Safety lags: an average of 17.6 recorded violent incidents and 20.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A+): 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 30% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,874/m² takes 5.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Métropole Européenne de Lille. It is strong on schools as well: bac results 2.5 points above the expected rate; brevet results 0.9 points above the expected rate. Overall, that makes a D, good for #131 of 189 in Nord. On that grade it does better than 14% of compared French towns. Jobs & income is weaker too (D) — 1 job per working resident; 16.9% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Armentières 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 Armentières.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Armentières has higher unemployment than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 16.9%
The median disposable income was €21,040 a year per consumption unit, below Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs based in Armentières number 10,200, against 10,650 residents in work (1 per worker). The census found 30.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
30%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving66%
Public transport17%
On foot10%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
10,200
jobs based in Armentières, 1 per working resident
16.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
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
Crime per resident in Armentières runs higher than in 94% of compared French towns
2025 saw 1,049 offenses recorded in Armentières. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
17.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage377
Family violence226
Other physical violence179
Sexual violence102
Burglary60
Theft from vehicles56
Vehicle theft49
Theft without violence266
Fraud143
Drug use116
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.
17.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,049
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C−
Armentières has a higher adjusted death rate than four in five compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (281 places) count their residents as Armentières’; allowing for them, deaths were 2% above expected. 2,331 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,965: 19% above. Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. This Nord town has 27 family doctors.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
27
GPs in Armentières · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Armentieres
0.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Armentieres
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A young town: 14% of people in Armentières are 15 to 24, more than in both Nord’s towns and compared French towns
16% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Half of Armentières is older than 36.1, half younger.
36.1median age
ArmentièresNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%
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
Exam results around Armentières beat 66% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 3 vocational lycées within 5 km, 84% of 372 candidates passed the bac pro. For exam results, it comes #61 of 195 in Nord. The bac pass rate near Armentières is 92.8%, above Nord’s towns (90.4%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%).
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
The median sale price of homes in Armentières is €1,874/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Armentières goes for €1,839/m², an apartment for €1,938/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 1,018 homes were sold in the town. The estimated advertised rent is €12.80/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²).
€1,874/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Armentières€1,874/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,839/m²
733
Apartments
€1,938/m²
285
€12.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.66 to €15.37/m² a month)
5.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole Européenne de Lille
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
5 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when 3.6% of homes were built. Protection here reaches back to the 19th century. Relative to its size, Armentières keeps 1.9 protected monuments per 10,000 residents.
Ancien magasin de commerce Mahieu: Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancienne école de natation - Bains et lavoir publics: Photo: Jpcuvelier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancienne malterie et ancienne brasserie Motte-Cordonnier: Photo: P Clarisse · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel de ville: Photo: Millevylle.steven · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jules Vandooren: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Amédée Fournier: Anonymous, for "Le Miroir des Sports", Public domain · Dorian Mortelette: Joanne from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Julien Leclercq: Daireaux, Public domain · Édouard Dhorme: Fredastro, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Christophe Dufour: Mbzt, CC BY-SA 4.0
Armentières’ 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 Armentières
Is Armentières safe?
It grades D for safety, #171 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 60 burglaries and 377 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Armentières good?
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns and #61 of 195 in Nord. 95% of 343 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Paul Hazard in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Armentières expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Armentières grades C+ for cost of living.
About Armentières
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Armentières is a commune of 26,998 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
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.
