Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 656 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Esnes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Esnes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Léonce Hainez, born in 1866, is the one person born in Esnes before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Esnes.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Esnes above both Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Esnes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
11% of residents are 15 to 24 and 22% are 65 or over, against 12% and 19% in the median compared commune of Nord. 26% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Nord 26%, France 30%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Esnes | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
On this, Esnes is below both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 14.2%. Esnes has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
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.
In the comparison, Esnes comes below both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François VillonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 97 | 68%−13 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.
For Esnes, that is below both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Esnes. Best known first.
Esnes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Esnes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esnes | 656 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Masnières | 2,689 | 4.6 | B+ | A− | B | D |
| Caudry | 13,833 | 4.7 | D | B+ | D− | D− |
| Cambrai | 31,134 | 5.8 | C− | B | D | D |
| Proville | 3,206 | 6.2 | B+ | B+ | A− | C− |
| Escaudœuvres | 3,171 | 6.6 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Neuville-Saint-Rémy | 4,012 | 7.2 | B | A− | B− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Esnes is a commune of 656 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Cambrai. 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.