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A town in Nord, Hauts-de-France, home to 3,545 people.
A solid town with one catch. Recorded crime is low: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 10.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Add schools to its strengths — bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 1.1 points above the expected rate. What holds it back is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on health as well (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The overall grade lands at A−, better than 77% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #13 of 189 in Nord.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Allennes-les-Marais with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The 2 things Allennes-les-Marais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Allennes-les-Marais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Carvin, 2.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Allennes-les-Marais is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Allennes-les-Marais.
Allennes-les-Marais has 300 jobs for 1,700 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Median disposable income is €29,230 a year for each consumption unit. At the census, 2.5% of working residents in Allennes-les-Marais didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Recorded offenses in Allennes-les-Marais came to 44 in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 18.2% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Allennes-les-Marais is 90.7%, higher than both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%). A collège lies 0.9 mi away. Ranked by results, schools here are #31 of 195 in Nord.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Albert BallNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 129 | 95%+5 pts |
| Lycée Marguerite de FlandreNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 391 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège Jean DemaillyBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 92 | 93%+9 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.
The market in Allennes-les-Marais: 81 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €11.38/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.41/m² a month, close to both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,089/m² | 81 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
18% of residents have reached 65. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Nord’s towns (12%). Children are nearly a fifth of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Allennes-les-Marais | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 209 deaths in Allennes-les-Marais from 2016 to 2025; there were 195, 7% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Allennes-les-Marais is Centre hospitalier de Seclin, 2.9 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B.
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Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Allennes-les-Marais as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Allennes-les-Marais is a commune of 3,545 people in the Métropole Européenne de Lille. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allennes-les-Marais | 3,545 | — | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Annœullin | 10,847 | 1.1 | C | C | C− | D |
| Gondecourt | 4,148 | 1.6 | A | C+ | B | B |
| Wavrin | 7,758 | 2.2 | C+ | C− | B− | D |
| Provin | 4,428 | 2.4 | C | C | B− | D− |
| Sainghin-en-Weppes | 5,638 | 2.7 | B+ | C− | A− | C |
| Bauvin | 5,249 | 2.8 | C | C+ | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #14 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 22 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns and #31 of 195 in Nord. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Allennes-les-Marais grades C for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.