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A town of 705 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Millonfosse a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Millonfosse

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

The nearest classé monument is Hôtel de ville, in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, 2.2 mi away.

16% 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 Millonfosse.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Millonfosse than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 32% of adults

People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. At 46.9, the median resident of Millonfosse sits in the middle of the age range.

46.9median age
MillonfosseNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Millonfosse
MillonfosseNord medianFrance median
Under 1517%19%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4420%24%23%
45–6433%25%26%
65+20%19%22%
No diploma16%23%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education32%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Millonfosse is better off than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,250 a year per consumption unit

Millonfosse holds 150 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. Unemployment stands at 8.2%. Also worth knowing: 10.5% 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%).

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Public transport6%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Millonfosse, 0.5 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

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

The closest collège is 1.2 mi off. At the lycées within 5 km of Millonfosse, 90.6% passed the bac, about level with Nord’s towns (90.4%) and below compared French towns (92.9%).

93%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Millonfosse92.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Millonfosse90.6%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Moulin BlancNearest collègeCollègeCollège16290%−1 pt
Lycée Notre-Dame des Anges PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée15499%±0 pts
Collège Notre-Dame des Anges PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège19999%+2 pts

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93%
passed the general and technological bac, −3.1 pts against the expected rate
70%
passed the vocational bac, −7 pts against the expected rate
92.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate
1.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Millonfosse is €11.06/m² a month

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

28 houses and apartments changed hands in Millonfosse from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.06/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Millonfosse€11.06/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€11.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.90 to €13.74/m² a month)
€9.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Abbaye d'Hasnon and 6 more in and around Millonfosse

Heritage and museums in and near Millonfosse. Best known first.

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

13pages on Millonfosse

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Millonfosse

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

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Millonfosse’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 →
HasnonSaint-Amand-les-EauxLecellesWallersBeuvry-la-ForêtLandasHasnonSaint-Amand-les-EauxLecellesWallersBeuvry-la-ForêtLandasMillonfosse
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Millonfosse705—————
Hasnon3,8491.1C+CA−D
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux15,9742.2DCC−C−
Lecelles3,0463.1—C−—C
Wallers5,6334D−C+BD−
Beuvry-la-Forêt2,8614.8—B—C+
Landas2,5184.8—B−—C

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

About Millonfosse

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Millonfosse is a commune of 705 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut. 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
705 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.3 sq mi (3.5 km²)
INSEE code
59403

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.