Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Abancourt.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Abancourt than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 39% of adults
People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, lower than Nord’s towns (12%) and near compared French towns (11%). Children are 16% of the town. Over-65s are 24% of the population.
45.7median age
AbancourtNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer people in Abancourt are out of work than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.4%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €29,250 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Abancourt number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Also worth knowing: 4.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Abancourt, 0.3 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Abancourt costs less than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.34/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €8.24/m² a month. The market in Abancourt: 20 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 95% were houses.
€10.34/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Abancourt€10.34/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€10.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.66 to €12.34/m² a month)
€8.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Abancourt
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Abancourt is a commune of 441 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Cambrai. 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.