Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,099 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Anor grades C+ overall: better than 36% of compared French towns, and #72 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 18.2% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Anor does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Anor 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 Culture ministry lists no building in Anor as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Mausolée Savart, in Saint-Michel, 4.4 mi away.
27% 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 Anor.
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. From 2016 to 2025, 294 residents of Anor died, against 251 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 17% more. One GP practises locally.
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 care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,144/m², below both Nord’s towns (€1,810/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). House rents are put at about €6.75/m² a month. Anor recorded 96 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,144/m² | 96 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €20,800 a year. At the census, 5.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For 2025, the figures show 58 offenses in Anor. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 4.5 violent offenses and 13.6 graded property crimes a year. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
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, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 17.7% 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.
Nearly a fifth of adults hold a degree. Anor has a median age of 41.3. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, lower than Nord’s towns (12%) and near compared French towns (11%).
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Anor | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km, 84% of 94 candidates passed the bac pro. A collège lies 2.8 mi away. The town’s schools place #104 of 195 in Nord on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Joliot CurieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 55 | 75%−3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Camille ClaudelNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 123 | 97%+4 pts |
| Institution Saint-Pierre PrivateBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 43 | 93%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Anor is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
4 notable people were born in Anor.
Albert Barthélémy: Agence Rol, Public domain · Aimé Bonna: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Arthur Musmeaux: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Albert Victoire Despret: Auchlomer, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anor | 3,099 | — | C+ | A− | B+ | D− |
| Fourmies | 11,449 | 3.1 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Wignehies | 2,804 | 4.6 | C− | A | C− | D− |
| Trélon | 2,604 | 4.7 | D | B+ | C− | D |
| Hirson Aisne | 8,469 | 4.8 | C− | A− | D− | D |
| Saint-Michel Aisne | 3,199 | 5.1 | C | A | C− | D |
| Sains-du-Nord | 2,755 | 8.2 | C− | A− | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #42 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 33 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns and #104 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 97% of 123 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Camille Claudel in 2025, 4 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Anor grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Anor is a commune of 3,099 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud Avesnois. 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) · 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 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.