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A town of 1,070 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Gœulzin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,872/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo. Its strongest is jobs & income (B+): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 6.1% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Gœulzin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Gœulzin 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 1 historic monument in Gœulzin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2002.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gœulzin.
That puts Gœulzin below both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €29,160 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Near Gœulzin, 91.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Nord’s towns (90.4%) and below compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Val de la SenséeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 170 | 90%+5 pts |
| Lycée Arthur RimbaudNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 327 | 91%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,872/m², comes from 44 sales of houses and apartments in Gœulzin from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.16/m² a month, close to Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,872/m² | 44 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 96 residents of Gœulzin died, against 104 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.
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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Gœulzin is above both Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Gœulzin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
In the comparison, Gœulzin comes below both Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). 25% of residents are 65 or over.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Gœulzin | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Gœulzin. Best known first.
Gœulzin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ruines du château: Photo: PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gœulzin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gœulzin | 1,070 | — | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Courchelettes | 2,855 | 2.3 | C− | C+ | B+ | C |
| Arleux | 3,125 | 2.7 | C | C+ | C+ | D− |
| Lambres-lez-Douai | 4,883 | 2.7 | D | C+ | C− | D |
| Dechy | 5,338 | 2.8 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Sin-le-Noble | 16,076 | 3.1 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Guesnain | 4,635 | 3.3 | D | B− | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Gœulzin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7 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 26% 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 €1,872/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gœulzin grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Gœulzin is a commune of 1,070 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 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.