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A town of 2,435 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Busigny has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 23.7% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Busigny does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Busigny 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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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Busigny; none is classé, France’s top protection.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Busigny before 1900, the earliest Louis Morcrette-Ledieu, in 1853.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Busigny.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Busigny have one GP on hand. At birth, a girl in Nord can expect 84.5 years and a boy 78.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 202 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 180: 12% above.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté d'agglomération du Caudrésis et du Catésis. Homes sold for a median €947/m², below both Nord’s towns (€1,810/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 81 homes were sold in Busigny.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €947/m² | 81 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Violence against people ran at 12.5 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 13.4 (2023–2025 average). Over 2025, Busigny logged 58 recorded offenses. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Busigny (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 sexual violence, burglary, 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 (15.8% of the index here). As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Children under 15 make up 22%, above both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or older. The age that splits Busigny in two is 40.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Busigny | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €21,410 a year per consumption unit. Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Busigny; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Busigny has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien château: Photo: Camster · CC BY-SA 3.0
5 notable people were born in Busigny.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busigny | 2,435 | — | — | A− | C | D |
| Bohain-en-Vermandois Aisne | 5,605 | 3.3 | C+ | A+ | D | D− |
| Le Cateau-Cambrésis | 6,764 | 6 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Fresnoy-le-Grand Aisne | 2,890 | 6.2 | A− | A | A | D− |
| Caudry | 13,833 | 6.6 | D | B+ | D− | D− |
| Solesmes | 4,142 | 10 | B | A | C− | D |
| Guise Aisne | 4,490 | 12 | C | A | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Busigny grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Busigny is a commune of 2,435 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Caudrésis et du Catésis. 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 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.