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Home to 771 people, this town lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Wargnies-le-Petit has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Wargnies-le-Petit as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison Verley, dit maison-plante, maison bouteille ou maison fleur, in Sebourg, 2.6 mi away.
23% 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 Wargnies-le-Petit.
Children under 15 count for nearly a fifth of the people here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, lower than both Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Wargnies-le-Petit are older than 42.9.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Wargnies-le-Petit | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. 50 jobs are based in Wargnies-le-Petit, for 350 working residents (0.1 per worker). Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €28,730 a year per consumption unit, above both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.55/m² a month. 19 houses and apartments changed hands in Wargnies-le-Petit from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Wargnies-le-Petit is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Wargnies-le-Petit.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wargnies-le-Petit | 771 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Quesnoy | 4,878 | 3.7 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Bavay | 3,249 | 5.2 | C | A | C− | D |
| Marly | 11,995 | 6.8 | D | C+ | C− | D |
| Quiévrechain | 5,949 | 6.8 | D− | B | D | D− |
| Quarouble | 3,145 | 7 | D | C+ | C+ | D− |
| Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes | 7,080 | 7.2 | D | C+ | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Wargnies-le-Petit is a commune of 771 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mormal. 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.