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A town of 1,682 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Bourghelles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject 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. Its strongest is schools (A): bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 0.7 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Bourghelles does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bourghelles 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 Bourghelles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pyramide de Fontenoy, in Cysoing, 1.2 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bourghelles.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Bourghelles sits above both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 213 | 99%+2 pts |
| Institut de Genech PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 264 | 100%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Bourghelles above both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,914/m², comes from 55 sales of houses and apartments in Bourghelles from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,914/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On this, Bourghelles is above both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970). 6.6% of the labour force are out of work. Bourghelles has 150 jobs for 850 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Bourghelles comes above both Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Bourghelles | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 53% | 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.
From 2016 to 2025, 119 residents of Bourghelles died, against 132 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
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
Nothing in Bourghelles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Bourghelles.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourghelles | 1,682 | — | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Cysoing | 4,839 | 1.4 | A | C | A− | B+ |
| Genech | 2,803 | 2.2 | — | C | — | C |
| Camphin-en-Pévèle | 2,518 | 2.6 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Templeuve-en-Pévèle | 7,202 | 3.8 | A− | C | A− | D |
| Baisieux | 5,545 | 3.9 | A− | D | A− | B− |
| Chéreng | 3,078 | 3.9 | A | D | A | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bourghelles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 264 candidates passed the bac at Institut de Genech 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.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,914/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bourghelles grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Bourghelles is a commune of 1,682 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.