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1,333 people live in this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
At €2,091/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Schools lag: bac results 12 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.4 points above the expected rate.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Curgies 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.
Each subject compares Curgies 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.
Curgies has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Curgies as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Druon, in Sebourg, 2.1 mi away.
16% 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 Curgies.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
84 deaths in Curgies between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 82: 2% above. Adjusted mortality here: 102 deaths for every 100 expected. For a family doctor, residents of Curgies have one GP on hand. Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.1 mi away. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 3.7 mi away. 86.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Curgies, near both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sainte-Anne PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 96 | 100%+6 pts |
| Lycée professionnel François MansartNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 35 | 60%−12 pts |
| Collège Alphonse TerroirBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 122 | 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.
The median price, €2,091/m², comes from 45 sales of houses and apartments in Curgies from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.16/m² a month, lower than both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,091/m² | 45 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €29,930 a year per consumption unit, above Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. The census found 5.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 2.6% of working residents in Curgies didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The under-15s are nearly a fifth of the population here. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.2%, below Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 22% of residents are 65 or over.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Curgies | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near Curgies. Best known first.
Nothing in Curgies is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Curgies.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curgies | 1,333 | — | — | C | — | C− |
| Marly | 11,995 | 2.8 | D | C+ | C− | D |
| Saint-Saulve | 10,947 | 3.4 | C | C− | C+ | B− |
| Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes | 7,080 | 3.5 | D | C+ | C | D |
| Onnaing | 8,479 | 4.1 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Quarouble | 3,145 | 4.2 | D | C+ | C+ | D− |
| Valenciennes | 43,468 | 4.3 | D− | C | D− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Curgies has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,091/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Curgies grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Curgies is a commune of 1,333 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole. 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 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.