Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Nord, Hauts-de-France, this town has 197 residents.
There are no grades for Rainsars: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rainsars as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Construction adossée à l'église, in Sémeries, 3.4 mi away.
53% 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 Rainsars.
15% are under 15, below both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Residents of Rainsars have a median age of 47.8. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Rainsars | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate comes to 8.2%. The median disposable income was €24,330 a year per consumption unit, about level with Nord’s towns (€23,900) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 16.5% of working residents in Rainsars didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €7.50/m² a month. 2 houses and apartments changed hands in Rainsars from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Rainsars. Best known first.
Nothing in Rainsars 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 Rainsars 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainsars | 197 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sains-du-Nord | 2,755 | 1.7 | C− | A− | C+ | D |
| Wignehies | 2,804 | 4 | C− | A | C− | D− |
| Fourmies | 11,449 | 4.6 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Avesnes-sur-Helpe | 4,012 | 4.6 | C+ | A | D− | D− |
| Trélon | 2,604 | 5 | D | B+ | C− | D |
| Anor | 3,099 | 7.5 | C+ | A− | B+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Rainsars is a commune of 197 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.