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A town in Nord, Hauts-de-France, home to 684 people.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Villers-Guislain has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villers-Guislain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye de Vaucelles, in Les Rues-des-Vignes, 3.9 mi away.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Villers-Guislain 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 Villers-Guislain.
Degrees are held by 20% of adults, below both Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 19% of the population. Residents of Villers-Guislain have a median age of 42.7.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Villers-Guislain | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,400 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Villers-Guislain number 100, against 300 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Unemployment stood at 11.9%, between Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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 1.6 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pharamond SavaryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 58 | 93%+7 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.
Sales in Villers-Guislain from July 2023 to June 2026: 23 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villers-Guislain yet.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Villers-Guislain is a commune of 684 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-Guislain | 684 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Masnières | 2,689 | 5.5 | B+ | A− | B | D |
| Proville | 3,206 | 8.6 | B+ | B+ | A− | C− |
| Cambrai | 31,134 | 9.9 | C− | B | D | D |
| Neuville-Saint-Rémy | 4,012 | 11 | B | A− | B− | C+ |
| Escaudœuvres | 3,171 | 12 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Péronne Somme | 7,090 | 12 | D | B+ | D− | 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 8, 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.