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The town has 2,245 residents and lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
The local economy does well (B+): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 8.5% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €2,725/m² costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Pévèle-Carembault. Health is a weak point (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Attiches has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Attiches does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Attiches 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.
Attiches has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Attiches as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre à Antioche, in Tourmignies, 1.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Attiches.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
156 deaths in Attiches between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 152: 3% above. After the care-home adjustment, Attiches’ deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, about level with Nord’s towns (105) and above compared French towns (88). 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 Attiches can choose among 2 GPs.
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.
At the census, 9.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 8.5%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Attiches is 95.9%, above Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. A collège lies 2.1 mi away. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 3.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Françoise DoltoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 120 | 95%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Les Hauts de FlandreNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 113 | 81%−4 pts |
| 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
Children under 15 count for nearly a fifth of the people here. A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). At 43.7, the median resident of Attiches sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Attiches | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,725/m², comes from 69 sales of houses and apartments in Attiches from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €10.29/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 69 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,725/m² | 69 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Violence against people averaged 3.9 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 8.7. 2025 saw 13 offenses recorded in Attiches. Vehicle theft topped the graded crimes in Attiches (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 · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (42.4% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Attiches. Best known first.
AttractionFort de Seclin4 km north, in SeclinAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Christophe de Phalempin3.3 km west, in PhalempinChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Assignies2.4 km southeast, in MérigniesChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Avelin1.9 km northeast, in AvelinChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Rosée3 km east, in MérigniesChâteauChâteauLe château blanc4.6 km south, in ThumeriesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Attiches is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Attiches as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Attiches has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade B, better than 59% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,725/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.49/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Attiches grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Attiches is a commune of 2,245 people in the Communauté de communes Pévèle-Carembault. 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.