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A town in Nord, Hauts-de-France, home to 4,202 people.
Escautpont grades low on several counts. Overall, Escautpont earns a D−, which places it #186 of 189 in Nord. On that grade it does better than 3% of compared French towns. Health is a weak point (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are on the low side: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 21.5% unemployment. Its best grade is for walkability (B+) — 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,214/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut. Crime is the sore point: an average of 10.7 recorded violent incidents and 23.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Escautpont does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Escautpont 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 Escautpont as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne fosse du Sarteau, in Fresnes-sur-Escaut, 2.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Escautpont.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. From 2016 to 2025, 390 residents of Escautpont died, against 312 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 25% more. The nearest emergency department to Escautpont is Polyclinique Vauban, 4.5 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 figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
The police record for Escautpont lists 181 offenses in 2025. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was burglary (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 · For theft from vehicles, 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, 3.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On school results, the town ranks #151 of 195 in Nord. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean ZayNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 56 | 68%−3 pts |
| Collège Jean MacéBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 110 | 85%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income is €17,960 a year per consumption unit. 2.1% of Escautpont’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
Children are just over a fifth of the town. 13% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 18% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Escautpont | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 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.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.07/m² a month, below both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Behind the median of €1,214/m²: 91 houses and apartments sold in Escautpont between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.66/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,214/m² | 91 |
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 Escautpont. Best known first.
Nothing in Escautpont is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Escautpont.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escautpont | 4,202 | — | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Fresnes-sur-Escaut | 7,354 | 1.2 | D | B+ | C− | D− |
| Bruay-sur-l'Escaut | 11,644 | 1.6 | D | B− | C− | D− |
| Onnaing | 8,479 | 2.7 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Condé-sur-l'Escaut | 9,253 | 3.2 | D− | B | D | D− |
| Beuvrages | 6,796 | 3.2 | D | B− | C+ | D− |
| Saint-Saulve | 10,947 | 3.4 | C | C− | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #153 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 59 burglaries and 56 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns and #151 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 Escautpont grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Escautpont is a commune of 4,202 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut. 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.