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A town of 10,160 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
A tough set of grades. It also trails on health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €1,116/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 3.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre. Fewer journeys need a car: 77% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade lands at C−, #118 of 189 in Nord. On that grade it does better than 20% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, 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.
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 Jeumont does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Jeumont 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’s list holds 1 historic monument in Jeumont; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jeumont.
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €19,020 a year. No commute at all: 2.7% of working residents in Jeumont at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
9 GPs practise in Jeumont. Its two care homes for older people (186 places) count their residents as Jeumont’s; allowing for them, deaths were 2% above expected. 1,103 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 842: 31% 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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Jeumont. All told, Jeumont had 285 recorded offenses in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 13.8 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 16.1.
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 armed robbery, 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, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of residents, near Nord’s towns (12%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Jeumont is 38.8.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Jeumont | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 7.9% of the total, above Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Jeumont, 89.2% passed the bac, close to Nord’s towns (90.4%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). The closest lycée for the general bac is 5.4 mi off. For exam results, it comes #95 of 195 in Nord.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sainte-Bernadette PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 66 | 77%−11 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Sainte-Bernadette PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 48 | 90%+4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Louis ArmandBest against expectations: 13 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 32 | 88%+13 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, €1,116/m², comes from 244 sales of houses and apartments in Jeumont from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.48/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,136/m² | 239 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Jeumont. Best known first.
Jeumont has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
6 notable people were born in Jeumont.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades C− for safety, #134 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 97 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns and #95 of 195 in Nord. 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 €1,116/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Jeumont grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Jeumont is a commune of 10,160 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre. 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.