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A town of 1,207 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Gruson has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (A−): brevet results at the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Gruson does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Gruson 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 Gruson as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tumulus dit Mont des Tombes, in Sainghin-en-Mélantois, 1.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gruson.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Gruson sits above both Nord’s towns (€1,810/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) on this measure.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,681/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Gruson above both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul ÉluardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 167 | 94%−1 pt |
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 213 | 99%+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.
On this, Gruson is below both Nord’s towns (105) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− 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
In the comparison, Gruson comes above both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970). 5.9% of the labour force are out of work. Gruson has 100 jobs for 550 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For Gruson, that is above both Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 15% of residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Gruson | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 14% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 61% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near Gruson. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de plein air de Villeneuve-d'Ascq3.6 km northwest, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
MuseumMémorial Ascq 19444 km northwest, in Villeneuve-d'AscqMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère de Bouvines2.5 km southwest, in BouvinesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAncien carmel d'Ascq4.3 km northwest, in Villeneuve-d'AscqMuseumMuseumMusée de Plein Air3.7 km northwest, in Villeneuve-d'AscqFortFortFort de Sainghin3.9 km southwest, in Sainghin-en-MélantoisPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Gruson 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 Gruson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gruson | 1,207 | — | — | D− | — | B+ |
| Chéreng | 3,078 | 1 | A | D | A | A− |
| Baisieux | 5,545 | 1.9 | A− | D | A− | B− |
| Sainghin-en-Mélantois | 2,840 | 1.9 | B− | D | B | D |
| Cysoing | 4,839 | 2 | A | C | A− | B+ |
| Camphin-en-Pévèle | 2,518 | 2.4 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Willems | 2,941 | 2.7 | C+ | D | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Gruson has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €14.63/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gruson grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Gruson is a commune of 1,207 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
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.