Famars is a student town: 20 students study here for every 100 residents
Université de Lille (356 students) is inside Famars; the nearest university is Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France in Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes, 1.1 km away.
What stands out about college in Famars
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Famars
33 within 25 km: 6 universities, 11 other schools, 16 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 21 smaller schools with 4,029 students in all.
At which level?
The 492 students enrolled in Famars, by year of study (autumn 2025).
What would you pay?
Public universities charge one national fee: €178 a year for a licence or BUT and €255 for a master’s in 2026–27, plus the €105 student life contribution (CVEC); scholarship holders pay neither. Students from outside the EU pay more unless their university waives it. BTS and prépa classes in public lycées are free. Private schools and some grandes écoles set their own fees.
Questions about college near Famars
How many students are in Famars?
492 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Famars (autumn 2025): about 20 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Famars?
Université de Lille (356 students).
What does university cost here?
Public universities charge one national fee: €178 a year for a licence or BUT and €255 for a master’s in 2026–27, plus the €105 student life contribution (CVEC); scholarship holders pay neither. Students from outside the EU pay more unless their university waives it. BTS and prépa classes in public lycées are free. Private schools and some grandes écoles set their own fees.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Higher education: the Ministry of Higher Education’s Atlas régional des effectifs étudiants (students enrolled at each institution in each commune, autumn 2025, the BTS and prépa classes in lycées included), Principaux établissements and Parcoursup 2025 (Licence Ouverte 2.0). Students are counted where they study, not where they live. Straight-line distances from the center of Famars. Colleges are described, not graded; the Student town label marks communes where 15 or more students study for every 100 residents. Fees: the national arrêté, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.
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.