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A town of 3,496 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Some subjects shine; others lag. Work and incomes lag: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 12.5% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €1,667/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. It is a safe place by the numbers: an average of 6.3 recorded violent incidents and 9.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Overall, that makes a B−, better than 48% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #50 of 189 in Nord. Residents’ health trails most towns (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Hornaing does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Hornaing 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 no building in Hornaing as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien site minier de Wallers-Arenberg, in Wallers, 4.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hornaing.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Hornaing has one family doctor. Adjusted for age and care homes, Hornaing records 107 deaths per 100 expected, near Nord’s towns (105) and higher than compared French towns (88). 267 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 250: 7% above. Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
The police record for Hornaing lists 71 offenses in 2025. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent 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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 15.4% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.3 mi off. School results put the town #47 of 195 in Nord.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Félicien JolyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 99 | 87%+16 pts |
| Lycée Hélène Boucher PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 47 | 98%+2 pts |
| Collège Louis PasteurBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 130 | 88%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 17% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of residents, higher than both Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Hornaing | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,960 a year per consumption unit. 12.5% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Nord’s towns (13.2%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
69 sales of houses and apartments in Hornaing, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,667/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,667/m² | 69 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Hornaing. Best known first.
Nothing in Hornaing is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Hornaing.
Alexis Caresmel: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades A− for safety, #24 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 37 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 75% of compared French towns and #47 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 98% of 47 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Hélène Boucher in 2025, 2 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 €1,667/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Hornaing grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Hornaing is a commune of 3,496 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. 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.
