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Cambrai
Large city · 59400 · Hauts-de-France
👥 Population
31 134
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 969 €
📈 28% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.4 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
E
🔴 27.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Cambrai — Score 40/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (11/100) and a weak rental yield (16/100).
40
💰 Yield16
🌳 Quality of life90
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability18
🛡️ Safety11
⚡ Energy rating19
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 283 Transactions · Cambrai
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 969 €
🏡 House /m²
1 423 €
📋 Transactions
283
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lille | 4 103 € | 2 875 € | 3755 | 238 246 |
| Tourcoing | 2 034 € | 1 812 € | 1256 | 98 772 |
| Roubaix | 2 754 € | 1 387 € | 986 | 98 286 |
| Dunkerque | 2 582 € | 2 048 € | 1336 | 86 263 |
| Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 2 712 € | 3 027 € | 653 | 62 868 |
| Valenciennes | 2 721 € | 1 617 € | 767 | 43 468 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.01 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.4 %
⏳ Payback period
22.5 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
88.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
1.1 %
🚪 Vacant homes
10.6 %
🏢 Apartments
45.4 %
53.3 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
3 090
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
40.380 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
80.450 %
🏘️ Housing tax
35.420 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.280 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.53 %
🏢 CFE
0.79 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
31 134
2023
📐 Area
18.19 km²
1712 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 620 €
📊 Median age
43.9 yrs
34.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
71.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
21.5 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
23.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
6 952
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
541
+9.3% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
495
💼 Economic density
223
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Cambrai
À 0.49 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Cambrai
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA de Cambrai
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
—
🏫 Middle schools
5
🎓 High schools
3
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE SAINT LUC (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 98.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE PAUL DUEZ | public | 94.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE FENELON | public | 91.0 % | — | -5.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
86.8 %
Average pass rate · 8 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT LUC JEANNE D ARC | privé sous contrat | 119.3 |
| COLLEGE FENELON | public | 99.4 |
| COLLEGE PAUL DUEZ | public | 97.0 |
| COLLEGE LAMARTINE | public | 92.3 |
| COLLEGE JULES FERRY | public | 92.1 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
2
💊 Pharmacies
15
🔬 Laboratories
4
🏥 Établissements de santé
108
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
7
💊 Pharmacies
15
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
527
📋 Commerce
315
📋 Enseignement
54
🏥 Sante
588
🚆 Transport
6
⚽ Sport
50
🎭 Culture
16
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 4 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 4 | Mission locale pour l'insertion professionnelle et sociale des jeunes (16-25 ans) - Cambrai - Neuve, Pôle spécialisé en matière de violence intrafamiliales du Tribunal judiciaire de Cambrai, France services - Cambrai (itinérant) |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 444 | 14.30 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +99 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 331 | 10.60 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | +26 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 300 | 9.60 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +32 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 218 | 7.00 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +67 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 201 | 6.50 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +62 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 181 | 5.80 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 176 | 5.70 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -24 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 83 | 2.70 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 82 | 2.60 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | +18 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 77 | 4.20 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -44 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 76 | 2.40 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -54 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 43 | 1.40 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -42 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 34 | 1.10 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 19 | 0.60 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -84 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
40 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
2.5 %
C
0.0 %
D
20.0 %
20.0 %
E
50.0 %
50.0 %
F
22.5 %
22.5 %
G
5.0 %
27.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 31 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| fortification d'agglomération | 1ère moitié 15e siècle |
| hôtel | 18e siècle |
| hôtel | — |
| beffroi | 15e siècle;18e siècle |
| abbaye;chapelle | 2e quart 13e siècle;15e siècle;milieu 19e siècle |
| hôpital;théâtre | 18e siècle;1ère moitié 20e siècle |
| maison | — |
| béguinage | — |
| édifice fortifié | 16e siècle |
| porte de ville | — |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 5 risks identified
Engins de guerre
Mouvement de terrain
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 13 810 analyses · SOCIÉTÉ DES EAUX DE CAMBRAI
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
13 810
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
97
⚡ Charge points
503
🚀 Incl. fast charging
53
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuville-Saint-Rémy | 2.2 km | 49/100 | 4 012 |
| Niergnies | 3.6 km | 51/100 | 509 |
| Ramillies | 3.9 km | 58/100 | 579 |
| Escaudœuvres | 3.2 km | 64/100 | 3 171 |
| Tilloy-lez-Cambrai | 3.8 km | 34/100 | 695 |
| Proville | 3.2 km | 53/100 | 3 206 |
| Rumilly-en-Cambrésis | 4.7 km | 54/100 | 1 431 |
| Awoingt | 3.8 km | 39/100 | 757 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Cambrai
What is the price per m² in Cambrai? ▶
The median price per m² in Cambrai is 2 969 €.
What is the rental yield in Cambrai? ▶
The gross rental yield in Cambrai is 4.4%.
Is Cambrai a good real estate investment? ▶
Cambrai has a ScorCity score of 40/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Cambrai? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Cambrai is E.
What are the natural risks in Cambrai? ▶
5 risks are identified in Cambrai: Engins de guerre, Mouvement de terrain, Transport de marchandises dangereuses.