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The town has 2,153 residents and lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Cost of living is where it shines — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is easy to get around without a car (B+): 79% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The local economy is weaker than most (D−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 18.1% unemployment. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Cousolre has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Cousolre does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cousolre with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Cousolre has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Cousolre; none is classé, France’s top protection.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Waudru de Mons, born in 612, is the one person born in Cousolre before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cousolre.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Cousolre is Ch de Maubeuge Mco, 7.5 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 341 residents of Cousolre died, against 219 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 56% more. Life expectancy at birth in Nord is 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: there are 2 general practitioners here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Half of residents lived on more than €22,280 a year per consumption unit, below Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.46/m² a month, lower than both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €7.42/m² a month. The market in Cousolre: 67 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €924/m² | 67 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Cousolre; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, below both Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. Over-65s are 23% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Cousolre | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Cousolre has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle du Dieu-de-Pitié: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
2 notable people were born in Cousolre.
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Cousolre has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 10.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cousolre grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Cousolre is a commune of 2,153 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre. 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 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.