Bailleul grades B overall: better than 62% of compared French towns, and #29 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (A): bac results 2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3.3 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bailleul 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 Bailleul.
Schools
Brevet results near Bailleul run high: 95.1% passed, above Nord’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 93% of 109 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. The nearest general lycée is 6.3 mi away. By results, schools here place #9 of 195 in Nord.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Bailleul gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in both Nord’s towns and compared French towns: 20.8% of commuters
Jobs located in Bailleul: 6,300, for 6,350 residents in work (1 each). Of those in the labour force, 10.1% are unemployed. The median disposable income was €26,050 a year per consumption unit, higher than Nord’s towns (€23,900) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
Public transport12%
On foot7%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
6,300
jobs based in Bailleul, 1 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
The median sale price of homes in Bailleul is €2,378/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Bailleul sell for €2,271/m² and apartments for €2,612/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €9.67/m² a month. The market in the town: 483 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€2,378/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bailleul€2,378/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,271/m²
357
Apartments
€2,612/m²
126
€12.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.40 to €15.03/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.67/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,990
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Bailleul ranks above 67% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Among the graded crimes in Bailleul, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 9.4 violent offenses and 16.1 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. In 2025, 392 offenses were recorded in the town.
9.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage137
Burglary54
Other physical violence53
Theft from vehicles44
Family violence43
Sexual violence37
Vehicle theft24
Theft without violence98
Fraud84
Drug use26
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.
9.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
392
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
4 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Bailleul is Hôtel de ville. Before 1919: that is when 1.6% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Bailleul records 90 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 105 in Nord’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Bailleul is Centre hospitalier D Armentieres, 6.9 mi away. 1,596 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,426: 12% above. Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 15 GPs practise here.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw112
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
15
GPs in Bailleul · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Armentieres
6.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Armentieres
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer children live in Bailleul than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15
23% of residents are 65 or over, above Nord’s towns (19%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents. Degrees are held by 30% of adults.
44.2median age
BailleulNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Hôtel de ville: Photo: Marc Ryckaert ( MJJR ) · CC BY 3.0 · Ancien Palais de Justice: Photo: Westhoekpedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monument aux morts: Photo: Jpp59310 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Motte féodale: Photo: Médard · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bruno Dumont: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Michel Delebarre: Vlaam, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean Plichon: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Charles Plichon: Franck, photographe (d'après), Public domain · Étienne-François Dutour de Salvert: Theakwardyeti, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Félix De Backer: Georges-Léon-Alfred Perrichon, Public domain
Bailleul’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bailleul
Is Bailleul safe?
It grades C for safety, #103 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 54 burglaries and 137 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bailleul good?
They grade A, better than 91% of compared French towns and #9 of 195 in Nord. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bailleul expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.50/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bailleul grades C for cost of living.
About Bailleul
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Bailleul is a commune of 14,732 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre. 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.
