Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Nord, Hauts-de-France has a population of 1,413.
Schools do well: brevet results 7 points above the expected rate. The weak point is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 1.3 jobs per working resident; 11.2% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €1,315/m² costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Cambrai.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Gouzeaucourt 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 Gouzeaucourt does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Gouzeaucourt 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.
Gouzeaucourt has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Gouzeaucourt; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1941.
4.5% 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 Gouzeaucourt.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 5 general practitioners in Gouzeaucourt. Women in Nord live to 84.5 on average and men to 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 125 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 97: 30% above. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Gouzeaucourt is Etablissement Public de Sante de Cambrai, 8.9 mi away.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Gouzeaucourt, 93.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. General-bac pupils go 9.2 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pharamond SavaryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 58 | 93%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €23,730 a year per consumption unit, close to Nord’s towns (€23,900) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 11.2% are unemployed. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 10.5% of commuters travelled at the census.
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.
46 sales of houses and apartments in Gouzeaucourt, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,315/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,315/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 4.5% of the total, lower than both Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by 21% of adults, below both Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). 21% of residents have reached 65. Half of Gouzeaucourt is older than 43.8, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Gouzeaucourt | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Gouzeaucourt has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Gouzeaucourt as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouzeaucourt | 1,413 | — | — | A− | — | D− |
| Masnières | 2,689 | 5.5 | B+ | A− | B | D |
| Proville | 3,206 | 8.2 | B+ | B+ | A− | C− |
| Cambrai | 31,134 | 9.6 | C− | B | D | D |
| Neuville-Saint-Rémy | 4,012 | 10 | B | A− | B− | C+ |
| Escaudœuvres | 3,171 | 11 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Péronne Somme | 7,090 | 12 | D | B+ | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Gouzeaucourt has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 800 jobs for 600 working residents, Gouzeaucourt draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns. 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 €1,315/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Gouzeaucourt grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Gouzeaucourt is a commune of 1,413 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 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.