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Some 475 people live in this town, in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Estourmel a good place to live?

Estourmel has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Chapelle Bricout
Chapelle Bricout · Inscrit · Photo: Camster · CC BY-SA 3.0
Estourmel’s story

Estourmel in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Estourmel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1990First protected: Chapelle Bricout
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Estourmel.

History

Old homes shape Estourmel: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in the 19th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Estourmel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
1990
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Few people in Estourmel are 15 to 24: 8.6%, fewer than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns

35% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, above Nord’s towns (19%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Estourmel are older than 44.8.

44.8median age
EstourmelNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Estourmel
EstourmelNord medianFrance median
Under 1518%19%17%
15–248.6%12%11%
25–4424%24%23%
45–6428%25%26%
65+21%19%22%
No diploma15%23%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education35%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Estourmel are out of work than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.4%

At the census, 4.3% of commuters got to work without a car. Estourmel has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker. After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,120 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Estourmel, 0.3 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

81.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

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

The bac pass rate near Estourmel is 73.0%, below Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.8 mi away. The closest collège is 2.7 mi off.

81.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Estourmel81.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Estourmel73.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège LamartineNearest collègeCollègeCollège8681%−2 pts
Lycée professionnel Louis BlériotNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée11373%±0 pts
73%
passed the vocational bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate
81.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Estourmel costs less than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.80/m² a month

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

The market in Estourmel: 22 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Estourmel€9.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€9.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.98 to €12.02/m² a month)
€8.08/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Estourmel and 2 more in and around Estourmel

Other places to visit, museums and gardens in and near Estourmel. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Estourmel

13pages on Estourmel

Landmarks

Estourmel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Chapelle Bricout: Photo: Camster · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Estourmel

One notable person was born in Estourmel.

Their page →

Estourmel’s 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 →
EscaudœuvresCambraiAvesnes-les-AubertCaudryProvilleNeuville-Saint-RémyEscaudœuvresCambraiAvesnes-les-AubertCaudryProvilleNeuville-Saint-RémyEstourmel
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Estourmel475—————
Escaudœuvres3,1713.9B−B+B−C−
Cambrai31,1344C−BDD
Avesnes-les-Aubert3,5624.1C+B+C+D
Caudry13,8334.3DB+D−D−
Proville3,2065.3B+B+A−C−
Neuville-Saint-Rémy4,0125.3BA−B−C+

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

About Estourmel

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Estourmel is a commune of 475 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Caudrésis et du Catésis. 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
475 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Caudrésis et du Catésis
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.5 km²)
INSEE code
59213

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.