Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
599 people call this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Hargnies falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hargnies as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Enceinte médiévale, in Bavay, 3.5 mi away.
20% 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 Hargnies.
Children under 15 make up 19%, close to Nord’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). 16% of residents are 65 or over. Half the people of Hargnies are older than 42.5.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Hargnies | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Hargnies: 50, for 300 residents in work (0.2 each). Half of residents lived on more than €28,710 a year per consumption unit, above Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Of those in the labour force, 9.4% are unemployed.
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 3.5 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre de RonsardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 67 | 61%±0 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 €8.11/m² a month. Hargnies recorded 15 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Hargnies. Best known first.
Nothing in Hargnies 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 Hargnies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hargnies | 599 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hautmont | 14,152 | 3.2 | D− | B | D | D− |
| Bavay | 3,249 | 3.3 | C | A | C− | D |
| Aulnoye-Aymeries | 8,612 | 3.9 | D− | B | D | D− |
| Berlaimont | 3,159 | 4.1 | C− | B | B | C |
| Feignies | 6,703 | 4.3 | D− | B− | C− | D |
| Louvroil | 6,294 | 5 | D− | B | D | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Hargnies is a commune of 599 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.