Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 917 residents in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Château-l'Abbaye has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Château-l'Abbaye as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Notre-Dame de Malaise, in Bruille-Saint-Amand, 3 mi away.
19% 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 Château-l'Abbaye.
Children under 15 make up 19%, close to Nord’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). 17% of residents are 65 or over. Ages in Château-l'Abbaye split evenly at 41.6: half are older, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Château-l'Abbaye | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €29,670 a year per consumption unit. 50 jobs are based in Château-l'Abbaye, for 450 working residents (0.1 per worker). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how nearly one in ten commuters travelled at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Château-l'Abbaye, 86.1% passed the bac, below Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège FernigNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 70 | 87%−2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Ernest CouteauxNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 243 | 89%−5 pts |
| Collège Marie CurieBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 121 | 83%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 25 homes in Château-l'Abbaye. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.38/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Château-l'Abbaye. Best known first.
Nothing in Château-l'Abbaye is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Château-l'Abbaye as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-l'Abbaye | 917 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hergnies | 4,479 | 2.6 | C− | C+ | A | D− |
| Lecelles | 3,046 | 3.1 | — | C− | — | C |
| Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | 15,974 | 3.3 | D | C | C− | C− |
| Vieux-Condé | 10,617 | 4.3 | D | B | C+ | D |
| Fresnes-sur-Escaut | 7,354 | 5.4 | D | B+ | C− | D− |
| Condé-sur-l'Escaut | 9,253 | 5.5 | D− | B | D | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Château-l'Abbaye is a commune of 917 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut. 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) · 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.