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Home to 2,855 people, this town lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Incomes are on the low side: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 14.3% unemployment. Overall, Courchelettes earns a C−, which places it #101 of 189 in Nord. Set against the rest, it does better than nearly a quarter of compared French towns. Fewer journeys need a car: 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It is strong on safety as well — an average of 7 recorded violent incidents and 11.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €1,703/m² costs 5.3 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 · 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.
The one thing Courchelettes does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Courchelettes 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Courchelettes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Théâtre municipal, in Douai, 1.7 mi away.
2.6% 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 Courchelettes.
The median disposable income is €24,560 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 5.4% of working residents in Courchelettes to work at the census. At the census, 2.6% of working residents in Courchelettes didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Vocational results within 5 km: 80% passed the bac pro, of 408 candidates at 2 lycées. Collège pupils travel 0.8 mi to the nearest one. Results rank its schools #164 of 195 in Nord.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège André MalrauxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 127 | 86%−2 pts |
| Lycée Edgar MorinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 55 | 93%+6 pts |
| Collège Saint-Jean PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 200 | 98%+3 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 Nord, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 413 residents of Courchelettes died, against 347 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% more. The nearest emergency department to Courchelettes is Clinique Saint Ame, 1 mi away.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
In 2025, 37 offenses were recorded in Courchelettes. Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 37 offenses in the graded categories in the town in 2025.
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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (20.7% of the index here). Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Degrees are held by 25% of adults, near Nord’s towns (26%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15. The median resident of Courchelettes is 47.3 years old.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Courchelettes | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
87 sales of houses and apartments in Courchelettes, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,703/m². Houses made up 78% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.72/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,522/m² | 68 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Courchelettes. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la Chartreuse3.6 km north, in DouaiAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Douai3 km northeast, in DouaiChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gœulzin3.6 km southeast, in GœulzinAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye des Prés de Douai3.9 km north, in DouaiFortFortPorte d'Arras2.5 km north, in DouaiMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse Saints-Joseph-et-Morand de Douai3.6 km north, in DouaiPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Courchelettes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Courchelettes.
John Nollet: Ideals Prod, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchelettes | 2,855 | — | C− | C+ | B+ | C |
| Lambres-lez-Douai | 4,883 | 0.7 | D | C+ | C− | D |
| Brebières Pas-de-Calais | 5,283 | 1.9 | B− | B | C | D |
| Douai | 40,250 | 2.4 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| Sin-le-Noble | 16,076 | 2.4 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Cuincy | 6,467 | 2.6 | C− | C | C+ | C− |
| Dechy | 5,338 | 3 | D− | B− | D | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #44 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 17 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns and #164 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 93% of 55 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Edgar Morin 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.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,703/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.00/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Courchelettes grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Courchelettes is a commune of 2,855 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 November 4, 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.