Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 390 people live in this town, in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
At under 1,000 residents, Villers-Plouich is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villers-Plouich 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.
4.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villers-Plouich.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents. Children under 15 make up 20%, above Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Half of Villers-Plouich is older than 42.3, half younger.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Villers-Plouich | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Villers-Plouich number 100, against 200 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €25,920 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.
The nearest collège is 1.6 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.5 mi off.
| 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.
The market in Villers-Plouich: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Villers-Plouich. Best known first.
Nothing in Villers-Plouich is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Villers-Plouich.
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-Plouich | 390 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Masnières | 2,689 | 3.9 | B+ | A− | B | D |
| Proville | 3,206 | 6.4 | B+ | B+ | A− | C− |
| Cambrai | 31,134 | 7.9 | C− | B | D | D |
| Neuville-Saint-Rémy | 4,012 | 8.3 | B | A− | B− | C+ |
| Escaudœuvres | 3,171 | 9.7 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Caudry | 13,833 | 13 | D | B+ | D− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Villers-Plouich is a commune of 390 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 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.