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In Nord, Hauts-de-France, this town has 339 residents.

Is Bousignies a good place to live?

Bousignies is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. It skews young: 14% of residents are 15 to 24.

What makes Bousignies stand out

The one thing Bousignies does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Bousignies

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

The nearest classé monument is Hôtel de ville, in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, 3.7 mi away.

23% 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 Bousignies.

Who lives here

More people in Bousignies hold a degree than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 51%

19% are under 15, near Nord’s towns (19%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents. Half the people of Bousignies are older than 42.1.

42.1median age
BousigniesNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education51%

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 Bousignies
BousigniesNord medianFrance median
Under 1519%19%17%
15–2414%12%11%
25–4420%24%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+15%19%22%
No diploma9.2%23%19%
CAP or BEP14%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education51%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Bousignies run higher than in both Nord’s towns and compared French towns: a median €32,220 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment stood at 8.2%, below both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 50 jobs are based in Bousignies, for 150 working residents (0.2 per worker).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Bousignies, 0.2 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

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

A collège lies 2.8 mi away.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bousignies90.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Moulin BlancNearest collègeCollègeCollège16290%−1 pt
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Bousignies is €12.64/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €10.77/m² a month. 13 houses and apartments changed hands in Bousignies from July 2023 to June 2026.

€12.64/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bousignies€12.64/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€12.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.20 to €15.67/m² a month)
€10.77/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Abbaye d'Hasnon and 2 more in and around Bousignies

Heritage in and near Bousignies. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bousignies

13pages on Bousignies

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Bousignies

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bousignies yet.

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Bousignies’ 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 →
HasnonMarchiennesBeuvry-la-ForêtLandasSaint-Amand-les-EauxLecellesHasnonMarchiennesBeuvry-la-ForêtLandasSaint-Amand-les-EauxLecellesBousignies
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bousignies339—————
Hasnon3,8492C+CA−D
Marchiennes4,5073.4A−CAC
Beuvry-la-Forêt2,8613.4—B—C+
Landas2,5183.7—B−—C
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux15,9743.8DCC−C−
Lecelles3,0464—C−—C

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

About Bousignies

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Bousignies is a commune of 339 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut. 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
339 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.2 sq mi (3.2 km²)
INSEE code
59100

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 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.