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The town has 342 residents and lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Flaumont-Waudrechies a good place to live?

There are no grades for Flaumont-Waudrechies: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Chapelle Duchesne
Chapelle Duchesne · Classé · Photo: Eremytes · CC BY-SA 4.0
Flaumont-Waudrechies’ story

Flaumont-Waudrechies in pictures

Flaumont-Waudrechies has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1947.

48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1947First protected: Chapelle Duchesne
  • 1979Most recently protected: Oppidum antique
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Landmarks

Flaumont-Waudrechies has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Chapelle de Waudrechies: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Flaumont-Waudrechies.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Flaumont-Waudrechies than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 21% of adults

41.7median age

People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, near Nord’s towns (19%) and lower than compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents. 18% of residents are children under 15.

Flaumont-WaudrechiesNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%

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 Flaumont-Waudrechies
Flaumont-WaudrechiesNord medianFrance median
Under 1518%19%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4424%24%23%
45–6427%25%26%
65+19%19%22%
No diploma21%23%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education21%26%30%

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

History

Flaumont-Waudrechies keeps more of its old housing than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 48% built before 1919

3historic monuments

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

Among the classé monuments in Flaumont-Waudrechies is Oppidum antique. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1947
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Flaumont-Waudrechies walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 5.1%

5%walk, cycle or take transit

For its 150 residents in work, Flaumont-Waudrechies has 100 jobs: 0.6 each. Unemployment is 14.6%. Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €23,850 a year per consumption unit, near Nord’s towns (€23,900) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Flaumont-Waudrechies, 0.6 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

88.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 3.2 points above the expected rate

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

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

Collège pupils travel 1.3 mi to the nearest one.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Flaumont-Waudrechies88.9%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Flaumont-Waudrechies94.8%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Renaud-BarraultNearest collègeCollègeCollège10184%−1 pt
Lycée polyvalent Jessé de ForestNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée20798%+4 pts
Collège Sainte-Thérèse PrivateBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège6297%+10 pts
98%
passed the general and technological bac, +4 pts against the expected rate
73%
passed the vocational bac, −2 pts against the expected rate
88.9%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3.2 pts against the expected rate
1.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Flaumont-Waudrechies costs less than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.46/m² a month

€9.46/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Sales in Flaumont-Waudrechies from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Flaumont-Waudrechies€9.46/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€9.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.32 to €12.21/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

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Nearby attractions

Enceinte d'Avesnes-sur-Helpe and 4 more in and around Flaumont-Waudrechies

Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Flaumont-Waudrechies. Best known first.

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About Flaumont-Waudrechies

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Flaumont-Waudrechies is a commune of 342 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

Population
342 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur de l'Avesnois
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.7 km²)
INSEE code
59233

Flaumont-Waudrechies’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Avesnes-sur-HelpeSains-du-NordTrélonAulnoye-AymeriesWignehiesFourmiesAvesnes-sur-HelpeSains-du-NordTrélonAulnoye-AymeriesWignehiesFourmiesFlaumont-Waudrechies
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Flaumont-Waudrechies342—————
Avesnes-sur-Helpe4,0121.7C+AD−D−
Sains-du-Nord2,7553.1C−A−C+D
Trélon2,6047.7DB+C−D
Aulnoye-Aymeries8,6127.7D−BDD−
Wignehies2,8047.9C−AC−D−
Fourmies11,4498.4DB+D−D

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

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 November 9, 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.