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10,002 people call this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France home.
School results are strong: bac results 1.1 points above the expected rate; brevet results 4.5 points above the expected rate. It also does well on jobs & income — 1 job per working resident; 8.3% unemployment. Buying in is costly (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. All told, that adds up to a B− overall and a rank of #41 of 189 in Nord. That leaves it better than 53% of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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 Neuville-en-Ferrain 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 one thing Neuville-en-Ferrain does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Neuville-en-Ferrain; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.
4.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Neuville-en-Ferrain 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 Neuville-en-Ferrain.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.49/m² a month, higher than both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 91% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Neuville-en-Ferrain recorded 287 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,638/m² | 262 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The graded crime recorded most in Neuville-en-Ferrain was criminal damage (2025). For 2025, the figures show 241 offenses in the town. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 5.8 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 24.4.
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, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,570 a year. Jobs based in Neuville-en-Ferrain number 4,300, against 4,400 residents in work (1 per worker). Just over one in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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 pro: 84% of 716 candidates passed at the 7 vocational lycées within 5 km. Near Neuville-en-Ferrain, 92.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than Nord’s towns (90.4%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). School results put the town #39 of 195 in Nord.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules VerneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 71 | 92%+5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent ColbertNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 157 | 86%±0 pts |
| EIC-Collège Saint-Gabriel PrivateBest against expectations: 13 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 95 | 95%+13 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.
7 GPs practise in Neuville-en-Ferrain. In Nord, women can expect to live 84.5 years and men 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 795 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 870: 9% below.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century. 4.5% of homes were built before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
19% are under 15, about level with Nord’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Neuville-en-Ferrain is 43.3. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Neuville-en-Ferrain | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Museums, gardens and other places to visit in and near Neuville-en-Ferrain. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du 5 juin 19444.1 km south, in Tourcoing
MuseumMUba Eugène-Leroy2.8 km south, in TourcoingGardenGardenJardin botanique de Tourcoing2.7 km south, in TourcoingMuseumMuseumInstitut du Monde Arabe2.6 km south, in TourcoingMuseumMuseumMusée du Carillon2.9 km south, in TourcoingPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
2 notable people were born in Neuville-en-Ferrain.
Noël Liétaer: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Neuville-en-Ferrain is a commune of 10,002 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 →
It grades C− for safety, #135 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 36 burglaries and 82 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns and #39 of 195 in Nord. 86% of 157 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Colbert in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Neuville-en-Ferrain 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.