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A town of 269 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Éclaibes a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Éclaibes

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

The nearest classé monument is Ancienne poterie Gibon, in Ferrière-la-Petite, 4.6 mi away.

24% 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 Éclaibes.

Who lives here

Éclaibes is a graduates’ town: 36% hold a degree, more than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns

That puts Éclaibes above both Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 25% of the population.

49.9median age
ÉclaibesNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Éclaibes
ÉclaibesNord medianFrance median
Under 1518%19%17%
15–2410%12%11%
25–4419%24%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+25%19%22%
No diploma9.3%23%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education36%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Éclaibes is better off than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,580 a year per consumption unit

On this, Éclaibes is above both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 8.7%. Éclaibes has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Éclaibes, 0.2 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

70.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

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

In the comparison, Éclaibes comes below both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

70.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Éclaibes70.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Antoine de Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollègeCollège13670%−3 pts
70.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Éclaibes than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.50/m² a month

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

For Éclaibes, that is below both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€10.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Éclaibes€10.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€10.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.52 to €12.93/m² a month)
€7.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Eclaibes and 2 more in and around Éclaibes

Heritage and museums in and near Éclaibes. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Éclaibes

13pages on Éclaibes

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Éclaibes

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

How we find them →

Éclaibes’ 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 →
HautmontAulnoye-AymeriesLouvroilFerrière-la-GrandeMaubeugeRousiesHautmontAulnoye-AymeriesLouvroilFerrière-la-GrandeMaubeugeRousiesÉclaibes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Éclaibes269—————
Hautmont14,1523.3D−BDD−
Aulnoye-Aymeries8,6124.1D−BDD−
Louvroil6,2944.2D−BDD−
Ferrière-la-Grande5,1314.5DB−B−D−
Maubeuge28,7675.5D−B−DD
Rousies3,9805.5C−B−A−D−

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

About Éclaibes

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Éclaibes is a commune of 269 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

Population
269 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²)
INSEE code
59187

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.