Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 604 residents and lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Wasnes-au-Bac has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Wasnes-au-Bac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour d'Ostrevent, in Bouchain, 2.7 mi away.
18% 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 Wasnes-au-Bac.
10% of residents are 15 to 24, below Nord’s towns (12%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 19% of residents are 65 or older. Ages in Wasnes-au-Bac split evenly at 43.6: half are older, half younger.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Wasnes-au-Bac | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.9%, lower than both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 300 residents in work, Wasnes-au-Bac has 50 jobs: 0.1 each. Households’ median disposable income: €26,020 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 town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away. General-bac pupils go 5.5 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de l'OstrevantNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 160 | 72%−10 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.49/m² a month. The market in Wasnes-au-Bac: 17 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Wasnes-au-Bac. Best known first.
Nothing in Wasnes-au-Bac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Wasnes-au-Bac yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasnes-au-Bac | 604 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bouchain | 4,113 | 2.6 | D | C+ | B | D |
| Monchecourt | 2,516 | 3.5 | — | B− | — | D− |
| Iwuy | 3,403 | 3.8 | C− | A− | C | D− |
| Aniche | 9,963 | 4.1 | D− | B | D | D− |
| Rœulx | 3,743 | 4.2 | C | B | A− | D− |
| Auberchicourt | 4,626 | 4.5 | C− | B− | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Wasnes-au-Bac is a commune of 604 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut. 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 4, 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.