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With 1,143 residents, it is a town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Fewer journeys need a car (B+): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 10.9% unemployment. It lags on health as well: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,471/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Aubigny-au-Bac 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 Aubigny-au-Bac 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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The one thing Aubigny-au-Bac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Aubigny-au-Bac; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
Aubigny-au-Bac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Menhir dit La Pierre qui Pousse: Photo: Leroypy · CC0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aubigny-au-Bac.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Nord can expect 84.5 years and a boy 78.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. After the care-home adjustment, Aubigny-au-Bac’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, below Nord’s towns (105) but above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 85 residents of Aubigny-au-Bac died, against 87 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Unemployment stood at 10.9%, between Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,420 a year. Public transport took 3.3% of Aubigny-au-Bac’s working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, about level with Nord’s towns (19%) and below compared French towns (22%). Residents of Aubigny-au-Bac have a median age of 45.2. The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Aubigny-au-Bac | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Homes from before 1919 make up 8.8% of the total, above both Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,471/m²: 38 houses and apartments sold in Aubigny-au-Bac between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.36/m² a month, near Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €8.49/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,471/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out, heritage and other places to visit in and near Aubigny-au-Bac. Best known first.
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Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Aubigny-au-Bac is a commune of 1,143 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubigny-au-Bac | 1,143 | — | — | B− | — | C |
| Arleux | 3,125 | 2.6 | C | C+ | C+ | D− |
| Monchecourt | 2,516 | 3.7 | — | B− | — | D− |
| Masny | 3,999 | 5.5 | D− | B− | C+ | D |
| Auberchicourt | 4,626 | 5.6 | C− | B− | B | D |
| Neuville-Saint-Rémy | 4,012 | 5.8 | B | A− | B− | C+ |
| Guesnain | 4,635 | 6 | D | B− | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Aubigny-au-Bac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 12.9 recorded violent incidents and 10.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,471/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Aubigny-au-Bac grades B− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.