Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 2,281 residents, it is a town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Haulchin’s weakest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 44% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €1,432/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut. School results trail most towns: bac results 1.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.8 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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. Haulchin 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 Haulchin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Haulchin 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.
Haulchin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
On the Culture ministry’s list, Haulchin counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
Ernest Macarez, born in 1872, is the one person born in Haulchin before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Haulchin.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Nord, women can expect to live 84.5 years and men 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 236 deaths in Haulchin between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 164: 44% above. There are 3 general practitioners here.
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.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 77% passed the bac pro, of 399 candidates at 4 lycées. The bac pass rate near Haulchin is 83.6%, below both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 1.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège VillarsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 112 | 62%−2 pts |
| Lycée Alfred KastlerNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 135 | 90%−2 pts |
| Collège TurgotBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 91 | 69%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Over 2025, Haulchin logged 52 recorded offenses. Violence against people ran at 7.9 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 16.9 (2023–2025 average). Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Haulchin (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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 16.4% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Haulchin is Pyramide commémorative de la bataille de Denain. Before 1919: that is when 7.9% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
11% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than Nord’s towns (12%) and near compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population. Those 65 and older account for a fifth of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Haulchin | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 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.
76 sales of houses and apartments in Haulchin, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,432/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.54/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.40/m² a month, near Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,432/m² | 76 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The census found 5.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median disposable income was €23,810 a year per consumption unit, close to Nord’s towns (€23,900) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Haulchin. Best known first.
Haulchin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Haulchin.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
They grade D, better than 11% of compared French towns. 90% of 135 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Alfred Kastler in 2025, 2 points below 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 €1,432/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Haulchin grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Haulchin is a commune of 2,281 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 4, 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.