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A town of 6,467 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Cuincy grades C− overall: better than 19% of compared French towns, and #120 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,770/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 88% 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 one thing Cuincy does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cuincy 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cuincy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien couvent des Chartreux, in Douai, 1.2 mi away.
3.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Cuincy. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la Chartreuse2 km east, in DouaiAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Douai2.6 km southeast, in DouaiAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye des Prés de Douai2.3 km east, in DouaiMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse Saints-Joseph-et-Morand de Douai1.9 km east, in DouaiFortFortPorte d'Arras2.2 km southeast, in DouaiFortFortFort de Scarpe4 km east, in DouaiPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cuincy.
11.8% 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%). Cuincy has 3,200 jobs for 2,500 working residents, 1.3 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Cuincy’s deaths ran at 102 per 100 expected, close to Nord’s towns (105) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 529 residents of Cuincy died, against 520 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Cuincy sits above both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €1,770/m², comes from 199 sales of houses and apartments in Cuincy from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,761/m² | 197 |
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.
That puts Cuincy below both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules FerryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 132 | 81%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Élisa LemonnierNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 183 | 92%+3 pts |
| Collège Romain RollandBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 65 | 85%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 130 offenses in the graded categories in Cuincy in 2025. For armed robbery and theft from vehicles, 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, 2.0% of the index here.
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
11% of residents are 15 to 24 and 23% are 65 or over, against 12% and 19% in the median compared commune of Nord. 31% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Nord 26%, France 30%).
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Cuincy | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Cuincy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Cuincy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuincy | 6,467 | — | C− | C | C+ | C− |
| Douai | 40,250 | 1.5 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| Flers-en-Escrebieux | 5,424 | 1.5 | D− | C+ | D | D |
| Lambres-lez-Douai | 4,883 | 2.1 | D | C+ | C− | D |
| Auby | 7,083 | 2.3 | C− | B− | C+ | D |
| Waziers | 7,266 | 2.6 | D | B | D | D |
| Courchelettes | 2,855 | 2.6 | C− | C+ | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #88 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 53 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 33% of compared French towns and #140 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 92% of 183 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Élisa Lemonnier in 2025, 3 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 €1,770/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cuincy grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Cuincy is a commune of 6,467 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 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.