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A town of 757 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

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

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

No historic monuments in Awoingt

The Culture ministry lists no building in Awoingt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Deux menhirs dits Pierres jumelles, in Cambrai, 2.2 mi away.

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Nearby attractions

Estourmel and 36 more in and around Awoingt

Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Awoingt. Best known first.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Awoingt.

Who lives here

More people in Awoingt hold a degree than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 43%

People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, lower than both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Awoingt: 44.1, the median. The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents.

44.1median age
AwoingtNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education43%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Awoingt
AwoingtNord medianFrance median
Under 1518%19%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4421%24%23%
45–6432%25%26%
65+17%19%22%
No diploma13%23%19%
CAP or BEP21%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education43%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Awoingt has lower unemployment than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3%

2.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Awoingt: 500, for 350 residents in work (1.4 each). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,190 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
500
jobs based in Awoingt, 1.4 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 1.3 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 460 candidates at 3 lycées. The town’s pupils have a collège 0.6 mi away. Near Awoingt, 91.8% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Nord’s towns (90.4%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%).

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Awoingt85.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Awoingt91.8%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège LamartineNearest collègeCollègeCollège8681%−2 pts
Lycée Paul DuezNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée47196%+2 pts
Lycée Saint-Luc PrivateBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée14296%+8 pts

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96%
passed the general and technological bac, +1.1 pts against the expected rate
83%
passed the vocational bac, −0.7 pts against the expected rate
85.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1.3 pts against the expected rate
0.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Awoingt costs less than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.80/m² a month

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

Awoingt recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.08/m² a month.

€9.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Awoingt€9.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€9.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.98 to €12.02/m² a month)
€8.08/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 Awoingt

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Awoingt

One notable person was born in Awoingt.

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Awoingt’s 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 →
CambraiEscaudœuvresProvilleNeuville-Saint-RémyMasnièresAvesnes-les-AubertCambraiEscaudœuvresProvilleNeuville-Saint-RémyMasnièresAvesnes-les-AubertAwoingt
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Awoingt757—————
Cambrai31,1341.9C−BDD
Escaudœuvres3,1712.5B−B+B−C−
Proville3,2063.2B+B+A−C−
Neuville-Saint-Rémy4,0123.3BA−B−C+
Masnières2,6894.3B+A−BD
Avesnes-les-Aubert3,5625.3C+B+C+D

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

About Awoingt

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Awoingt is a commune of 757 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

Population
757 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Cambrai
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²)
INSEE code
59039

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.