Anzin grades D overall: better than 5% of compared French towns, and #163 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 53% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,268/m², a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 26% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Anzin 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Anzin.
HealthHealth D−
Deaths in Anzin run above what its ages would predict: 153 per 100 expected, more than in both Nord’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,354 residents of Anzin died, against 815 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 66% more. Life expectancy at birth in Nord is 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Anzin can choose among 8 GPs.
+53%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw166
Adjusted153
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Anzin · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Vauban
1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier General de Valenciennes
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Anzin has higher unemployment than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 24.4%
At the census, 26.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Anzin holds 4,350 jobs; 4,350 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €18,450 a year per consumption unit.
26%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
Public transport11%
On foot11%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
4,350
jobs based in Anzin, 1 per working resident
24.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€18,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 96% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Anzin sits above 95% of compared French towns
Recorded offenses in Anzin came to 548 in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 16.9 violent offenses and 22.6 graded property crimes a year. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Anzin (2025).
16.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage186
Family violence116
Other physical violence88
Theft from vehicles51
Burglary40
Vehicle theft38
Sexual violence29
Theft without violence127
Fraud74
Drug use59
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.
16.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
548
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Anzin: 16% are 15 to 24, above Nord’s towns and compared French towns
18% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 20%, above Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are 15% of the population.
37.2median age
AnzinNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
16%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
83.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the 14 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 78% passed the bac pro, of 531 candidates at 5 lycées. Its collèges and lycées rank #139 of 195 in Nord on results. At the lycées within 5 km of Anzin, 90.4% passed the bac, near Nord’s towns (90.4%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%).
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Anzin has 1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century. 8.1% of its homes were built before 1919, above Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Anzin’s grade for cost of living: a B−
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.04/m² a month, below Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. 395 sales of houses and apartments in Anzin, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,268/m². Apartments in Anzin sell for €1,550/m², houses for €1,116/m².
€1,268/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Anzin€1,268/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,116/m²
315
Apartments
€1,550/m²
80
€11.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.95 to €13.63/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole
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Anzin’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Anzin
Is Anzin safe?
It grades D for safety, #172 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 40 burglaries and 186 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Anzin good?
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns and #139 of 195 in Nord. 95% of 370 candidates passed the bac at Lycée de l'Escaut in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Anzin expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,268/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Anzin grades B− for cost of living.
About Anzin
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Anzin is a commune of 13,183 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole. 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
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.
