FR Cette page existe en français : Warlaing en français → Votre navigateur est réglé en français. Votre choix est retenu pour les prochaines pages. Marchiennes Hasnon Wandignies-Hamage Millonfosse Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes WarlaingNord A town of 603 in Nord, Hauts-de-France. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
Is Warlaing a good place to live? Warlaing is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Warlaing’s grade
Overall Not graded
Why Too small to grade
What makes Warlaing stand out The one thing Warlaing does most differently from other towns.
Picked automatically from the dataWarlaing’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Warlaing’s story
No historic monuments in Warlaing
The Culture ministry lists no building in Warlaing as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien site minier de Wallers-Arenberg, in Wallers, 4.9 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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The data Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Warlaing.
Who lives here
More people in Warlaing hold a degree than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 46% That puts Warlaing above both Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 15% of the population.
41.8 median age
Ages · share of residents Under 15 15–24 25–44 45–64 65+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education No diploma 10%
CAP or BEP 22%
Baccalauréat 19%
Higher education 46%
Women and men · all residents 48% women, 52% men
Women France medianMen
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in Warlaing Warlaing Nord median France median Under 15 21% 19% 17% 15–24 10% 12% 11% 25–44 23% 24% 23% 45–64 31% 25% 26% 65+ 15% 19% 22% No diploma 10% 23% 19% CAP or BEP 22% 26% 26% Baccalauréat 19% 18% 18% Higher education 46% 26% 30%
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Warlaing has lower unemployment than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3% On this, Warlaing is below both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Warlaing has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.1 per worker. The median disposable income is €30,510 a year per consumption unit.
6% walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023 Driving 89%
Public transport 4%
On foot 1%
Bicycle 1%
Motorbike or scooter 1%
50
jobs based in Warlaing, 0.1 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,510
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points above the expected rate Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
In the comparison, Warlaing comes above both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
97.0% passed the brevet
Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km Warlaing 97.0%
Median of towns 87.5%
97.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +8 pts against the expected rate
1.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Warlaing is €11.06/m² a month Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
€11.06/m² estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month Warlaing €11.06/m²
Median of towns €12.41/m²
Nord median €11.81/m²
€11.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.90 to €13.74/m² a month)
€9.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearby attractions Abbaye Sainte-Rictrude et Saint-Pierre de Marchiennes and 4 more in and around Warlaing Heritage and museums in and near Warlaing. Best known first.
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Everything we know about Warlaing 13 pages on Warlaing
Landmarks Nothing in Warlaing is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Its history page →
Famous people from Warlaing Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Warlaing yet.
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How the neighbors grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Warlaing Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Warlaing is a commune of 603 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. 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 603 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent
Département Nord (59)
Région Hauts-de-France
Area 1.5 sq mi (4 km²)
INSEE code 59642 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 October 30, 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.