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A town in Nord, Hauts-de-France, home to 369 people.
Bousignies-sur-Roc isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bousignies-sur-Roc as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Solre-le-Château, 7.3 mi away.
52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bousignies-sur-Roc.
Among adults, 25% have a degree. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Bousignies-sur-Roc | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.0% of commuters travelled at the census. 50 jobs are based in Bousignies-sur-Roc, for 150 working residents (0.2 per worker). Unemployment stood at 10.8%, between Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Bousignies-sur-Roc: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.42/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bousignies-sur-Roc is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bousignies-sur-Roc yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bousignies-sur-Roc | 369 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeumont | 10,160 | 4.3 | C− | B− | C− | C− |
| Marpent | 2,653 | 5.1 | C | B− | C+ | C+ |
| Boussois | 3,123 | 6.6 | B− | B− | A− | D− |
| Rousies | 3,980 | 8.2 | C− | B− | A− | D− |
| Ferrière-la-Grande | 5,131 | 8.3 | D | B− | B− | D− |
| Maubeuge | 28,767 | 10 | D− | B− | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Bousignies-sur-Roc is a commune of 369 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
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 9, 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.