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FlesquièresNord

Some 276 people live in this town, in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Flesquières a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Flesquières

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

The nearest classé monument is Abbaye de Vaucelles, in Les Rues-des-Vignes, 5.8 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Flesquières.

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Flesquières are under 15, more than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns

Half the people of Flesquières are older than 40.8. 11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than Nord’s towns (12%) yet higher than compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town.

40.8median age
FlesquièresNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education28%

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 Flesquières
FlesquièresNord medianFrance median
Under 1520%19%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4428%24%23%
45–6422%25%26%
65+20%19%22%
No diploma22%23%19%
CAP or BEP22%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education28%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Flesquières are out of work than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.3%

50 jobs are based in Flesquières, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.7% of commuters travelled at the census. At the census, 5.5% of working residents in Flesquières didn’t travel to work at all.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Flesquières, 0.3 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Flesquières costs less than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.74/m² a month

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

The market in Flesquières: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.74/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Flesquières€9.74/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€9.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.03 to €11.80/m² a month)
€7.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Cambrai Tank 1917 and 6 more in and around Flesquières

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Flesquières

12pages on Flesquières

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Flesquières

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

How we find them →

Flesquières’ 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 →
MasnièresProvilleNeuville-Saint-RémyCambraiEscaudœuvresArleuxMasnièresProvilleNeuville-Saint-RémyCambraiEscaudœuvresArleuxFlesquières
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Flesquières276—————
Masnières2,6894.1B+A−BD
Proville3,2064.8B+B+A−C−
Neuville-Saint-Rémy4,0126.4BA−B−C+
Cambrai31,1346.5C−BDD
Escaudœuvres3,1718.2B−B+B−C−
Arleux3,12511CC+C+D−

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

About Flesquières

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Flesquières is a commune of 276 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

Population
276 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Cambrai
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²)
INSEE code
59236

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 4, 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.