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A town of 1,769 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Assevent has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 14.0% unemployment. At the median price of €1,476/m², a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Assevent does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Assevent 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 1 historic monument in Assevent, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
2.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Assevent. Best known first.
ZooZoo de Maubeuge3.8 km west, in MaubeugeFortFortOuvrage de Boussois2.5 km east, in BoussoisAttractionAttractionOuvrage de La Salmagne3.8 km north, in Vieux-RengFortFortOuvrage de Bersillies4.5 km north, in Villers-Sire-NicoleFortFortOuvrage des Sarts4.8 km northwest, in MairieuxPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Assevent.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Assevent, that is above both Nord’s towns (105) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 164 residents of Assevent died, against 137 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Assevent is 86.0%, below both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Guillaume BudéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 116 | 85%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Pierre ForestNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 366 | 95%+3 pts |
| Collège LavoisierBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 105 | 92%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Assevent, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 2.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Assevent sits below both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €1,476/m², comes from 40 sales of houses and apartments in Assevent from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,476/m² | 40 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Assevent below both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 14.0%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
11% of residents are 15 to 24 and 22% are 65 or over, against 12% and 19% in the median compared commune of Nord. 24% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Nord 26%, France 30%).
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Assevent | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Assevent has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Nécropole mixte franco-allemande: Photo: Budotradan · Public domain
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Assevent yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Assevent has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 95% of 366 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Pierre Forest in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,476/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Assevent grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Assevent is a commune of 1,769 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre. 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.