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The town has 1,541 residents and lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Schools are its strong suit: bac results 7.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 0.5 points below the expected rate. Its weakest is health (D−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are on the low side (D): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 10.5% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €1,390/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Colleret 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 2 things Colleret does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Colleret 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.
Colleret 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 Colleret as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne poterie Gibon, in Ferrière-la-Petite, 2.9 mi away.
22% 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 Colleret.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Colleret. Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 225 residents of Colleret died, against 131 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 71% more.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
10.5% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Nord’s towns (13.2%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,150 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
57 sales of houses and apartments in Colleret, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,390/m². A house rents for an estimated €7.42/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.54/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 | €1,390/m² | 57 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
89.2% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Colleret, close to Nord’s towns (90.4%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 89% passed the bac pro, of 80 candidates at 2 lycées. Also worth knowing: the closest collège is 2.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Eugène ThomasNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 55 | 80%+12 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Sainte-Bernadette PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 48 | 90%+4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Louis ArmandBest against expectations: 13 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 32 | 88%+13 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, below Nord’s towns (12%) and close to compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Colleret is 46.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Colleret | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Colleret. Best known first.
Nothing in Colleret is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Colleret.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Colleret has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 61% 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 €1,390/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Colleret grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Colleret is a commune of 1,541 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre. 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.