Avesnes-le-Sec’s strongest subject is walkability (B). A 70 m² home at the median €1,455/m² costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut. Health is its weak spot: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are on the low side: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 8.3% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and 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. Avesnes-le-Sec 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 Avesnes-le-Sec 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avesnes-le-Sec.
HealthHealth D
Adjusted for age and care homes, Avesnes-le-Sec sees more deaths than 86% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Avesnes-le-Sec have one GP on hand. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Avesnes-le-Sec records 104 deaths per 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 120 residents of Avesnes-le-Sec died, against 115 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% more. Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Avesnes-le-Sec · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Denain
5.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital de Denain
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A town of families: 20% of people in Avesnes-le-Sec are under 15, more than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns
Among adults, 31% have a degree. 17% of residents are 65 or over, below Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Line up the people of Avesnes-le-Sec by age and the one in the middle is 40.4.
40.4median age
Avesnes-le-SecNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Avesnes-le-Sec: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Avesnes-le-Sec is Château (ancienne maison de campagne de l'abbaye Saint-Aubert-de-Cambrai). Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Avesnes-le-Sec, 8.3%, runs below Nord’s towns and compared French towns
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.2% of commuters at the census. The median disposable income was €25,280 a year per consumption unit, above Nord’s towns (€23,900) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Avesnes-le-Sec, 0.2 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 57% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Avesnes-le-Sec gets a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,455/m², comes from 47 sales of houses and apartments in Avesnes-le-Sec from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.36/m² a month, near Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €8.54/m² a month.
€1,455/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Avesnes-le-Sec€1,455/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,455/m²
47
€11.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.32 to €13.84/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€21,900
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Avesnes-le-Sec
Is Avesnes-le-Sec safe?
Avesnes-le-Sec has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Avesnes-le-Sec good?
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Avesnes-le-Sec expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,455/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Avesnes-le-Sec grades C+ for cost of living.
About Avesnes-le-Sec
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Avesnes-le-Sec is a commune of 1,458 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut. 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
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.
