Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: just over three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €1,186/m² costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is weaker too — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 13.0% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Pont-sur-Sambre has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Pont-sur-Sambre 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pont-sur-Sambre.
HealthHealth D−
Allowing for age and care homes, Pont-sur-Sambre sees more deaths than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 127 per 100 expected
+27%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Pont-sur-Sambre is Ch de Maubeuge Mco, 7.3 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 213 residents of Pont-sur-Sambre died, against 167 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 27% more. Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. One GP practises locally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw127
Adjusted127
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Pont-sur-Sambre · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Maubeuge Mco
7.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Maubeuge Mco
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
76.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 2.4 points below the expected rate
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Pont-sur-Sambre is 83.4%, below Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The closest collège is 1.9 mi off. At the general lycée, 95% of 58 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Pont-sur-Sambre than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5%
8%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income is €23,610 a year per consumption unit. 13.0% of the labour force were unemployed, near Nord’s towns (13.2%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 3.3% of working residents in Pont-sur-Sambre at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Pont-sur-Sambre, 0.4 per working resident
13.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 65% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Pont-sur-Sambre keeps more of its old housing than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Pont-sur-Sambre; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Pont-sur-Sambre than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 23% of adults
41.4median age
Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town. Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents.
Pont-sur-SambreNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Pont-sur-Sambre than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.71/m² a month
€1,186/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,186/m², comes from 78 sales of houses and apartments in Pont-sur-Sambre from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 78 homes were sold locally.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pont-sur-Sambre€1,186/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,190/m²
77
€10.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.07 to €12.64/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.56/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€20,580
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Pont-sur-Sambre has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
6.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
More of the graded crimes in Pont-sur-Sambre were criminal damage than anything else (2025). In all, 23 offenses reached the police record in the town in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 6.5 violent offenses and 7.4 graded property crimes a year.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage12
Family violence11
Armed robbery0
Fraud14
Theft without violence7
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.
6.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
34.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 34.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Pont-sur-Sambre is a commune of 2,371 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre. 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
Population
2,371 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.3 km²)
INSEE code
59467
Pont-sur-Sambre’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pont-sur-Sambre
Is Pont-sur-Sambre safe?
Pont-sur-Sambre has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Pont-sur-Sambre good?
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Pont-sur-Sambre expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,186/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pont-sur-Sambre grades B− for cost of living.
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.
