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A town of 5,249 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Bauvin grades C overall: better than 35% of compared French towns, and #74 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 10.4% unemployment. At the median price of €1,995/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Its strongest is walkability (A): 87% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Bauvin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bauvin 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 lists no building in Bauvin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Carvin, 3 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bauvin.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Nord, women can expect to live 84.5 years and men 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. After the care-home adjustment, Bauvin’s deaths ran at 107 per 100 expected, about level with Nord’s towns (105) and above compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 378 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 405, 7% more.
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.
10.4% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Nord’s towns (13.2%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €24,930 a year per consumption unit. The census found 14.5% 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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Bauvin is 93.1%, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and above Nord’s towns (90.4%). Its collèges and lycées rank #55 of 195 in Nord on results. At the two general lycées, 98% of 458 candidates passed the bac, 2.7 points above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège DoletNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 106 | 79%−8 pts |
| Lycée VoltaireNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 308 | 98%+2 pts |
| Collège Antoine de Saint-ExupéryBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 113 | 88%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
12% of residents are 15 to 24, close to Nord’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Half of Bauvin is older than 42.2, half younger. Over-65s are a fifth of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Bauvin | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 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.
158 sales of houses and apartments in Bauvin, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,995/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.16/m² a month. Also worth knowing: the sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,000/m² | 157 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The graded crime recorded most in Bauvin was criminal damage (2025). Graded property crimes ran at 11.8 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 9.4 (2023–2025 average). 104 offenses were reported in Bauvin during 2025.
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 armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nothing in Bauvin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Bauvin.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauvin | 5,249 | — | C | C+ | B− | D |
| Provin | 4,428 | 0.6 | C | C | B− | D− |
| Meurchin Pas-de-Calais | 3,691 | 1.3 | C | C | A− | D− |
| Billy-Berclau Pas-de-Calais | 5,093 | 1.3 | B | C | A− | D− |
| Annœullin | 10,847 | 1.8 | C | C | C− | D |
| Wingles Pas-de-Calais | 8,720 | 2.4 | D− | C | C− | D− |
| Pont-à-Vendin Pas-de-Calais | 3,062 | 2.7 | C− | C+ | B− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #67 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 37 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns and #55 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 98% of 308 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Voltaire 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.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,995/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.57/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bauvin grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Bauvin is a commune of 5,249 people in the Métropole Européenne de Lille. 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.