Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 505 people live in this town, in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
At under 1,000 residents, Ghissignies is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ghissignies as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit Le Gros Caillou ou Grès Montfort, in Vendegies-sur-Écaillon, 5.6 mi away.
25% 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 Ghissignies.
Children are nearly a fifth of the town. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, about level with Nord’s towns (19%) and below compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Ghissignies: 43.3, the median.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Ghissignies | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 48% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 7.1%, below Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The census found 5.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 50 jobs are based in Ghissignies, for 250 working residents (0.2 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Ghissignies, 94.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Eugène ThomasNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 214 | 84%−7 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Eugène ThomasNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 181 | 98%+2 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.
House rents are put at about €8.55/m² a month. Ghissignies recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Ghissignies. Best known first.
Nothing in Ghissignies 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 Ghissignies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghissignies | 505 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Quesnoy | 4,878 | 1.8 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Solesmes | 4,142 | 6.1 | B | A | C− | D |
| Landrecies | 3,407 | 7.7 | C | A+ | C− | D |
| Maing | 3,954 | 8.2 | C | B− | A | D |
| Berlaimont | 3,159 | 8.4 | C− | B | B | C |
| Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes | 7,080 | 8.4 | D | C+ | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Ghissignies is a commune of 505 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
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.