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With 938 residents, it is a town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Vieux-Reng has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. It skews young: only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Vieux-Reng does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vieux-Reng 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, 6.5 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Vieux-Reng is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vieux-Reng.
People 65 and over make up 14% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, lower than Nord’s towns (12%) and near compared French towns (11%). Typical age in Vieux-Reng: 38.8, the median.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Vieux-Reng | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Vieux-Reng holds 50 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each. Unemployment stood at 11.1%, lower than Nord’s towns (13.2%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,620 a year per consumption unit.
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.
General-bac pupils go 4.5 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Charles de GaulleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 63 | 73%−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.
Vieux-Reng recorded 19 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.42/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Vieux-Reng. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vieux-Reng yet.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Vieux-Reng is a commune of 938 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieux-Reng | 938 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boussois | 3,123 | 2.7 | B− | B− | A− | D− |
| Marpent | 2,653 | 2.8 | C | B− | C+ | C+ |
| Jeumont | 10,160 | 3.2 | C− | B− | C− | C− |
| Rousies | 3,980 | 4.6 | C− | B− | A− | D− |
| Maubeuge | 28,767 | 5.3 | D− | B− | D | D |
| Ferrière-la-Grande | 5,131 | 5.7 | D | B− | B− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.