Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,078 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Chéreng grades A overall: better than 93% of compared French towns, and #4 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 11.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Chéreng does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Chéreng 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chéreng, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Chéreng. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de plein air de Villeneuve-d'Ascq2.5 km northwest, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
MuseumMémorial Ascq 19443.2 km west, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
AttractionVilla Gabrielle4.4 km northwest, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
MuseumMusée du Terroir de Villeneuve-d'Ascq4.5 km northwest, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
MuseumParc archéologique Asnapio4.7 km northwest, in Villeneuve-d'AscqPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chéreng.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Chéreng above both Nord’s towns (€1,810/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,386/m² | 104 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 22 offenses in the graded categories in Chéreng in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Chéreng, criminal damage came up most often (2025). For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 22.6% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
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
On this, Chéreng is above both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 5.4%. Chéreng has 400 jobs for 1,400 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Chéreng, 100.0% passed the bac, above both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Arthur RimbaudNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 131 | 89%−1 pt |
| Lycée Saint-Adrien PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 270 | 100%±0 pts |
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 213 | 99%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Chéreng comes below both Nord’s towns (105) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 205 residents of Chéreng died, against 269 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Chéreng, that is above both Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chéreng, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Chéreng sits above both Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.9% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Chéreng | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 54% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Chéreng has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien relais de poste: Photo: Codepem · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chéreng yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chéreng | 3,078 | — | A | D | A | A− |
| Baisieux | 5,545 | 1.4 | A− | D | A− | B− |
| Willems | 2,941 | 1.8 | C+ | D | B | B+ |
| Sainghin-en-Mélantois | 2,840 | 2.4 | B− | D | B | D |
| Camphin-en-Pévèle | 2,518 | 2.6 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Cysoing | 4,839 | 3 | A | C | A− | B+ |
| Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 62,868 | 3.2 | D | D | D− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #6 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 81% of compared French towns and #35 of 195 in Nord. 100% of 270 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Adrien in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €14.63/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chéreng grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Chéreng is a commune of 3,078 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.