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4,479 people call this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France home.
A town of contrasts. At C− overall, Hergnies ranks #110 of 189 in Nord. On that grade it does better than just over a fifth of compared French towns. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy is weaker than most (D): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.8% unemployment. Its strongest subject is safety (A): an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Homes sell for a median €1,635/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Hergnies does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Hergnies 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 Hergnies 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, 1.8 mi away.
20% 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 Hergnies.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Hergnies is Polyclinique Vauban, 8.1 mi away. 304 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 256: 19% above. Life expectancy at birth in Nord is 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 2 general practitioners locally.
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.
Recorded offenses in Hergnies came to 57 in 2025. No compared town in Nord has less graded crime per resident than Hergnies: it ranks first of 189. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (17.4% 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.
Unemployment stood at 9.8%, below Nord’s towns (13.2%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.8% of working residents in Hergnies didn’t travel to work at all. Public transport took 2.6% of Hergnies’ working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up nearly a fifth of residents. Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, near Nord’s towns (12%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). Ages in Hergnies split evenly at 40.4: half are older, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Hergnies | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 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.
Near Hergnies, 83.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Ranked by results, schools here are #147 of 195 in Nord. For collège, the closest is 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean JaurèsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 149 | 78%+2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent du Pays de CondéNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 208 | 95%+6 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, €1,635/m², comes from 123 sales of houses and apartments in Hergnies from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.89/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,635/m² | 123 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Hergnies is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Hergnies.
André Stil: Köhler, Gustav, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paul Chandelier: La Vie au grand air, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hergnies | 4,479 | — | C− | C+ | A | D− |
| Vieux-Condé | 10,617 | 1.8 | D | B | C+ | D |
| Condé-sur-l'Escaut | 9,253 | 3 | D− | B | D | D− |
| Fresnes-sur-Escaut | 7,354 | 3.4 | D | B+ | C− | D− |
| Escautpont | 4,202 | 4.2 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | 15,974 | 5 | D | C | C− | C− |
| Bruay-sur-l'Escaut | 11,644 | 5.5 | D | B− | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #1 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns and #147 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 95% of 208 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent du Pays de Condé in 2025, 6 points above 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 €1,635/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Hergnies grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Hergnies is a commune of 4,479 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole. 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.