
  • SAS and SASU197.3%
  • SARL and EURL2911.1%
  • Civil companies, including SCI9034.5%
  • Other forms41.5%
Businesses with an open establishment in Marcoing, by legal form. A sole trader operates in their own name — this is the status of micro-entrepreneurs; an SCI most often holds property assets rather than running an activity. This count is broader than the INSEE one above, which only includes market businesses with an economic activity.

Sources: INSEE (SIRENE register), INPI (national business register) · recorded on October 2, 2026

Registrations and insolvency proceedings

* current year, incomplete

On one side, announcements of registrations, business creations and takeovers; on the other, court-ordered safeguard, recovery and liquidation proceedings. Legal notices published under postcode 59159. A postcode may cover several communes: in a village, these figures describe the wider catchment area, not the commune alone.

From 2021 to 2025, 67 registrations for 23 insolvency proceedings.

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Registrations and insolvency proceedings
YearRegistrationsInsolvency proceedings
2021175
2022135
2023141
2024148
202594
2026*71

Source: BODACC, official bulletin of civil and commercial announcements · recorded on October 2, 2026

Sources: INSEE, BODACC · recorded on October 2, 2026

Local taxation

In 2024, the overall property tax rate on built properties is 35.35% in Marcoing.

Rate voted by the commune32.38%
Intercommunal body, syndicates and special taxes2.97%
Overall rate on built properties (total)35.35%
Household waste collection tax (TEOM)15.65%
Overall rate on undeveloped land100.86%
Worked example

A dwelling with a cadastral rental value of €3,000 has a tax base of €1,500: the law sets it at half the rental value. In Marcoing, its property tax (taxe foncière) is €1,500 × 35.35% = €530 a year.

On top of this comes the household waste collection tax (TEOM), calculated on the same base: €1,500 × 15.65% = €235. A landlord can recover it from their tenant; the property tax (taxe foncière), by contrast, remains payable by the owner.

These amounts are before the collection charges retained by the State. Your property's rental value is shown on your property tax (taxe foncière) notice.

Property tax rate by year
YearCommunal rateOverall rate on built propertiesHousehold waste
202132.38%35.19%15.65%
202232.38%35.09%15.65%
202332.38%35.38%15.65%
202432.38%35.35%15.65%

Between 2021 and 2024, the overall rate changed by +0.16 point.

How to read these rates. Property tax (taxe foncière) is calculated by multiplying the property's tax base by the overall rate: this is the figure to compare between communes, not the communal rate alone. Since 2021, départements no longer collect property tax on buildings; their former share is included in the communal rate.

A high rate does not mean a high tax. The cadastral rental value is not the market rent: it is an administrative estimate based on 1970 rents, revalued each year by a national coefficient. In a town with old, low rental values, a 50% rate can cost less than a 25% rate elsewhere.

Source: DGFiP, local taxation for individuals (2024 scale) · recorded on October 2, 2026

Living environment

Services and shops in the commune

Health
General practitionerPharmacyNurse
Shops
BakeryGrocery or convenience store
Education and early years
Nursery or primary school
Services and transport
Post office or postal pointBankPolice or gendarmerie

How to read this list. It shows the services for which at least one establishment is recorded in the commune. A service that does not appear is not necessarily absent: INSEE does not locate every facility with the same precision, and the list only includes the main ones.

Source: INSEE, permanent facilities database 2024

Public transport

6 public transport stops are located in the municipality, or 3.3 stops per 1,000 inhabitants.

Public transport stops in Marcoing

Map of public transport stops in Marcoing
  • Stops6

Outline of the commune, north at the top.

Each dot is a bus, tram, metro or train stop. The map shows where the network is dense: it says nothing about frequency of service.

Source: transport.data.gouv.fr, scheduled timetables of networks · recorded on October 2, 2026

Stops by network

  • Réseau urbain TUC6

Fixed internet

  • Dwellings and premises connectable to fibre99.6%
    1,043 connectable out of 1,047

Connectable means that optical fibre reaches the building or the street and a subscription can be taken out, not that the dwelling is already subscribed.

Source: ARCEP, fibre rollout · situation as at June 2026

Electric cars

Of the 39 passenger cars registered in the commune in 2024:

  • Electric cars17.9%
  • Plug-in hybrids10.3%

Why this share may look high. These are cars registered during the year, not all those on the road: electric vehicles weigh far more in recent purchases than in the overall fleet. Company and rental vehicles are also registered at the company's address, which inflates the share in communes that host head offices or rental firms.

Source: Ministry of Ecological Transition, passenger car registrations · recorded on October 2, 2026

Natural and technological risks

The risks identified by the State in the territory of Marcoing, what they mean, and what they change for a property.

Seismicity

Moderatelevel 3 out of 5

France is divided into five seismicity zones, from 1 (very low) to 5 (high, in the Antilles).

For a property: From zone 3, new houses must comply with earthquake-resistant building rules. For an older property, no upgrading is required.

Radon potential

Low potentiallevel 1 out of 3

Radon is a natural radioactive gas that rises from granitic and volcanic soils and can build up in poorly ventilated rooms, especially on ground floors and in basements.

For a property: At this level, no particular information is required when selling or letting.

Risk prevention plans

1in the commune

The commune is covered by a prevention plan for: technological risk. This is a document issued by the prefect that delimits the exposed zones.

For a property: In the delimited zones, building or extending may be prohibited or subject to requirements. The plan does not necessarily cover the whole commune: only the risk statement provided before a sale or letting says whether the address is affected.

Classified installations (ICPE)

7in the commune

A classified installation is an activity that the law subjects to declaration or authorisation because it may cause nuisance: factory, warehouse, livestock farm, petrol station, waste recycling centre, boiler room.

For a property: Their number mainly reflects the commune's economic activity: most pose no danger to neighbours. What matters is their nature and their distance from the property.

Underground cavities

6in the commune

Former quarries, cellars, galleries or military works recorded beneath the commune.

For a property: A cavity can cause localised subsidence or collapse of the ground. Before buying, check whether the plot is close to a known cavity.

Installations and cavities recorded in Marcoing

Map of classified installations and underground cavities in MarcoingClassified installations — TISSOTClassified installations — BRIQUETERIE DE LA GARE SARL.Classified installations — DEBUS ETHUIN LOUISClassified installations — SBL - STYLDECOClassified installations — ADS PIECES AUTOClassified installations — SOCIETE PISCICOLE DU NORD (SARL)Classified installations — ETABLISSEMENTS HENRY LECOMTEUnderground cavities — Carrière Voie d'Hermenne et D142Underground cavities — Carrière à l'angle des rues Berthelot et Victor HugoUnderground cavities — Souterrain de l'égliseUnderground cavities — Affaissements de terrain à l'angle des routes D142 et D 56Underground cavities — Effondrement de terrain Chemin rural de Marcoing à Rumilly, rue des AcaciasUnderground cavities — souterrain rue de la République (D29)
  • Classified installations7
  • Underground cavities6

Outline of the commune, north at the top.

Location of known classified installations, Seveso sites and underground cavities.

Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 2, 2026

A prevention plan is not a bad sign in itself. It shows that the risk is mapped and regulated; it is its absence for a known hazard that should raise questions.

This page describes the commune, not an address. Before a sale or a letting, the seller or landlord must provide a risk statement drawn up for the property. You can obtain one free of charge for any address at georisques.gouv.fr.

Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 2, 2026

Frequently asked questions — Marcoing

What is the price per m² in Marcoing?
The median recorded price is €1,638/m² — that is €1,447/m² for a house (source DVF/INSEE, data as of October 2, 2026).
How many inhabitants does Marcoing have?
Marcoing has 1,841 inhabitants, with a change of -2.5% (INSEE census).
What share of energy-inefficient homes are there in Marcoing?
34.5% of surveyed homes are rated E, F or G on the energy certificate (source ADEME).
What is the property tax rate in Marcoing?
The overall property tax rate on built properties is 35.4%, of which 32.4% is voted by the commune (source DGFiP).

The same data, put to work.

What the observatory publishes, the five MORYA tools put to use.