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Home to 279 people, this town lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
At under 1,000 residents, Mazinghien is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mazinghien as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne brasserie-malterie Lefebvre-Scalabrino, in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, 4.4 mi away.
56% 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 Mazinghien.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 13% of residents. Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Mazinghien has a median age of 45.6 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Mazinghien | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 10.0%. For its 100 residents in work, Mazinghien has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents locally at the census.
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 nearest collège is 2.5 mi away. General-bac pupils go 4.4 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Simone VeilNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 45 | 71%−4 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.
The market in Mazinghien: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Mazinghien 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 Mazinghien 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazinghien | 279 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Cateau-Cambrésis | 6,764 | 4.4 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Landrecies | 3,407 | 6.5 | C | A+ | C− | D |
| Bohain-en-Vermandois Aisne | 5,605 | 7.7 | C+ | A+ | D | D− |
| Caudry | 13,833 | 9.7 | D | B+ | D− | D− |
| Solesmes | 4,142 | 10 | B | A | C− | D |
| Guise Aisne | 4,490 | 10 | C | A | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Mazinghien is a commune of 279 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Caudrésis et du Catésis. 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.