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A town of 817 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Thivencelle a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Thivencelle falls below the line for grades.

Thivencelle’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Thivencelle’s story

No historic monuments in Thivencelle

The Culture ministry lists no building in Thivencelle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Porte Vantourneux, in Condé-sur-l'Escaut, 2 mi away.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Fort de Thivencelle and 11 more in and around Thivencelle

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Thivencelle. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thivencelle.

Who lives here

Children make up 22% of Thivencelle, above Nord’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 16% of adults. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Ages in Thivencelle split evenly at 39.3: half are older, half younger.

39.3median age
ThivencelleNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma30%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Thivencelle
ThivencelleNord medianFrance median
Under 1522%19%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4425%24%23%
45–6425%25%26%
65+17%19%22%
No diploma30%23%19%
CAP or BEP32%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education16%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Thivencelle, 20.7%, runs above Nord’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income is €20,870 a year per consumption unit. For its 300 residents in work, Thivencelle has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. 6.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Thivencelle, 0.2 per working resident
20.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

72.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 2.7 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The bac pass rate near Thivencelle is 83.5%, below both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.5 mi away.

95%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Thivencelle72.9%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Thivencelle83.5%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Josquin des PrésNearest collègeCollègeCollège9572%−5 pts
Lycée polyvalent du Pays de CondéNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée20895%+6 pts

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95%
passed the general and technological bac, +6 pts against the expected rate
67%
passed the vocational bac, −8 pts against the expected rate
72.9%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2.7 pts against the expected rate
2.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Thivencelle than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.59/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Thivencelle recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.59/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Thivencelle€10.59/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€10.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.95 to €12.53/m² a month)
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Thivencelle

13pages on Thivencelle

Landmarks

Nothing in Thivencelle is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Thivencelle

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Thivencelle as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Thivencelle’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Nord →
Condé-sur-l'EscautCrespinFresnes-sur-EscautVieux-CondéQuiévrechainQuaroubleCondé-sur-l'EscautCrespinFresnes-sur-EscautVieux-CondéQuiévrechainQuaroubleThivencelle
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Thivencelle817—————
Condé-sur-l'Escaut9,2532.2D−BDD−
Crespin4,5322.3D−B−C+D−
Fresnes-sur-Escaut7,3543DB+C−D−
Vieux-Condé10,6173.5DBC+D
Quiévrechain5,9493.6D−BDD−
Quarouble3,1453.8DC+C+D−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Thivencelle

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Thivencelle is a commune of 817 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole. 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

Population
817 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.6 sq mi (4 km²)
INSEE code
59591

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 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.