Comines grades C overall: better than 27% of compared French towns, and #92 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,312/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 87% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Comines 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Comines.
HealthHealth C−
Comines’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 80% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Comines records 101 deaths per 100 expected, below Nord’s towns (105) but above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,208 residents of Comines died, against 923 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 31% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw131
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
19
GPs in Comines · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Etablissement de Sante Hopital Saint Philibert Lomme
7.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive le Bois
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
On foot, Comines works better than 79% of compared French towns
13.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Comines has 4,100 jobs for 5,450 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot5%
Public transport5%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,100
jobs based in Comines, 0.7 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Comines gets a C− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,312/m², comes from 360 sales of houses and apartments in Comines from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.01/m² a month, above Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,312/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Comines€2,312/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,283/m²
298
Apartments
€2,333/m²
62
€13.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.83 to €15.63/m² a month)
6.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.51/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole Européenne de Lille
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2009
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Comines: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2009. 2.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Comines has more crime per resident than 55% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 275 offenses in the graded categories in Comines in 2025. For armed robbery, 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, 0.2% of the index here.
7.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage82
Family violence48
Burglary48
Vehicle theft42
Sexual violence24
Other physical violence18
Theft from vehicles13
Fraud70
Theft without violence51
Drug use13
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.
7.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
275
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Comines
Is Comines safe?
It grades B− for safety, #76 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 48 burglaries and 82 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Comines good?
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns and #79 of 195 in Nord. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Comines expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,312/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €2,283/m² (298 sales), apartments €2,333/m² (62 sales). Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Comines grades C− for cost of living.
About Comines
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Comines is a commune of 12,731 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
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.
