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RamilliesNord

The town, home to 579 people, lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Ramillies a good place to live?

Ramillies has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

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

No historic monuments in Ramillies

The Culture ministry lists no building in Ramillies 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, 2 mi away.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Cambrai and 37 more in and around Ramillies

Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Ramillies. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ramillies.

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Ramillies are under 15, more than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns

Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, near Nord’s towns (12%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Ramillies is 43.1.

43.1median age
RamilliesNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Ramillies
RamilliesNord medianFrance median
Under 1520%19%17%
15–2412%12%11%
25–4421%24%23%
45–6427%25%26%
65+20%19%22%
No diploma18%23%19%
CAP or BEP34%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education23%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 6.8% of commuters in Ramillies go to work without a car, fewer than in Nord’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs located in Ramillies: 100, for 250 residents in work (0.3 each). Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Nord’s towns (13.2%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €24,530 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Ramillies, 0.3 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

85.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 1.8 points above the expected rate

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

Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 460 candidates at 3 lycées. Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Ramillies85.7%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Ramillies91.8%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Robert BadinterNearest collègeCollègeCollège15072%−3 pts
Lycée Paul DuezNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée47196%+2 pts
Lycée Saint-Luc PrivateBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée14296%+8 pts

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96%
passed the general and technological bac, +1.1 pts against the expected rate
83%
passed the vocational bac, −0.7 pts against the expected rate
85.7%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1.8 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Ramillies costs less than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.80/m² a month

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

Sales in Ramillies from July 2023 to June 2026: 20 houses and apartments.

€9.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ramillies€9.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€9.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.98 to €12.02/m² a month)
€8.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ramillies

13pages on Ramillies

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Ramillies

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

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Ramillies’ 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 →
EscaudœuvresNeuville-Saint-RémyCambraiIwuyProvilleAvesnes-les-AubertEscaudœuvresNeuville-Saint-RémyCambraiIwuyProvilleAvesnes-les-AubertRamillies
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ramillies579—————
Escaudœuvres3,1711B−B+B−C−
Neuville-Saint-Rémy4,0122.3BA−B−C+
Cambrai31,1342.5C−BDD
Iwuy3,4033.3C−A−CD−
Proville3,2064B+B+A−C−
Avesnes-les-Aubert3,5625.4C+B+C+D

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

About Ramillies

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Ramillies is a commune of 579 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
579 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Cambrai
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2 sq mi (5.1 km²)
INSEE code
59492

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.