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3,123 people call this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France home.
A town of contrasts. Health is its weak spot (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, Boussois earns a B−, which places it #53 of 189 in Nord. That leaves it better than 47% of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,213/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre. Where it does best is safety (A−): an average of 7.8 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Boussois does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Boussois 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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Boussois has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2005.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Boussois. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boussois.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
298 deaths in Boussois between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 228: 31% above. Women in Nord live to 84.5 on average and men to 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: 2 GPs practise in the town.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
In 2025, 43 offenses were recorded in Boussois. The graded crime recorded most here was family violence (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 43 offenses in the graded categories in the town in 2025.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (19.6% of the index here). Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 137 candidates at 3 lycées. At the lycées within 5 km of Boussois, 93.5% passed the bac, higher than Nord’s towns (90.4%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). School results put the town #38 of 195 in Nord.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Charles de GaulleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 63 | 73%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Pierre ForestNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 366 | 95%+3 pts |
| Collège Eugène ThomasBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 55 | 80%+12 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €21,690 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970). 7.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. At the census, 2.1% of working residents in Boussois didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 20% of residents. Over-65s are 19% of the population. Typical age in Boussois: 41.3, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Boussois | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 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.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 11%. The oldest protected building goes back to the 20th century.
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.
90 sales of houses and apartments in Boussois, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,213/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €7.42/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.54/m² a month, close to Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,213/m² | 90 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Boussois has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Boussois yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades A− for safety, #14 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 9 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns and #38 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 95% of 366 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Pierre Forest in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,213/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Boussois grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Boussois is a commune of 3,123 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) · 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.