The proportion of owners, at 46.4%, is lower than in the rest of the country (54.7%) or the region (55.1%). The tenants are much more numerous, 50.5% in Cambrai, against little more than 40% in the region and in France. Among rental housing, the proportion of HLM housing, at 19.2%, follows the regional trend of 20.4%, which is significantly higher than the national average of 16%. The age of the accommodation in Cambrai is distinguished from both regional and national averages. Housing is older, on average, in Cambrai than in the region or the country. The proportion of (pre-1949) "old" housing, is close to the regional average (40.6% at Cambrai against 39.9% for the region) but significantly higher than the French average of 32.9%. Meanwhile, dwellings built between 1949 and 1974 account for 42.9% of the total in Cambrai, significantly above the 31.5% of the region and 33% of the country. This proportion can probably be explained by the necessary reconstruction which followed the destruction of World War II, as well as programmes of Maison Familiale group homes, mentioned earlier, in the 1960s and 1970s. More recent housing is relatively less in the city than in the rest of France or even in the region: 11.8% of accommodation in Cambrai was built between 1975 and 1989, compared with 21.7% in the region and 23.7% in France; 4.6% have been built since 1990, compared with 6.8% in the Nord department and 10.4% in France. This is probably a consequence of the less dynamic economy and population of the city in recent years. Finally, the accommodation is slightly better equipped than in the rest of the region in Cambrai, but rather less well than the French average: 3.8% have no bath or shower (2.3% in France, 4.7% in the region), 86.6% have central heating (78.2% in the region, 84.1% in France), and 4.3% have two bathrooms (4.4% in the region, 10% in France). The agglomeration community seeks to improve the quality of the accommodation by various means: Encourage rehabilitation of vacant properties, expand available accommodation which is suitable for elderly or handicapped people, increase the supply of rentals and promote the construction of more energy-efficient housing.