Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 723 residents, it is a town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Gognies-Chaussée falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gognies-Chaussée as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Enceinte médiévale, in Bavay, 6.6 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Gognies-Chaussée is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gognies-Chaussée.
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Degrees are held by 31% of adults. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 12% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Gognies-Chaussée | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,430 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Gognies-Chaussée number 100, against 300 residents in work (0.3 per worker). 4.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 4 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean ZayNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 73 | 66%−9 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.
28 houses and apartments changed hands in Gognies-Chaussée from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Gognies-Chaussée. Best known first.
FortFort de Leveau3.7 km south, in FeigniesFortFortOuvrage des Sarts3.1 km southeast, in MairieuxChâteauChâteauChâteau Cornet3.4 km west, in Taisnières-sur-HonFortFortOuvrage d'Héronfontaine2.4 km southeast, in MairieuxPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Gognies-Chaussée as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Gognies-Chaussée is a commune of 723 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.