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A town of 205 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Damousies is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Damousies, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1937.
53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Damousies.
Children under 15 make up 14%, below Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 27% of residents have reached 65. Damousies has a median age of 49.9 years.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Damousies | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Damousies, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
After tax and benefits, the median income is €21,900 a year per consumption unit. 7.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.3 mi away. The closest collège is 2.8 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège LavoisierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 105 | 92%+9 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.
House rents are put at about €7.71/m² a month. 11 houses and apartments changed hands in Damousies from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Damousies. Best known first.
Damousies has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Géry: Photo: Chatsam · Public domain
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Damousies yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Damousies is a commune of 205 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de l'Avesnois. 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 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.