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CobrieuxNord

Population 563: a town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Cobrieux a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Cobrieux

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

The nearest classé monument is Pyramide de Fontenoy, in Cysoing, 1.6 mi away.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cobrieux.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Cobrieux than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 56% of adults

Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 10% of the town. Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents. Children are 18% of the town.

45median age
CobrieuxNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%
CAP or BEP13%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education56%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cobrieux
CobrieuxNord medianFrance median
Under 1518%19%17%
15–2410%12%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6428%25%26%
65+22%19%22%
No diploma7.8%23%19%
CAP or BEP13%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education56%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Cobrieux is better off than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €33,690 a year per consumption unit

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.1% of commuters at the census. 5.4% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Cobrieux has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.1 per worker.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
On foot0%
50
jobs based in Cobrieux, 0.1 per working resident
5.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,690
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

96.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 0.7 points above the expected rate

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

For collège, the closest is 1.9 mi away.

99%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Cobrieux96.8%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Cobrieux98.2%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège21399%+2 pts
Institut de Genech PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée264100%+1 pt

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99%
passed the general and technological bac, +0.4 pts against the expected rate
73%
passed the vocational bac, −11 pts against the expected rate
96.8%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +0.7 pts against the expected rate
1.9 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 Cobrieux costs more than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €14.99/m² a month

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

Sales in Cobrieux from July 2023 to June 2026: 18 houses and apartments.

€14.99/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cobrieux€14.99/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€14.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.95 to €18.81/m² a month)
€12.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Monastère de Bouvines and 2 more in and around Cobrieux

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Cobrieux. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cobrieux

13pages on Cobrieux

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Cobrieux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cobrieux yet.

How we find them →

Cobrieux’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 →
GenechCysoingTempleuve-en-PévèleNomainCamphin-en-PévèleSainghin-en-MélantoisGenechCysoingTempleuve-en-PévèleNomainCamphin-en-PévèleSainghin-en-MélantoisCobrieux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cobrieux563—————
Genech2,8030.9—C—C
Cysoing4,8391.8ACA−B+
Templeuve-en-Pévèle7,2022.7A−CA−D
Nomain2,6513—B−—C
Camphin-en-Pévèle2,5183.8—C−—B+
Sainghin-en-Mélantois2,8404.2B−DBD

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

About Cobrieux

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Cobrieux is a commune of 563 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
563 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pévèle-Carembault
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.1 sq mi (2.8 km²)
INSEE code
59150

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.