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A town of 5,441 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Fenain grades B− overall: better than 48% of compared French towns, and #49 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 14.3% unemployment. At the median price of €1,528/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. Its strongest is schools (A−): bac results 1.5 points above the expected rate; brevet results 4 points above the expected rate.
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 Fenain does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Fenain 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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The Culture ministry lists no building in Fenain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Mastaing, 3.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fenain.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 415 deaths in Fenain from 2016 to 2025; there were 503, 21% more. 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. This Nord town has 2 family doctors.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Fenain, 89.2% passed the bac, near Nord’s towns (90.4%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 77% passed the bac pro, of 234 candidates at 2 lycées. For exam results, it comes #41 of 195 in Nord.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame de la Renaissance PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 185 | 93%+1 pt |
| Lycée Hélène Boucher PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 47 | 98%+2 pts |
| Collège Félicien JolyBest against expectations: 16 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 99 | 87%+16 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
8.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 14.3%, close to Nord’s towns (13.2%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Violence against people ran at 6.9 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 10 (2023–2025 average). The 2025 count: 95 offenses in Fenain. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (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 · Small counts of other physical violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 3.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
18% of residents are 65 or over, close to Nord’s towns (19%) and below compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: nearly a fifth of residents are under 15. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 12% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Fenain | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 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 median price, €1,528/m², comes from 141 sales of houses and apartments in Fenain from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.55/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 99% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,518/m² | 140 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Fenain. Best known first.
Nothing in Fenain is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Fenain.
Robert Machut: Sailly Fabien, CC BY 4.0
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades B+ for safety, #32 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 40 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns and #41 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 98% of 47 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Hélène Boucher in 2025, 2 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 €1,528/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Fenain grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Fenain is a commune of 5,441 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. 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.
