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A town of 350 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Aibes a good place to live?

Aibes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Aibes’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Aibes’ story

No historic monuments in Aibes

The Culture ministry lists no building in Aibes 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, 3.3 mi away.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aibes.

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Aibes are under 15, more than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns

Aibes sits above both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.4% of the town.

40.5median age
AibesNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Aibes
AibesNord medianFrance median
Under 1521%19%17%
15–249.4%12%11%
25–4425%24%23%
45–6426%25%26%
65+19%19%22%
No diploma15%23%19%
CAP or BEP37%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education28%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Aibes than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5%

That puts Aibes below both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Aibes has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Aibes, 0.2 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Aibes costs less than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.47/m² a month

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

On this, Aibes is below both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.47/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Aibes€9.47/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€9.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.78 to €11.53/m² a month)
€7.12/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 Aibes

12pages on Aibes

Landmarks

Nothing in Aibes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Aibes

One notable person was born in Aibes.

Their page →

Aibes’ neighbors

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

All towns in Nord →
MarpentJeumontBoussoisFerrière-la-GrandeRousiesLouvroilMarpentJeumontBoussoisFerrière-la-GrandeRousiesLouvroilAibes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Aibes350—————
Marpent2,6533.9CB−C+C+
Jeumont10,1604C−B−C−C−
Boussois3,1234.4B−B−A−D−
Ferrière-la-Grande5,1314.6DB−B−D−
Rousies3,9804.8C−B−A−D−
Louvroil6,2946.5D−BDD−

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

About Aibes

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Aibes is a commune of 350 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

Population
350 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.6 sq mi (9.3 km²)
INSEE code
59003

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.