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5,424 residents make their home in this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Flers-en-Escrebieux grades D− overall, better than 3% of compared French towns, and ranks #180 of 189 in Nord. Crime runs high: an average of 11.6 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. Health is weaker too (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,521/m² takes 4.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 64% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Flers-en-Escrebieux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Flers-en-Escrebieux 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 Flers-en-Escrebieux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison des Templiers, dite aussi Maison Notre-Dame, in Douai, 1.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Flers-en-Escrebieux. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la Chartreuse2.9 km south, in Douai
MuseumMusée archéologique Arkéos4.6 km east, in DouaiAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Douai3.7 km south, in DouaiAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye des Prés de Douai2.8 km south, in DouaiMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse Saints-Joseph-et-Morand de Douai2.9 km south, in DouaiPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Flers-en-Escrebieux.
Flers-en-Escrebieux has 3,700 jobs for 2,050 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Its tally for 2025: 175 recorded offenses. Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (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 · Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 508 deaths in Flers-en-Escrebieux from 2016 to 2025; there were 677, 33% more. Women in Nord live to 84.5 on average and men to 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has 6 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.
The median disposable income is €21,660 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 2.2% of working residents in Flers-en-Escrebieux at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #138 of 195 in Nord on results. The nearest collège is 1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège André CanivezNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 110 | 75%+3 pts |
| 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
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of the population. Children under 15 make up 19%, close to Nord’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Nearly a fifth of residents have reached 65.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Flers-en-Escrebieux | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 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, €1,521/m², comes from 106 sales of houses and apartments in Flers-en-Escrebieux from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,521/m² | 104 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Flers-en-Escrebieux 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 Flers-en-Escrebieux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flers-en-Escrebieux | 5,424 | — | D− | C+ | D | D |
| Auby | 7,083 | 1 | C− | B− | C+ | D |
| Cuincy | 6,467 | 1.5 | C− | C | C+ | C− |
| Douai | 40,250 | 1.8 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| Roost-Warendin | 5,956 | 1.9 | D− | C | B− | D− |
| Waziers | 7,266 | 2.1 | D | B | D | D |
| Leforest Pas-de-Calais | 7,060 | 2.6 | C | C | B | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #157 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 57 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 35% of compared French towns and #138 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 €1,521/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Flers-en-Escrebieux grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Flers-en-Escrebieux is a commune of 5,424 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 November 9, 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.