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A town of 922 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Louvil a good place to live?

Louvil is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Louvil’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Louvil’s story

No historic monuments in Louvil

The Culture ministry lists no building in Louvil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Pyramide de Fontenoy, in Cysoing, 1.2 mi away.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Louvil.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Louvil than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 60% of adults

Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents. Half of Louvil is older than 41.9, half younger.

41.9median age
LouvilNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%
CAP or BEP13%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education60%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Louvil
LouvilNord medianFrance median
Under 1520%19%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6427%25%26%
65+19%19%22%
No diploma8.1%23%19%
CAP or BEP13%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education60%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Louvil is better off than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €35,980 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment stood at 8.1%, lower than both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Louvil number 100, against 400 residents in work (0.2 per worker). No commute at all: 5.5% of working residents in the town at the census.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
100
jobs based in Louvil, 0.2 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€35,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

96.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 0.7 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

At the lycées within 5 km of Louvil, 98.2% passed the bac, above Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.3 mi away.

99%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Louvil96.8%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Louvil98.2%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège21399%+2 pts
Institut de Genech PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée264100%+1 pt

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99%
passed the general and technological bac, +0.4 pts against the expected rate
73%
passed the vocational bac, −11 pts against the expected rate
96.8%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +0.7 pts against the expected rate
1.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run higher in Louvil than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: €14.63/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Houses accounted for 96% of sales, apartments for the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 24 homes in Louvil. House rents are put at about €12.91/m² a month.

€14.63/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Louvil€14.63/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€14.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.03 to €17.79/m² a month)
€12.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Monastère de Bouvines and 5 more in and around Louvil

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Louvil. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Louvil

13pages on Louvil

Landmarks

Nothing in Louvil is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Louvil

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Louvil yet.

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Louvil’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Nord →
CysoingTempleuve-en-PévèleGenechSainghin-en-MélantoisFretinChérengCysoingTempleuve-en-PévèleGenechSainghin-en-MélantoisFretinChérengLouvil
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Louvil922—————
Cysoing4,8391.2ACA−B+
Templeuve-en-Pévèle7,2022.2A−CA−D
Genech2,8032.3—C—C
Sainghin-en-Mélantois2,8402.4B−DBD
Fretin3,2142.5BDC+C
Chéreng3,0783.7ADAA−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Louvil

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Louvil is a commune of 922 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

Population
922 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pévèle-Carembault
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1 sq mi (2.5 km²)
INSEE code
59364

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 October 30, 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.