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A town of 579 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Cauroir a good place to live?

There are no grades for Cauroir: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Cauroir’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Cauroir’s story

No historic monuments in Cauroir

The Culture ministry lists no building in Cauroir 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, 2.4 mi away.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Nearby attractions

Estourmel and 29 more in and around Cauroir

Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Cauroir. Best known first.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cauroir.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

31% of adults hold a degree, higher than Nord’s towns (26%) and near compared French towns (30%). Ages in Cauroir split evenly at 46.4: half are older, half younger. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.

46.4median age
CauroirNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cauroir
CauroirNord medianFrance median
Under 1518%19%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4419%24%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+21%19%22%
No diploma14%23%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education31%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Cauroir than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 2.0%

Jobs based in Cauroir number 200, against 250 residents in work (0.7 per worker). The median disposable income was €27,060 a year per consumption unit, above Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Unemployment runs at 10.4%.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Cauroir, 0.7 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

85.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 0.7 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Near Cauroir, 88.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 2 mi away.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Cauroir85.3%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Cauroir88.5%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège LamartineNearest collègeCollègeCollège8681%−2 pts
Lycée Paul DuezNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée47196%+2 pts
Collège Saint-Luc - Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège18698%+5 pts

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96%
passed the general and technological bac, +2 pts against the expected rate
78%
passed the vocational bac, −4.5 pts against the expected rate
85.3%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +0.7 pts against the expected rate
2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Cauroir costs less than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.45/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Cauroir from July 2023 to June 2026: 15 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €8.22/m² a month.

€9.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cauroir€9.45/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€9.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.78 to €11.48/m² a month)
€8.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cauroir

13pages on Cauroir

Landmarks

Nothing in Cauroir is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Cauroir

One notable person was born in Cauroir.

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Cauroir’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Nord →
EscaudœuvresCambraiNeuville-Saint-RémyAvesnes-les-AubertIwuyProvilleEscaudœuvresCambraiNeuville-Saint-RémyAvesnes-les-AubertIwuyProvilleCauroir
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cauroir579—————
Escaudœuvres3,1711.8B−B+B−C−
Cambrai31,1342.6C−BDD
Neuville-Saint-Rémy4,0123.6BA−B−C+
Avesnes-les-Aubert3,5623.9C+B+C+D
Iwuy3,4034.1C−A−CD−
Proville3,2064.3B+B+A−C−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Cauroir

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Cauroir is a commune of 579 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Cambrai. 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

Population
579 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Cambrai
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.6 km²)
INSEE code
59141

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 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.