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In Nord, Hauts-de-France, this town has 1,446 residents.
Hordain’s strongest is walkability — 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Where it falls short is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 35% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,422/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut. It lags on schools as well — brevet results 7.2 points below the expected rate.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Hordain 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 Hordain does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Hordain 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.
Hordain has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hordain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Bastion des Forges, in Bouchain, 1.3 mi away.
12% 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 Hordain.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 133 deaths in Hordain between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 99: 35% above. There is one general practitioner 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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 5.4 mi away. Collège pupils travel 1.2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de l'OstrevantNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 160 | 72%−10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
10.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below Nord’s towns (13.2%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). For its 650 residents in work, Hordain has 2,000 jobs: 3.2 each. Also worth knowing: after tax and benefits, the median income is €24,960 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among adults, 23% have a degree. 18% are under 15, close to Nord’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Hordain is 42.7.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Hordain | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 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.
The median price, €1,422/m², comes from 35 sales of houses and apartments in Hordain from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.54/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.36/m² a month, about level with Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,422/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Hordain. Best known first.
Nothing in Hordain 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 Hordain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hordain | 1,446 | — | — | B− | — | D− |
| Bouchain | 4,113 | 1.2 | D | C+ | B | D |
| Iwuy | 3,403 | 2.2 | C− | A− | C | D− |
| Neuville-sur-Escaut | 2,901 | 2.8 | C− | B− | B+ | D |
| Rœulx | 3,743 | 3.2 | C | B | A− | D− |
| Lourches | 3,734 | 3.9 | D− | B+ | D | D− |
| Douchy-les-Mines | 10,109 | 4.2 | D− | B− | C | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Hordain has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 13.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 3% 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 €1,422/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Hordain grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Hordain is a commune of 1,446 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.