Where it does best is schools: bac results 12.2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 0.6 points below the expected rate. Safety is another plus — an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 12.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its weakest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. All told, that adds up to a B− overall, better than 54% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #39 of 189 in Nord. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Frelinghien 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Frelinghien.
HousingCost of living C−
Buying in Frelinghien costs more than in both Nord’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €2,614/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.35/m² a month, above Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.29/m² a month. Houses were 99% of what sold.
€2,614/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Frelinghien€2,614/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,608/m²
84
€13.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.47 to €15.54/m² a month)
7.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole Européenne de Lille
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Frelinghien sees less crime per resident than 75% of compared French towns
Frelinghien’s tally for 2025: 41 recorded offenses. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
3.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage16
Family violence9
Burglary9
Vehicle theft7
Armed robbery0
Fraud10
Drug use9
Theft without violence5
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.
3.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
41
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
23.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 23.8% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, Frelinghien sees 95 deaths per 100 expected, against 105 in Nord’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 182 residents of Frelinghien died, against 192 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% fewer. Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. This Nord town has 2 family doctors.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Frelinghien · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Armentieres
3.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Armentieres
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Frelinghien is better off than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,360 a year per consumption unit
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 450 jobs are based in Frelinghien, for 1,200 working residents (0.4 per worker). Public transport took 4.2% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport4%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
450
jobs based in Frelinghien, 0.4 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 63% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Frelinghien: 1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Frelinghien is Observatoire militaire 1914-1918. The protected list starts in the 20th century. 3.3% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
More people in Frelinghien hold a degree than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 40%
People aged 15 to 24 are 10% of the population. Residents of Frelinghien have a median age of 43.1. 18% are under 15, about level with Nord’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%).
43.1median age
FrelinghienNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Frelinghien
Is Frelinghien safe?
It grades A− for safety, #29 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Frelinghien good?
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns and #45 of 195 in Nord. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Frelinghien expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Frelinghien grades C− for cost of living.
About Frelinghien
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Frelinghien is a commune of 2,609 people in the Métropole Européenne de Lille. 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
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.
