Easy on the wallet, harder on other counts. Overall, Le Quesnoy earns a C−: better than 22% of compared French towns, and #111 of 189 in Nord. Safety is its weak spot: an average of 19.7 recorded violent incidents and 20.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 58% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 24% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €1,566/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mormal.
Figures: 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.
Each subject compares Le Quesnoy 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Quesnoy.
Safety
Crime per resident in Le Quesnoy runs higher than in 95% of compared French towns
With 3,400 jobs for 1,700 working residents, Le Quesnoy draws people in from neighbouring communes. Recorded offenses in the town came to 282 in 2025. Theft from vehicles topped the graded crimes in Le Quesnoy (2025).
19.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles70
Family violence65
Criminal damage61
Other physical violence41
Sexual violence27
Burglary10
Vehicle theft8
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence38
Drug use30
Fraud28
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.
19.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
282
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Le Quesnoy, 17.5%, runs above Nord’s towns and compared French towns
23.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €22,010 a year per consumption unit.
24%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot15%
Public transport7%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
3,400
jobs based in Le Quesnoy, 2 per working resident
17.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Le Quesnoy run higher than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its four care homes for older people (234 places) count their residents as Le Quesnoy’s; allowing for them, deaths were 2% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 697 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 971, 39% more. The nearest emergency department to Le Quesnoy is Polyclinique Vauban, 9.5 mi away. The town has 7 family doctors.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw139
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Le Quesnoy · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Vauban
9.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Maternite du Parc Saint Saulve
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 15% of Le Quesnoy, fewer than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, below both Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of the population. What’s more, the 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents.
46.3median age
Le QuesnoyNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
4 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2026
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2026. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 14% of the housing.
4historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé1
Inscrit3
12th c.
oldest protected part
1942
first monument protected
2026
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Le Quesnoy, 94.2% passed the bac, higher than both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its collèges and lycées rank #121 of 195 in Nord on results.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Quesnoy
Is Le Quesnoy safe?
It grades D for safety, #172 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 61 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Le Quesnoy good?
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns and #121 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 98% of 181 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Eugène Thomas 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.
Is Le Quesnoy expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,566/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Quesnoy grades B+ for cost of living.
About Le Quesnoy
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Le Quesnoy is a commune of 4,878 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mormal. 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
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.
