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Home to 190 people, this town lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
At under 1,000 residents, Sancourt is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sancourt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien château de Selles, in Cambrai, 2.8 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Sancourt. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sancourt.
The 15-to-24 age group: 9%, below both Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 24% of the town. Also worth knowing: nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Sancourt | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Sancourt counts 0.7 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). 9.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 2.4% of working residents in Sancourt 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.
The town’s pupils have a collège 3.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée FénelonNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 195 | 94%−1 pt |
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.
A house rents for an estimated €8.32/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 15 homes were sold in Sancourt.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sancourt 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 Sancourt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sancourt | 190 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neuville-Saint-Rémy | 4,012 | 2.2 | B | A− | B− | C+ |
| Escaudœuvres | 3,171 | 3.6 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Cambrai | 31,134 | 3.6 | C− | B | D | D |
| Proville | 3,206 | 3.7 | B+ | B+ | A− | C− |
| Arleux | 3,125 | 5.8 | C | C+ | C+ | D− |
| Iwuy | 3,403 | 5.9 | C− | A− | C | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Sancourt is a commune of 190 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) · 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.