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Population 1,291: a town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is jobs & income — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 15.3% unemployment. It also trails on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Schools lag (C−): brevet results 3 points below the expected rate.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Englefontaine has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Englefontaine does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Englefontaine 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.
Englefontaine has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Englefontaine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Motte féodale, in Haussy, 7.3 mi away.
21% 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 Englefontaine.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,427/m²: 45 houses and apartments sold in Englefontaine between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,427/m² | 45 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 108 deaths in Englefontaine from 2016 to 2025; there were 113, 4% more. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 104 per 100 expected, close to Nord’s towns (105) and above compared French towns (88). Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The nearest emergency department to Englefontaine is Centre hospitalier de le Cateau, 7.7 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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to C+.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 1.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège MontaigneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 57 | 84%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Households’ median disposable income: €23,180 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 8.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, below Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Typical age in Englefontaine: 41.2, the median. Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Englefontaine | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Englefontaine is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Englefontaine yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englefontaine | 1,291 | — | — | A | — | D |
| Le Quesnoy | 4,878 | 4 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Landrecies | 3,407 | 5.1 | C | A+ | C− | D |
| Solesmes | 4,142 | 6.4 | B | A | C− | D |
| Berlaimont | 3,159 | 7.2 | C− | B | B | C |
| Le Cateau-Cambrésis | 6,764 | 7.6 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Aulnoye-Aymeries | 8,612 | 8.7 | D− | B | D | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Englefontaine has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 11.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns. 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 €1,427/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Englefontaine grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Englefontaine is a commune of 1,291 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mormal. 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.