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A town in Nord, Hauts-de-France, home to 1,705 people.
Jobs & income is its strong suit (B+): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 6.3% unemployment. Residents are healthier than most (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is schools — bac results a point below the expected rate; brevet results a point below the expected rate. Cost of living is weaker too (C+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Aubry-du-Hainaut 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 Aubry-du-Hainaut does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Aubry-du-Hainaut 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.
Aubry-du-Hainaut 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 Aubry-du-Hainaut as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Barbe, in La Sentinelle, 1.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Aubry-du-Hainaut. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aubry-du-Hainaut.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Aubry-du-Hainaut, 87.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 77% passed the bac pro, of 572 candidates at 5 lycées. Collège pupils travel 0.8 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre Gilles de GennesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 124 | 73%−7 pts |
| Lycée Dampierre PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 29 | 100% |
| Collège Paul ÉluardBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 94 | 84%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €28,230 a year per consumption unit, above both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 9.0% of commuters at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 5 general practitioners in Aubry-du-Hainaut. Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 137 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 113, 17% fewer.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,772/m²: 32 houses and apartments sold in Aubry-du-Hainaut between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.81/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 32 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,772/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Nord’s towns (12%). 23% of residents are 65 or over. The share of residents under 15 is 17%.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Aubry-du-Hainaut | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
The graded crime recorded most in Aubry-du-Hainaut was criminal damage (2025). For 2025, the figures show 10 offenses locally. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 3.9 violent offenses and 14 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents.
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 · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 44.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nothing in Aubry-du-Hainaut is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Aubry-du-Hainaut.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubry-du-Hainaut | 1,705 | — | — | C+ | — | B+ |
| Petite-Forêt | 5,054 | 0.7 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Hérin | 4,169 | 1.2 | D | B− | C+ | D− |
| La Sentinelle | 3,103 | 1.7 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Raismes | 12,199 | 1.9 | D− | B− | D | D |
| Anzin | 13,183 | 2 | D | B− | D | D− |
| Beuvrages | 6,796 | 2.2 | D | B− | C+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Aubry-du-Hainaut has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns. 100% of 29 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Dampierre in 2025 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 €1,772/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Aubry-du-Hainaut grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Aubry-du-Hainaut is a commune of 1,705 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
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 November 9, 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.