The data are hard on it. Condé-sur-l'Escaut grades D− overall, better than 3% of compared French towns. That places it #182 of 189 in Nord. Where it falls short is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Police record more crime here than in most towns (D): an average of 18 recorded violent incidents and 22.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,262/m² takes 4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole. Its strongest subject is walkability (B+) — 56% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also trails on jobs & income (D−) — 0.8 jobs per working resident; 28.6% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Condé-sur-l'Escaut 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 Condé-sur-l'Escaut.
HealthHealth D−
Allowing for age and care homes, Condé-sur-l'Escaut sees more deaths than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 125 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,241 residents of Condé-sur-l'Escaut died, against 857 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 45% more. The nearest emergency department to Condé-sur-l'Escaut is Polyclinique Vauban, 7.7 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Condé-sur-l'Escaut can choose among 6 GPs. 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.
+25%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw145
Adjusted125
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Condé-sur-l'Escaut · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Vauban
6.2 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
Condé-sur-l'Escaut records more crime per resident than 95% of compared French towns
All told, Condé-sur-l'Escaut had 462 recorded offenses in 2025. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
18recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage147
Family violence97
Burglary73
Other physical violence63
Sexual violence35
Vehicle theft31
Theft from vehicles16
Drug use108
Theft without violence57
Fraud56
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.
18
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
462
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
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Condé-sur-l'Escaut than in Nord or compared French towns: 13 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Condé-sur-l'Escaut is Ancien château des comtes de Hainaut dit "ancien arsenal". The protected list starts in the 12th century. The town has 12 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 6 classé, the highest protection, and 6 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Condé-sur-l'Escaut has higher unemployment than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 28.6%
The median disposable income was €18,400 a year per consumption unit, below Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Public transport took 5.8% of Condé-sur-l'Escaut’s working residents to work at the census. At the census, 1.8% of working residents in Condé-sur-l'Escaut didn’t travel to work at all.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport6%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,100
jobs based in Condé-sur-l'Escaut, 0.8 per working resident
28.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€18,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 73% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Homes in Condé-sur-l'Escaut cost less than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,262/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.62/m² a month, below Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Apartments in Condé-sur-l'Escaut sell for €1,298/m², houses for €1,240/m². A house rents for an estimated €8.75/m² a month.
€1,262/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Condé-sur-l'Escaut€1,262/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,240/m²
156
Apartments
€1,298/m²
43
€10.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.98 to €12.56/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Condé-sur-l'Escaut than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 14% of adults
Children under 15 make up 20% of residents. 12% of residents are 15 to 24, about level with Nord’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Condé-sur-l'Escaut has a median age of 41.5.
41.5median age
Condé-sur-l'EscautNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma36%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Château de Bailleul et immeubles accolés: Photo: Codepem · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de l'Hermitage: Photo: Jérémy Jännick · Public domain · Église Saint-Wasnon: Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Condé-sur-l'Escaut
16 notable people were born in Condé-sur-l'Escaut.
Mademoiselle Clairon: Popular Graphic Arts, Public domain · Gustave-Maximilien-Juste de Croÿ-Solre: Giogo, Public domain · Emmanuel de Croÿ-Solre: Théophile Vauchelet, Public domain · Claire Vautier: Wenflou, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gustave Wettge: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Louis Navarre: Raymond Marmand, Public domain
Condé-sur-l'Escaut’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 Condé-sur-l'Escaut
Is Condé-sur-l'Escaut safe?
It grades D for safety, #172 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 73 burglaries and 147 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Condé-sur-l'Escaut good?
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns and #144 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 95% of 208 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent du Pays de Condé in 2025, 6 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Condé-sur-l'Escaut expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Condé-sur-l'Escaut grades B for cost of living.
About Condé-sur-l'Escaut
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Condé-sur-l'Escaut is a commune of 9,253 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole. 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.
