Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
150 people live in this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Raucourt-au-Bois is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Raucourt-au-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Michel, in Berlaimont, 6.8 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Raucourt-au-Bois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Raucourt-au-Bois.
19% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Nord’s towns (19%) and below compared French towns (22%). Ages in Raucourt-au-Bois split evenly at 45.2: half are older, half younger. Degrees are held by 27% of adults.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Raucourt-au-Bois | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €23,480 a year per consumption unit, near Nord’s towns (€23,900) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 10.5%. Also worth knowing: at the census, 2.9% of working residents in Raucourt-au-Bois didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Raucourt-au-Bois, 94.2% passed the bac, above Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The closest collège is 2.5 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège MontaigneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 57 | 84%−3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Eugène ThomasNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 181 | 98%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.78/m² a month. The market in Raucourt-au-Bois: 2 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Raucourt-au-Bois. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Raucourt-au-Bois yet.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Raucourt-au-Bois is a commune of 150 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mormal. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raucourt-au-Bois | 150 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Quesnoy | 4,878 | 3.1 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Landrecies | 3,407 | 5.9 | C | A+ | C− | D |
| Berlaimont | 3,159 | 6.4 | C− | B | B | C |
| Solesmes | 4,142 | 7.4 | B | A | C− | D |
| Aulnoye-Aymeries | 8,612 | 7.9 | D− | B | D | D− |
| Bavay | 3,249 | 8.5 | C | A | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.