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With 3,980 residents, it is a town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
More weak spots than strong ones. Health is a weak point (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Crime is low: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 10.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At €1,097/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre. The overall grade lands at C−, #124 of 189 in Nord. Set against the rest, it does better than 18% of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Rousies does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Rousies with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rousies as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne poterie Gibon, in Ferrière-la-Petite, 2.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Rousies. Best known first.
ZooZoo de Maubeuge2.4 km west, in MaubeugeMuseumMuseumMusée de la Cour des Potiers4 km southeast, in Ferrière-la-PetiteFortFortOuvrage de Boussois4.7 km northeast, in BoussoisFortFortEnceinte de Maubeuge2 km west, in MaubeugeMuseumMuseumMusée Henri Boez2.5 km northwest, in MaubeugePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rousies.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Nord can expect 84.5 years and a boy 78.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 320 deaths in Rousies from 2016 to 2025; there were 376, 17% more. The nearest emergency department to Rousies is Ch de Maubeuge Mco, 0.8 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Rousies, 86.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. By results, schools here place #172 of 195 in Nord. Collège pupils travel 0.8 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège LavoisierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 105 | 92%+9 pts |
| Lycée Théophile Legrand PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 30 | 100% |
| Collège Notre-Dame de Grâce PrivateBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 158 | 95%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
For 2025, the figures show 43 offenses in Rousies. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (13.2% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
At the census, 5.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Median disposable income comes to €24,000 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
16% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Nord’s towns (19%). Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents. The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Rousies | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.10/m² a month, lower than both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 167 sales of houses and apartments in Rousies, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,097/m². Houses in Rousies sell for €1,306/m² and apartments for €802/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,306/m² | 129 |
| Apartments | €802/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Rousies is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Rousies.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades A− for safety, #18 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 17 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns and #172 of 195 in Nord. 100% of 30 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Théophile Legrand in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,097/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Rousies grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Rousies is a commune of 3,980 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.