Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boursies.
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Boursies: 15% are 15 to 24, above Nord’s towns and compared French towns
Graduates make up 21% of adults. 14% of residents are 65 or over, below both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Boursies by age and the one in the middle is 39.5.
39.5median age
BoursiesNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
15%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 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
Boursies has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.6 for each
12.9% of the labour force were unemployed, near Nord’s towns (13.2%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €25,360 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents in Boursies at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
100
jobs based in Boursies, 0.6 per working resident
12.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Boursies
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Boursies is a commune of 360 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.