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Some 2,561 people live in this town, in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Jobs & income is its strong suit — 2.3 jobs per working resident; 5.5% unemployment. The catch is cost of living (C) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, ranking #12 of 189 in Nord. Nationally, it does better than nearly four fifths of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety, B for schools and B− for walkability.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Avelin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Avelin 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’s list holds 1 historic monument in Avelin; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avelin.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Nord live to 84.5 on average and men to 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 184 deaths in Avelin from 2016 to 2025; there were 142, 23% fewer. This Nord town has 3 family doctors.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €14.07/m² a month, above both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €12.87/m² a month. 73 houses and apartments changed hands in Avelin from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,957/m² | 63 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 20th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Avelin; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
All told, Avelin had 29 recorded offenses in 2025. With 2,650 jobs for 1,150 working residents, Avelin draws people in from neighbouring communes. Violence against people averaged 2.9 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 16.9. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
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, sexual violence and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 16.1% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Avelin, 81.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The closest lycée for the general bac is 4.6 mi off. Ranked by results, schools here are #99 of 195 in Nord.
| 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 Immaculée Conception PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 173 | 98%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.4%, below both Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. 21% of residents are 65 or over.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Avelin | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 48% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.1% of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment stood at 5.5%, below Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 3.3% of working residents in Avelin didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Avelin. Best known first.
AttractionFort de Seclin2.9 km northwest, in SeclinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fretin3.6 km northeast, in FretinChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Assignies3.7 km south, in MérigniesChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Rosée3.4 km south, in MérigniesMuseumMuseumMusée Grande Guerre et Artillerie2.9 km northwest, in SeclinPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Avelin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Avelin.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avelin | 2,561 | — | A− | C | B | A− |
| Pont-à-Marcq | 3,016 | 1.8 | A | C | B+ | C+ |
| Seclin | 13,261 | 2.5 | C− | C− | D− | D |
| Fretin | 3,214 | 2.6 | B | D | C+ | C |
| Mérignies | 3,527 | 2.7 | A | C | B | A |
| Templemars | 3,669 | 2.7 | C+ | D | C+ | C |
| Phalempin | 4,847 | 3.5 | A | C+ | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #57 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 55% of compared French towns and #99 of 195 in Nord. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Avelin grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Avelin is a commune of 2,561 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.