Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 1,599 residents and lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Where it does best is schools — bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 1.7 points above the expected rate. The weak point is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on walkability as well: 53% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €2,341/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Pévèle-Carembault.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Auchy-lez-Orchies 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.
Each subject compares Auchy-lez-Orchies 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.
Auchy-lez-Orchies has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Auchy-lez-Orchies as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour à diables, in Orchies, 2 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Auchy-lez-Orchies.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Auchy-lez-Orchies can choose among 2 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Auchy-lez-Orchies is Centre hospitalier de Seclin, 9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 95 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 104, 9% more. At birth, a girl in Nord can expect 84.5 years and a boy 78.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
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.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 89% passed the bac pro, of 98 candidates at 2 lycées. At the two general lycées, 99% of 464 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du PévèleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 225 | 94%+1 pt |
| Lycée Notre-Dame de la Providence PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 86 | 99%+2 pts |
| Collège Notre-Dame de la Providence PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 128 | 100%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €31,230 a year per consumption unit, above both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Auchy-lez-Orchies counts 0.3 jobs (250 jobs, 750 workers). The census found 7.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
12% of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with Nord’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents. One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Auchy-lez-Orchies | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 48% | 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, €2,341/m², comes from 50 sales of houses and apartments in Auchy-lez-Orchies from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €12.88/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²). House rents are put at about €10.15/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,341/m² | 50 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Auchy-lez-Orchies is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Auchy-lez-Orchies yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auchy-lez-Orchies | 1,599 | — | — | B− | — | D |
| Orchies | 8,396 | 2.3 | B− | B− | C− | C− |
| Coutiches | 3,436 | 2.4 | — | C+ | — | C |
| Nomain | 2,651 | 2.4 | — | B− | — | C |
| Templeuve-en-Pévèle | 7,202 | 3.4 | A− | C | A− | D |
| Genech | 2,803 | 3.6 | — | C | — | C |
| Mérignies | 3,527 | 3.9 | A | C | B | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Auchy-lez-Orchies has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 86 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame de la Providence in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,341/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Auchy-lez-Orchies grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Auchy-lez-Orchies is a commune of 1,599 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 November 4, 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.