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Home to 689 people, this town lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Cattenières falls below the line for grades. Homes change hands at a median €1,102/m².
The one thing Cattenières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cattenières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Deux menhirs dits Pierres jumelles, in Cambrai, 4.8 mi away.
23% 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 Cattenières.
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). At 41.1, the median resident of Cattenières sits in the middle of the age range. Over-65s are 19% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Cattenières | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Cattenières: 100, for 300 residents in work (0.3 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,170 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.
32 houses and apartments changed hands in Cattenières from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,102/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and family days out in and near Cattenières. Best known first.
Nothing in Cattenières 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 Cattenières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattenières | 689 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caudry | 13,833 | 3.7 | D | B+ | D− | D− |
| Avesnes-les-Aubert | 3,562 | 4.6 | C+ | B+ | C+ | D |
| Cambrai | 31,134 | 4.7 | C− | B | D | D |
| Escaudœuvres | 3,171 | 4.8 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Masnières | 2,689 | 5.7 | B+ | A− | B | D |
| Proville | 3,206 | 5.8 | B+ | B+ | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Cattenières is a commune of 689 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.