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A town in Nord, Hauts-de-France, home to 593 people.
At under 1,000 residents, La Neuville is too small for the grades other French towns get. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing La Neuville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Neuville; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1966.
La Neuville has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de l'Ermitage: Photo: Pierre André · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Neuville.
43% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, above Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Ages in La Neuville split evenly at 52.9: half are older, half younger.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| La Neuville | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 11% of the housing. Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The unemployment rate comes to 6.8%. 5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in La Neuville number 100, against 250 residents in work (0.4 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 La Neuville, 83.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. General-bac pupils go 4.4 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean de Saint-AubertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 86 | 87%+5 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Joliot CurieNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 126 | 83%−2 pts |
| Collège Louis PasteurBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 77 | 90%+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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €11.49/m² a month. Sales in La Neuville from July 2023 to June 2026: 21 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near La Neuville. Best known first.
MuseumFosse n° 2 des mines d'Ostricourt4.2 km southwest, in LibercourtAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Christophe de Phalempin3.3 km northwest, in PhalempinChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Assignies3.3 km northeast, in MérigniesMuseumMuseumSalle des Batailles4.2 km southeast, in Mons-en-PévèleMuseumMuseumCentre Denis Papin - CMCF Oignies4.2 km southwest, in OigniesMuseumMuseumAmbulants Postaux Ferroviaires4.3 km southwest, in OigniesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm La Neuville as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
La Neuville is a commune of 593 people in the Communauté de communes Pévèle-Carembault. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Neuville | 593 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wahagnies | 2,613 | 1 | C+ | B+ | B− | C− |
| Thumeries | 4,170 | 1.5 | B+ | B+ | A− | D |
| Libercourt Pas-de-Calais | 7,973 | 2 | D | C+ | D | D− |
| Phalempin | 4,847 | 2 | A | C+ | B | B |
| Ostricourt | 6,097 | 2.6 | C | A− | C− | C− |
| Oignies Pas-de-Calais | 10,323 | 3 | C− | C+ | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.