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1,685 residents make their home in this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
The weak point is walkability (D). It also trails on jobs & income — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.3% unemployment. At the median price of €1,790/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut. Schools are weaker too: brevet results 2 points below the expected rate.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Flines-lès-Mortagne 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 2 things Flines-lès-Mortagne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Flines-lès-Mortagne 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.
Flines-lès-Mortagne 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 Flines-lès-Mortagne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Notre-Dame de Malaise, in Bruille-Saint-Amand, 4.5 mi away.
25% 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 Flines-lès-Mortagne.
At the census, 5.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,200 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stands at 9.3%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
49 sales of houses and apartments in Flines-lès-Mortagne, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,790/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 49 homes were sold here. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.74/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,790/m² | 49 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
19% are under 15, close to Nord’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older. The age that splits Flines-lès-Mortagne in two is 41.4.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Flines-lès-Mortagne | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 1.5 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège FernigNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 70 | 87%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Nord live to 84.5 on average and men to 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 148 deaths in Flines-lès-Mortagne from 2016 to 2025; there were 186, 26% more. The nearest emergency department to Flines-lès-Mortagne is Centre hospitalier General de Valenciennes, 10.4 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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
Nothing in Flines-lès-Mortagne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Flines-lès-Mortagne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flines-lès-Mortagne | 1,685 | — | — | C | — | B− |
| Hergnies | 4,479 | 3.3 | C− | C+ | A | D− |
| Lecelles | 3,046 | 4.1 | — | C− | — | C |
| Vieux-Condé | 10,617 | 4.9 | D | B | C+ | D |
| Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | 15,974 | 5 | D | C | C− | C− |
| Condé-sur-l'Escaut | 9,253 | 6.2 | D− | B | D | D− |
| Fresnes-sur-Escaut | 7,354 | 6.6 | D | B+ | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Flines-lès-Mortagne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 8.7 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 38% 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 €1,790/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.92/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Flines-lès-Mortagne grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Flines-lès-Mortagne is a commune of 1,685 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 November 8, 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.