Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,451 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Haussy’s schools beat most: bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 4.6 points above the expected rate. The weak point is jobs & income — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.7% unemployment. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 12% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,117/m² takes 3.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays Solesmois.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Haussy 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.
Each subject compares Haussy 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.
Haussy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Haussy does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Haussy counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Haussy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Haussy.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Haussy, 94.2% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest collège is 2 mi away. At the general lycée, 100% of 66 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Antoine de Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 150 | 91%+5 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Michel PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 66 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège Saint-Michel PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 102 | 99%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Haussy has one family doctor. The nearest emergency department to Haussy is Centre hospitalier de le Cateau, 8.2 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 131 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 147, 12% more. In Nord, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €7.95/m² a month. 54 houses and apartments changed hands in Haussy from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.48/m² a month, near Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,117/m² | 54 |
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.
Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Haussy is Motte féodale.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
9.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below Nord’s towns (13.2%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,040 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 2.6% of working residents in Haussy to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
25% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and above Nord’s towns (19%). Residents of Haussy have a median age of 44.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Haussy | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
One notable person was born in Haussy.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Haussy is a commune of 1,451 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Solesmois. 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 →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haussy | 1,451 | — | — | B+ | — | D |
| Solesmes | 4,142 | 2.6 | B | A | C− | D |
| Haspres | 2,626 | 4 | C− | B+ | B+ | D |
| Avesnes-les-Aubert | 3,562 | 4.6 | C+ | B+ | C+ | D |
| Thiant | 2,914 | 6.3 | D− | C | B− | D− |
| Maing | 3,954 | 6.3 | C | B− | A | D |
| Douchy-les-Mines | 10,109 | 6.9 | D− | B− | C | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Haussy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 11.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Haussy grades B+ for cost of living.
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.