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A town of 8,479 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Onnaing grades D− overall: better than 3% of compared French towns, and #181 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,429/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 87% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Onnaing does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Onnaing 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 Onnaing as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôpital général, in Valenciennes, 3.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Onnaing.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 610 deaths in Onnaing from 2016 to 2025; there were 837, 37% more. Also worth knowing: there are 7 general practitioners here.
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 care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 12.5 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 22.6. Jobs outnumber working residents in Onnaing (8,200 to 3,200): it draws people in from around. Over 2025, Onnaing logged 325 recorded offenses. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.3% of the index here). 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. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #156 of 195 in Nord on results. The nearest general lycée is 3.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 109 | 67%−10 pts |
| Collège Jean MacéBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 110 | 85%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Households’ median disposable income: €21,220 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 2.1% of working residents in Onnaing at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, about level with Nord’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 18% of the population. Onnaing has a median age of 39.8.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Onnaing | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.13/m² a month, below Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. The median price, €1,429/m², comes from 242 sales of houses and apartments in Onnaing from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 97% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,406/m² | 235 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Onnaing. Best known first.
Nothing in Onnaing is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Onnaing.
Ali Fergani: JSK-Football, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onnaing | 8,479 | — | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Quarouble | 3,145 | 1.1 | D | C+ | C+ | D− |
| Saint-Saulve | 10,947 | 2.1 | C | C− | C+ | B− |
| Bruay-sur-l'Escaut | 11,644 | 2.5 | D | B− | C− | D− |
| Escautpont | 4,202 | 2.7 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Quiévrechain | 5,949 | 3.1 | D− | B | D | D− |
| Fresnes-sur-Escaut | 7,354 | 3.3 | D | B+ | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #157 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 41 burglaries and 130 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 25% of compared French towns and #156 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 €1,429/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Onnaing grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Onnaing is a commune of 8,479 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole. 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.