Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sémeries.
History
Sémeries keeps more of its old housing than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 41% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Sémeries is Construction adossée à l'église. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Sémeries, fewer than in Nord’s towns and compared French towns
24% of residents are 65 or over. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, below Nord’s towns (12%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Half of Sémeries is older than 47.1, half younger.
47.1median age
SémeriesNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Sémeries than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3%
Sémeries holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Unemployment stood at 9.2%, lower than both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €26,550 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Sémeries, 0.3 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Sémeries
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Sémeries is a commune of 520 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de l'Avesnois. 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
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.