The local economy is weaker than most: 0.1 jobs per working resident; 11.2% unemployment. Health is weaker too (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Bruille-lez-Marchiennes 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 Bruille-lez-Marchiennes 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Bruille-lez-Marchiennes’ story
No historic monuments in Bruille-lez-Marchiennes
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bruille-lez-Marchiennes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Centre Historique Minier de Lewarde (ancien site minier de la fosse Delloye de la compagnie des mines d'Aniche), in Lewarde, 3.7 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bruille-lez-Marchiennes.
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Bruille-lez-Marchiennes run higher than in 87% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Nord is 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Adjusted mortality in Bruille-lez-Marchiennes: 105 deaths for every 100 expected. 87 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 83: 5% above. The nearest emergency department to Bruille-lez-Marchiennes is Ch Douai Dechy, 6.4 mi away.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Bruille-lez-Marchiennes · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Douai Dechy
6.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Douai Dechy
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up 20% of Bruille-lez-Marchiennes, above Nord’s towns and compared French towns
16% of residents are 65 or over, below Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. At 40.6, the median resident of Bruille-lez-Marchiennes sits in the middle of the age range.
40.6median age
Bruille-lez-MarchiennesNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education26%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Only 5.8% of commuters in Bruille-lez-Marchiennes go to work without a car, fewer than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns
The median disposable income was €23,250 a year per consumption unit, close to Nord’s towns (€23,900) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Just over a tenth of people in the labour force have no job. Bus, tram or train carried 3.8% of working residents in Bruille-lez-Marchiennes to work at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Bruille-lez-Marchiennes, 0.1 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 31% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bruille-lez-Marchiennes
Is Bruille-lez-Marchiennes safe?
Bruille-lez-Marchiennes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.6 recorded violent incidents and 11.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Bruille-lez-Marchiennes good?
They grade C+, better than 37% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 47 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Hélène Boucher 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.
About Bruille-lez-Marchiennes
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Bruille-lez-Marchiennes is a commune of 1,340 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. 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.