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A town of 1,406 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Nivelle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,115/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Nivelle does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Nivelle 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 Culture ministry lists no building in Nivelle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église abbatiale, in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, 2.1 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nivelle.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Nivelle records 108 deaths per 100 expected. 98 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 91: 8% above. The nearest emergency department to Nivelle is Centre hospitalier General de Valenciennes, 7.7 mi away.
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.
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Per resident in work, Nivelle counts 0.2 jobs (150 jobs, 650 workers).
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 estimated advertised rent is €11.06/m² a month, below both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 38 sales of houses and apartments in Nivelle, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,115/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.38/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,115/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.8%, below both Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over. Children are 18% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Nivelle | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège FernigNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 70 | 87%−2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Ernest CouteauxNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 243 | 89%−5 pts |
| Collège Marie CurieBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 121 | 83%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Nivelle. Best known first.
Nothing in Nivelle is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nivelle yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nivelle | 1,406 | — | — | C | — | D |
| Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | 15,974 | 2.3 | D | C | C− | C− |
| Lecelles | 3,046 | 2.7 | — | C− | — | C |
| Hergnies | 4,479 | 3 | C− | C+ | A | D− |
| Vieux-Condé | 10,617 | 4.6 | D | B | C+ | D |
| Hasnon | 3,849 | 5 | C+ | C | A− | D |
| Fresnes-sur-Escaut | 7,354 | 5.3 | D | B+ | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Nivelle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns. 89% of 243 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Ernest Couteaux in 2025, 5 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €2,115/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Nivelle grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Nivelle is a commune of 1,406 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut. 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
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 October 30, 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.