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The town has 1,741 residents and lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Where it does best is walkability (B+). Residents’ health trails most towns (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. It lags on jobs & income as well — 0.6 jobs per working resident; 12.3% unemployment. At €1,790/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Cantin 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.
The one thing Cantin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cantin 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.
Cantin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cantin 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, 2.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cantin.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Cantin: 105 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 110 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 115, 5% more. Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. One GP practises locally.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B−.
Unemployment stood at 12.3%, lower than Nord’s towns (13.2%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,370 a year per consumption unit. 3.6% of Cantin’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
Collège pupils travel 2 mi to the nearest one. Near Cantin, 91.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with Nord’s towns (90.4%) and below compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Val de la SenséeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 170 | 90%+5 pts |
| Lycée Arthur RimbaudNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 327 | 91%−4 pts |
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.
61 sales of houses and apartments in Cantin, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,790/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €9.45/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.46/m² a month, near Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,790/m² | 61 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below both Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 28% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Cantin | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Cantin. Best known first.
Nothing in Cantin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Cantin.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantin | 1,741 | — | — | C+ | — | D |
| Arleux | 3,125 | 2.1 | C | C+ | C+ | D− |
| Dechy | 5,338 | 2.9 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Guesnain | 4,635 | 2.9 | D | B− | C | C |
| Courchelettes | 2,855 | 3.6 | C− | C+ | B+ | C |
| Sin-le-Noble | 16,076 | 3.6 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Monchecourt | 2,516 | 3.7 | — | B− | — | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Cantin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 10.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 32% of compared French towns. 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 €1,790/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cantin grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Cantin is a commune of 1,741 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo. 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.