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Some 4,495 people live in this town, in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Montigny-en-Ostrevent’s weakest is jobs & income — 0.6 jobs per working resident; 14.7% unemployment. Overall, Montigny-en-Ostrevent earns a C: better than 29% of compared French towns, and #88 of 189 in Nord. Safety is where it shines: an average of 6.5 recorded violent incidents and 9.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Walkability is another plus (A−): 18% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €1,612/m², so 70 m² costs 5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Montigny-en-Ostrevent 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 Montigny-en-Ostrevent does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montigny-en-Ostrevent, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Montigny-en-Ostrevent has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château-ferme: Photo: JackyM59 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montigny-en-Ostrevent.
14.7% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 7.3% of working residents in Montigny-en-Ostrevent to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Montigny-en-Ostrevent is 72.0%, lower than both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 72% passed the bac pro, of 40 candidates. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège intercommunal Maurice SchumannNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 124 | 77%−7 pts |
| Lycée professionnel René CassinNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 40 | 72%+8 pts |
| Collège Fréderic Joliot CurieBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 76 | 82%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 738 residents of Montigny-en-Ostrevent died, against 556 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 33% more. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, between Nord’s towns (105) and compared French towns (88). 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. The town has 2 family doctors.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Of the graded crimes in Montigny-en-Ostrevent, criminal damage came up most often (2025). For 2025, the figures show 88 offenses in the town.
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 · Small counts of burglary and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 12.9% 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.
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, above Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. 16% of residents are children under 15. Residents of Montigny-en-Ostrevent have a median age of 45.9.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Montigny-en-Ostrevent | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 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 Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montigny-en-Ostrevent, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.21/m² a month, below Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. The median price, €1,612/m², comes from 96 sales of houses and apartments in Montigny-en-Ostrevent from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 99% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,613/m² | 95 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Montigny-en-Ostrevent. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Montigny-en-Ostrevent as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Montigny-en-Ostrevent is a commune of 4,495 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montigny-en-Ostrevent | 4,495 | — | C | C+ | A− | C− |
| Pecquencourt | 6,092 | 1.4 | D | C+ | C | D− |
| Lallaing | 6,287 | 1.6 | C | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Masny | 3,999 | 2 | D− | B− | C+ | D |
| Guesnain | 4,635 | 2.1 | D | B− | C | C |
| Dechy | 5,338 | 2.8 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Auberchicourt | 4,626 | 3.2 | C− | B− | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #24 of 189 in Nord.
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns and #167 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 €1,612/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montigny-en-Ostrevent 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.