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A town of 4,532 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Crespin grades D− overall: better than 4% of compared French towns, and #171 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,214/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole. Its strongest is walkability (B): 69% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% 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.
The 3 things Crespin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Crespin 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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Crespin has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
Émile-Victor Blavier, born in 1821, is the one person born in Crespin before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crespin.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 384 residents of Crespin died, against 298 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 29% more. The nearest emergency department to Crespin is Polyclinique Vauban, 7.5 mi away. There is one general practitioner here. Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #189 of 195 in Nord. Collège pupils travel 1 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 4.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jehan FroissartNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 93 | 70%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older. 14% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 18% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Crespin | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Violence against people ran at 10.9 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 13.6 (2023–2025 average). All told, Crespin had 139 recorded offenses in 2025. This Nord town has 3,100 jobs for 1,650 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Family violence topped the graded crimes in Crespin (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 armed robbery and burglary number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (4.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
The median disposable income was €20,050 a year per consumption unit, below both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970). 2.2% of Crespin’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 10% of the total, higher than both Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,214/m², comes from 137 sales of houses and apartments in Crespin from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.30/m² a month, close to Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.28/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,214/m² | 137 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Crespin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancienne abbaye bénédictine: Photo: Leroypy · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Crespin.
Émile-Victor Blavier: Adrien Tournachon, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crespin | 4,532 | — | D− | B− | C+ | D− |
| Quiévrechain | 5,949 | 1.4 | D− | B | D | D− |
| Quarouble | 3,145 | 2.5 | D | C+ | C+ | D− |
| Onnaing | 8,479 | 3.4 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Fresnes-sur-Escaut | 7,354 | 4.2 | D | B+ | C− | D− |
| Condé-sur-l'Escaut | 9,253 | 4.3 | D− | B | D | D− |
| Escautpont | 4,202 | 4.6 | D− | B− | D | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #97 of 189 in Nord.
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns and #189 of 195 in Nord. 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 €1,214/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Crespin grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Crespin is a commune of 4,532 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
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.
