Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 571 residents in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Fressies has none. Holiday and other second homes account for a third of homes.
The one thing Fressies does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fressies as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Centre Historique Minier de Lewarde (ancien site minier de la fosse Delloye de la compagnie des mines d'Aniche), in Lewarde, 5.3 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fressies.
Children under 15 make up nearly a fifth of residents. Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, close to Nord’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 25% have a degree.
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Fressies | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 10.4%, lower than Nord’s towns (13.2%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Fressies number 50, against 250 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,910 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.32/m² a month. Sales in Fressies from July 2023 to June 2026: 9 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Fressies. Best known first.
Nothing in Fressies is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fressies yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fressies | 571 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monchecourt | 2,516 | 3.7 | — | B− | — | D− |
| Arleux | 3,125 | 4 | C | C+ | C+ | D− |
| Neuville-Saint-Rémy | 4,012 | 4.9 | B | A− | B− | C+ |
| Escaudœuvres | 3,171 | 5.5 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Auberchicourt | 4,626 | 5.5 | C− | B− | B | D |
| Bouchain | 4,113 | 5.7 | D | C+ | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Fressies is a commune of 571 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) · 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.