Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 9,747 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Bondues grades B− overall: better than 50% of compared French towns, and #44 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 7.5% unemployment.
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 Bondues does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bondues 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 1 historic monument in Bondues, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1962.
3.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Bondues. Best known first.
MuseumFort de Bonduesin town
MuseumMusée de la Résistance de Bonduesin town
MuseumMusée du 5 juin 19444.2 km east, in Tourcoing
MuseumMusée de la Poupée et du Jouet Ancien de Wambrechies3.8 km southwest, in Wambrechies
MuseumMusée régional des télécommunications en Flandres3.7 km south, in Marcq-en-BarœulPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bondues.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.94/m² a month, higher than both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 91% of what sold. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €14.39/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,162/m² | 291 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Bondues is 95.7%, above both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 1 mi off. Ranked by results, schools here are #30 of 195 in Nord.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La Croix Blanche PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 221 | 99%+1 pt |
| Lycée La Croix Blanche PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 198 | 100%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent ColbertBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 66 | 88%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 4.2 violent offenses and 23.3 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. In all, 288 offenses reached the police record in Bondues in 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were burglary than anything else (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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 3.5% of the total. The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, above Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents. Half of Bondues is older than 47.1, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Bondues | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 11% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 60% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 6 general practitioners in Bondues. Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 959 residents of Bondues died, against 1,036 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% fewer.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 8.8% of commuters travelled at the census. 7.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bondues has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château du Vert-Bois: Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0
2 notable people were born in Bondues.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondues | 9,747 | — | B− | D− | C | B |
| Mouvaux | 13,369 | 1.9 | B | D− | C+ | A |
| Linselles | 8,161 | 2.2 | A− | D | B | B |
| Wambrechies | 11,012 | 2.4 | B− | D | C+ | B− |
| Wasquehal | 20,726 | 2.7 | C+ | D | D | A− |
| Roncq | 14,075 | 2.8 | C+ | D | C− | C |
| Marcq-en-Barœul | 40,184 | 2.9 | B+ | D− | C+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #116 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 76 burglaries and 63 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns and #30 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 100% of 198 candidates passed the bac at Lycée La Croix Blanche in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bondues grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Bondues is a commune of 9,747 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.