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781 people call this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France home.
Catillon-sur-Sambre is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. The median sale price is €859/m².
The one thing Catillon-sur-Sambre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Catillon-sur-Sambre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne brasserie-malterie Lefebvre-Scalabrino, in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, 4.9 mi away.
41% 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 Catillon-sur-Sambre.
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, above Nord’s towns (19%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Catillon-sur-Sambre by age and the one in the middle is 45.1. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 12% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Catillon-sur-Sambre | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 100 jobs are based in Catillon-sur-Sambre, for 300 working residents (0.4 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €21,480 a year per consumption unit.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 31 homes were sold in Catillon-sur-Sambre. That is the middle of 31 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,810/m² for the median of compared towns in Nord.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €859/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Catillon-sur-Sambre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Catillon-sur-Sambre.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catillon-sur-Sambre | 781 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Landrecies | 3,407 | 4.1 | C | A+ | C− | D |
| Le Cateau-Cambrésis | 6,764 | 4.9 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Solesmes | 4,142 | 10 | B | A | C− | D |
| Bohain-en-Vermandois Aisne | 5,605 | 10 | C+ | A+ | D | D− |
| Caudry | 13,833 | 11 | D | B+ | D− | D− |
| Berlaimont | 3,159 | 12 | C− | B | B | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Catillon-sur-Sambre is a commune of 781 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 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.