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Some 1,754 people live in this town, in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Fontaine-Notre-Dame’s strongest subject is schools (A−) — bac results 2.1 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.6 points above the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,563/m² takes 4.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Cambrai. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for jobs & income and C+ for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Fontaine-Notre-Dame has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Fontaine-Notre-Dame does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Fontaine-Notre-Dame with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Fontaine-Notre-Dame has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Fontaine-Notre-Dame as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour des Arquets, in Cambrai, 2.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Fontaine-Notre-Dame. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de Cambrai4.8 km east, in CambraiAttractionAttractionPorte de la princesse endormiein townAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Cambrai5 km east, in CambraiFortFortPorte de Paris4.9 km east, in CambraiMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Récollets de Cambrai4.5 km east, in CambraiPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontaine-Notre-Dame.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Fontaine-Notre-Dame come to 108 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 126 residents of Fontaine-Notre-Dame died, against 117 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. Life expectancy at birth in Nord is 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. One GP practises locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.2 mi to the nearest one. The brevet pass rate near Fontaine-Notre-Dame is 86.7%, about level with both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 53 | 96%+4 pts |
| Lycée FénelonNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 195 | 94%−1 pt |
| Lycée Saint-Luc PrivateBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 142 | 96%+8 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.
47 sales of houses and apartments in Fontaine-Notre-Dame, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,563/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,563/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. 18% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). At 42.5, the median resident of Fontaine-Notre-Dame sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Fontaine-Notre-Dame | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
10.0% of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €26,030 a year per consumption unit, above Nord’s towns (€23,900) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Fontaine-Notre-Dame counts 0.7 jobs (550 jobs, 750 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Fontaine-Notre-Dame is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Fontaine-Notre-Dame.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-Notre-Dame | 1,754 | — | — | B+ | — | D |
| Proville | 3,206 | 2 | B+ | B+ | A− | C− |
| Neuville-Saint-Rémy | 4,012 | 2.8 | B | A− | B− | C+ |
| Cambrai | 31,134 | 3.5 | C− | B | D | D |
| Masnières | 2,689 | 4.3 | B+ | A− | B | D |
| Escaudœuvres | 3,171 | 4.9 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Arleux | 3,125 | 8.1 | C | C+ | C+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Fontaine-Notre-Dame has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 14.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns. 94% of 195 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Fénelon in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,563/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fontaine-Notre-Dame grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Fontaine-Notre-Dame is a commune of 1,754 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.