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A town of 328 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Eth a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Eth

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

The nearest classé monument is Maison Verley, dit maison-plante, maison bouteille ou maison fleur, in Sebourg, 0.6 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 Eth.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Eth than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 54% of adults

Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, in line with Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). At 48, the median resident of Eth sits in the middle of the age range. The share of residents under 15 is 18%.

48median age
EthNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma7%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education54%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Eth
EthNord medianFrance median
Under 1518%19%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4417%24%23%
45–6433%25%26%
65+21%19%22%
No diploma6.6%23%19%
CAP or BEP16%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education54%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Eth run higher than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: a median €36,880 a year per consumption unit

4.6% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 8.9% of commuters got to work without a car.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Eth, 0.2 per working resident
4.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€36,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Eth than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 100.0%

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

The closest collège is 1.7 mi off. General-bac pupils go 5.5 mi to the nearest lycée.

100.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Eth100.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Sainte-Anne PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège96100%+6 pts
100.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate
1.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Eth is €12.80/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €9.05/m² a month. The market in Eth: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€12.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Eth€12.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€12.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.50 to €15.59/m² a month)
€9.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Ouvrage d'Eth and 2 more in and around Eth

Heritage in and near Eth. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Eth

13pages on Eth

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Eth

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

How we find them →

Eth’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 →
QuiévrechainQuaroubleLe QuesnoyOnnaingMarlySaint-SaulveQuiévrechainQuaroubleLe QuesnoyOnnaingMarlySaint-SaulveEth
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Eth328—————
Quiévrechain5,9494.8D−BDD−
Quarouble3,1455DC+C+D−
Le Quesnoy4,8785.4C−B+DC
Onnaing8,4795.5D−B−DD−
Marly11,9955.6DC+C−D
Saint-Saulve10,9475.8CC−C+B−

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

About Eth

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Eth is a commune of 328 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mormal. 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
328 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mormal
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.1 sq mi (2.8 km²)
INSEE code
59217

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.