A town with more to fix than most. Its weakest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At D− overall, Maubeuge ranks #178 of 189 in Nord. It comes out better than 4% of compared French towns. Safety lags (D): an average of 18 recorded violent incidents and 19.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Where it does best is walkability (A): 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €1,018/m²: 70 m² comes to 3.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 Maubeuge 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 Maubeuge.
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Maubeuge, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Nord’s towns and compared French towns: 114 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
22 GPs practise in Maubeuge. In Nord, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 3,127 residents of Maubeuge died, against 2,460 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 27% more.
+14%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw127
Adjusted114
Median town88
Expected100
22
GPs in Maubeuge · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Maubeuge Mco
1.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Maubeuge Mco
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Maubeuge than in 93% of compared French towns
The 2025 count: 1,147 offenses in Maubeuge. Jobs outnumber working residents in Maubeuge (15,450 to 8,250): it draws people in from around. Also worth knowing: the graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
18recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage374
Family violence252
Other physical violence241
Sexual violence107
Burglary85
Theft from vehicles48
Vehicle theft40
Theft without violence297
Drug use267
Fraud154
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.
18
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,147
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. 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.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in Maubeuge are out of work than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 26.7%
The median disposable income was €17,930 a year per consumption unit, below Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 16.1% of commuters got to work without a car.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot9%
Public transport6%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
15,450
jobs based in Maubeuge, 1.9 per working resident
26.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€17,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 90% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
10 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Maubeuge is Obélisque dénommé pilori. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. 5.2% of homes were built before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Maubeuge skews young, with 14% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns
Children are 19% of the town. Degrees are held by 20% of adults, below Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. At 40.8, the median resident of Maubeuge sits in the middle of the age range.
40.8median age
MaubeugeNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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
HousingCost of living B−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Maubeuge than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.90/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,018/m²: 827 houses and apartments sold in Maubeuge between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses sell for €1,063/m² locally, apartments for €951/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 827 homes were sold locally.
€1,018/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Maubeuge€1,018/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,063/m²
587
Apartments
€951/m²
240
€10.90/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.67 to €13.70/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€20,580
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre
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Maubeuge’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Maubeuge
Is Maubeuge safe?
It grades D for safety, #166 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 85 burglaries and 374 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Maubeuge good?
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns and #176 of 195 in Nord. 75% of 167 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent André Lurçat in 2025, 7 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Maubeuge expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,018/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Maubeuge grades B− for cost of living.
About Maubeuge
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Maubeuge is a commune of 28,767 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
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.
