Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Liessies.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Liessies than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15
Those 65 and older account for nearly a fifth of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.6%, below both Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 37% of adults.
46.1median age
LiessiesNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Liessies keeps more of its old housing than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 42% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 1994. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Liessies: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Chapelle Sainte-Hiltrude.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Liessies has lower unemployment than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1%
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.7% of commuters at the census. Liessies holds 150 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. The median disposable income was €25,940 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Nord’s towns (€23,900).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Liessies, 0.6 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Liessies
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Liessies is a commune of 527 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de l'Avesnois. 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
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.
