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A town of 620 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Naves a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Naves

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

The nearest classé monument is Deux menhirs dits Pierres jumelles, in Cambrai, 3.5 mi away.

25% 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 Naves.

Who lives here

Naves has fewer young adults than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 7.8% are 15 to 24

One measure of family life: 21% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, lower than both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 32% have a degree.

42.2median age
NavesNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Naves
NavesNord medianFrance median
Under 1521%19%17%
15–247.8%12%11%
25–4424%24%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+18%19%22%
No diploma17%23%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education32%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 6.0% of commuters in Naves go to work without a car, fewer than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns

Unemployment stood at 10.2%, lower than Nord’s towns (13.2%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,610 a year. Naves holds 100 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
Public transport4%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Naves, 0.4 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

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

The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.8 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.2 mi away.

85.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Naves85.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollègeCollège7385%−1 pt
85.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Naves than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.34/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 24 homes were sold in Naves.

€10.34/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Naves€10.34/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€10.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.66 to €12.34/m² a month)
€8.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Rieux and 3 more in and around Naves

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

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

13pages on Naves

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Naves

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

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Naves’ 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 →
IwuyEscaudœuvresAvesnes-les-AubertCambraiNeuville-Saint-RémyProvilleIwuyEscaudœuvresAvesnes-les-AubertCambraiNeuville-Saint-RémyProvilleNaves
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Naves620—————
Iwuy3,4032.2C−A−CD−
Escaudœuvres3,1712.3B−B+B−C−
Avesnes-les-Aubert3,5622.9C+B+C+D
Cambrai31,1343.9C−BDD
Neuville-Saint-Rémy4,0124.4BA−B−C+
Proville3,2065.6B+B+A−C−

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

About Naves

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Naves is a commune of 620 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Cambrai. 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
620 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Cambrai
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2 sq mi (5.2 km²)
INSEE code
59422

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.