Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Nord, Hauts-de-France has a population of 286.
At under 1,000 residents, Petit-Fayt is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Petit-Fayt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel de ville, in Avesnes-sur-Helpe, 4.8 mi away.
40% 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 Petit-Fayt.
23% of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and above Nord’s towns (19%). The under-15s are 16% of the population here. Line up the people of Petit-Fayt by age and the one in the middle is 46.2.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Petit-Fayt | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 150 residents in work, Petit-Fayt has 200 jobs: 1.7 each. Median disposable income comes to €25,580 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
3 houses and apartments changed hands in Petit-Fayt from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Petit-Fayt is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Petit-Fayt as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petit-Fayt | 286 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avesnes-sur-Helpe | 4,012 | 4.7 | C+ | A | D− | D− |
| Landrecies | 3,407 | 6.2 | C | A+ | C− | D |
| Aulnoye-Aymeries | 8,612 | 6.8 | D− | B | D | D− |
| Berlaimont | 3,159 | 7 | C− | B | B | C |
| Sains-du-Nord | 2,755 | 8.3 | C− | A− | C+ | D |
| Wignehies | 2,804 | 10 | C− | A | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Petit-Fayt is a commune of 286 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
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.