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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.

What makes Warlaing stand out

The one thing Warlaing does most differently from other towns.

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Warlaing’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

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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.

41.8median age
WarlaingNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education46%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Warlaing
WarlaingNord medianFrance median
Under 1521%19%17%
15–2410%12%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+15%19%22%
No diploma10%23%19%
CAP or BEP22%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education46%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

Driving89%
Public transport4%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
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

Warlaing97.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Marguerite YourcenarNearest collègeCollègeCollège7197%+8 pts
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/m²estimated 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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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Warlaing

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Landmarks

Nothing in Warlaing is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Warlaing

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Warlaing yet.

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Warlaing’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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MarchiennesHasnonHornaingFenainBeuvry-la-ForêtSomainMarchiennesHasnonHornaingFenainBeuvry-la-ForêtSomainWarlaing
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Warlaing603—————
Marchiennes4,5072A−CAC
Hasnon3,8492.9C+CA−D
Hornaing3,4963.1B−B−A−D
Fenain5,4413.5B−B−B+D−
Beuvry-la-Forêt2,8613.5—B—C+
Somain11,7664.1DB−DD

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.