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A town of 21,105 in Nord, Hauts-de-France. 14% of residents are 15 to 24.
Mons-en-Barœul’s lowest grade is for jobs & income (D−) — 0.6 jobs per working resident; 16.2% unemployment. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is easy to get around without a car: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 43% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Schools are another plus — bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 0.9 points above the expected rate. The overall grade lands at C−, #100 of 189 in Nord. Set against the rest, it does better than a quarter of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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 Mons-en-Barœul 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 2 things Mons-en-Barœul does most differently from other towns.
Mons-en-Barœul has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.
3.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Mons-en-Barœul has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mons-en-Barœul.
Half of residents lived on more than €21,770 a year per consumption unit, below both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 16.2%. At the census, nearly a third of working residents in Mons-en-Barœul went to work by public transport.
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.
The median price, €2,271/m², comes from 668 sales of houses and apartments in Mons-en-Barœul from July 2023 to June 2026. The split locally: €2,865/m² for houses, €1,714/m² for apartments. Houses were 53% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,865/m² | 353 |
| Apartments | €1,714/m² | 315 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 21%, higher than both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). 16% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 39% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Mons-en-Barœul | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
The commonest graded crime in Mons-en-Barœul was criminal damage (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Mons-en-Barœul show 592 offenses in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 7.8 violent offenses and 20.5 graded property crimes a year.
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, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Mons-en-Barœul, 89.4% passed the brevet, above both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 1,002 candidates at 9 lycées. Schools rank #67 of 195 in Nord.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François RabelaisNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 99 | 84%+15 pts |
| Lycée Ozanam PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 276 | 99%+2 pts |
| Collège Communautaire PrivateBest against expectations: 23 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 85 | 87%+23 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 3.8% of the housing. Its heritage reaches back to the 20th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,493 deaths in Mons-en-Barœul between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,531: 2% below. 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. For a family doctor, residents of Mons-en-Barœul can choose among 19 GPs.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Mons-en-Barœul. Best known first.
MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille3.5 km southwest, in Lille
MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut3.1 km east, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille3.2 km west, in Lille
ChâteauChâteau de Flers1.9 km southeast, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
MuseumVilla Cavrois4.8 km northeast, in CroixPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
5 notable people were born in Mons-en-Barœul.
Laurent Desbiens: Eric HOUDAS, CC BY-SA 3.0
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Mons-en-Barœul is a commune of 21,105 people in the Métropole Européenne de Lille. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mons-en-Barœul | 21,105 | — | C− | C− | C− | B− |
| Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 62,868 | 1.7 | D | D | D− | C |
| La Madeleine | 21,790 | 1.7 | B− | D | C− | A− |
| Marcq-en-Barœul | 40,184 | 1.8 | B+ | D− | C+ | B+ |
| Lezennes | 2,978 | 1.9 | C | D | D− | C |
| Lille | 238,246 | 2.4 | D | D− | D− | C− |
| Wasquehal | 20,726 | 2.6 | C+ | D | D | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #119 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 92 burglaries and 176 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns and #67 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 99% of 276 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Ozanam 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.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,271/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Mons-en-Barœul grades C− for cost of living.
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 9, 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.