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Home to 1,431 people, this town lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Rumilly-en-Cambrésis’s strongest subject is schools: bac results 3.8 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3.4 points above the expected rate. Add cost of living to its strengths (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is its weak spot: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on jobs & income as well (D−) — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 12.3% unemployment.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Rumilly-en-Cambrésis has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Rumilly-en-Cambrésis does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Rumilly-en-Cambrésis 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.
Rumilly-en-Cambrésis has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rumilly-en-Cambrésis as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Porte de Paris, in Cambrai, 3.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and gardens in and near Rumilly-en-Cambrésis. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rumilly-en-Cambrésis.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 110 deaths in Rumilly-en-Cambrésis from 2016 to 2025; there were 136, 23% more. In Nord, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. For a family doctor, residents of Rumilly-en-Cambrésis can choose among 5 GPs.
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 step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 96% passed the bac pro, of 142 candidates. Near Rumilly-en-Cambrésis, 91.1% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. The nearest collège is 0.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques PrévertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 97 | 87%+5 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Luc PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 215 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège Saint-Luc - Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 186 | 98%+5 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.
Behind the median of €1,365/m²: 62 houses and apartments sold in Rumilly-en-Cambrésis between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 62 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,365/m² | 62 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 12.3%, lower than Nord’s towns (13.2%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €24,190 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.2% of working residents in Rumilly-en-Cambrésis went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rumilly-en-Cambrésis has a median age of 44.6 years. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of residents, about level with Nord’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Just over a fifth of residents have reached 65.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Rumilly-en-Cambrésis | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Rumilly-en-Cambrésis 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 Rumilly-en-Cambrésis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumilly-en-Cambrésis | 1,431 | — | — | A− | — | D− |
| Masnières | 2,689 | 1.1 | B+ | A− | B | D |
| Proville | 3,206 | 2.5 | B+ | B+ | A− | C− |
| Cambrai | 31,134 | 3.3 | C− | B | D | D |
| Neuville-Saint-Rémy | 4,012 | 4.2 | B | A− | B− | C+ |
| Escaudœuvres | 3,171 | 5 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Caudry | 13,833 | 8.5 | D | B+ | D− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Rumilly-en-Cambrésis has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 11 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 215 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Luc in 2025, a point above the expected rate 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 €1,365/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Rumilly-en-Cambrésis grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Rumilly-en-Cambrésis is a commune of 1,431 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
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 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.