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A town of 766 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Chemy a good place to live?

Chemy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

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

No historic monuments in Chemy

The Culture ministry lists no building in Chemy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Piat, in Seclin, 2.1 mi away.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Abbaye Saint-Christophe de Phalempin and 10 more in and around Chemy

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Chemy. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chemy.

Who lives here

Chemy is a graduates’ town: 50% hold a degree, more than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns

For Chemy, that is above both Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). 17% of residents are children under 15.

45.3median age
ChemyNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education50%

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 Chemy
ChemyNord medianFrance median
Under 1517%19%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6430%25%26%
65+21%19%22%
No diploma8.6%23%19%
CAP or BEP20%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education50%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Chemy run higher than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: a median €32,430 a year per consumption unit

Chemy sits above both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. 3.9% of the labour force are out of work. Chemy has 150 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
Public transport8%
Bicycle3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Chemy, 0.4 per working resident
3.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

93.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the six collèges within 5 km, 2.5 points above the expected rate

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

That puts Chemy above both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

99%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chemy93.9%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Chemy95.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège HergéNearest collègeCollègeCollège13392%−1 pt
Lycée Marguerite de FlandreNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée39199%+1 pt
Collège Jean DemaillyBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège9293%+9 pts

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99%
passed the general and technological bac, +1 pt against the expected rate
81%
passed the vocational bac, −4 pts against the expected rate
93.9%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2.5 pts against the expected rate
1.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Chemy is €12.49/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€12.49/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chemy€12.49/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€12.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.24 to €15.24/m² a month)
€11.49/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 Chemy

13pages on Chemy

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Chemy

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chemy as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Chemy’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 →
GondecourtPhalempinAllennes-les-MaraisSeclinAnnœullinHouplin-AncoisneGondecourtPhalempinAllennes-les-MaraisSeclinAnnœullinHouplin-AncoisneChemy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chemy766—————
Gondecourt4,1481.2AC+BB
Phalempin4,8471.4AC+BB
Allennes-les-Marais3,5452A−CA−C+
Seclin13,2612C−C−D−D
Annœullin10,8472.7CCC−D
Houplin-Ancoisne3,3262.9BC−BB

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

About Chemy

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Chemy is a commune of 766 people in the Communauté de communes Pévèle-Carembault. 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
766 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pévèle-Carembault
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.3 sq mi (3.5 km²)
INSEE code
59145

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.