Pupils here do less well than most (D): bac results 5.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €1,998/m², so 70 m² costs 6.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut. It lags on walkability as well: just over two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Jobs & income is weaker too: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 9.2% unemployment.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Bruille-Saint-Amand 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-Saint-Amand 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Only 5.7% of commuters in Bruille-Saint-Amand go to work without a car, fewer than in both Nord’s towns and compared French towns
6%walk, cycle or take transit
Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work. Half of residents lived on more than €26,650 a year per consumption unit, higher than Nord’s towns (€23,900) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 3.5% of working residents in Bruille-Saint-Amand to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Bruille-Saint-Amand, 0.4 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 15% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Bruille-Saint-Amand is graded a C− for cost of living
€1,998/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,998/m², comes from 60 sales of houses and apartments in Bruille-Saint-Amand from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 60 homes were sold here.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bruille-Saint-Amand€1,998/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,000/m²
59
€11.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.05 to €14.13/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€21,900
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Bruille-Saint-Amand sees 92 deaths per 100 expected, against 105 in Nord’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
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. From 2016 to 2025, 248 residents of Bruille-Saint-Amand died, against 177 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 40% more. The nearest emergency department to Bruille-Saint-Amand is Polyclinique Vauban, 7.1 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw140
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Bruille-Saint-Amand · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Vauban
6.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Maternite du Parc Saint Saulve
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Bruille-Saint-Amand than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 34% of adults
43.6median age
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.5% of residents. Line up the people of Bruille-Saint-Amand by age and the one in the middle is 43.6. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Nord’s towns (19%).
Bruille-Saint-AmandNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Bruille-Saint-Amand is a commune of 1,698 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut. 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
Population
1,698 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.1 sq mi (7.9 km²)
INSEE code
59114
Bruille-Saint-Amand’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 Bruille-Saint-Amand
Is Bruille-Saint-Amand safe?
Bruille-Saint-Amand 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 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Bruille-Saint-Amand good?
They grade D, better than 13% of compared French towns. 89% of 243 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Ernest Couteaux in 2025, 5 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bruille-Saint-Amand expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,998/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.92/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bruille-Saint-Amand grades C− for cost of living.
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.
