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A town in Nord, Hauts-de-France, home to 4,000 people.
With a C overall, Raimbeaucourt is better than just over a third of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #75 of 189 in Nord. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,740/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo. Crime is low: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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.
The one thing Raimbeaucourt does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Raimbeaucourt 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 Raimbeaucourt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Michel, in Flines-lez-Raches, 3.7 mi away.
13% 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 Raimbeaucourt.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Raimbeaucourt’s deaths ran at 108 per 100 expected, close to Nord’s towns (105) and above compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 464 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 573, 24% more. Life expectancy at birth in Nord is 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Raimbeaucourt can choose among 8 GPs.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
57 offenses were reported in Raimbeaucourt during 2025. The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (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 · Small counts of sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 13.5% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,740/m²: 126 houses and apartments sold in Raimbeaucourt between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,745/m² | 125 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
7.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Raimbeaucourt has 700 jobs for 1,550 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Unemployment stood at 12.9%, close to Nord’s towns (13.2%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
A quarter of residents are 65 or over. Raimbeaucourt has a median age of 48.8.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Raimbeaucourt | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 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 town’s pupils have a collège 1.5 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 4.1 mi off. Results rank its schools #100 of 195 in Nord.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Docteur Ernest SchaffnerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 122 | 92%+7 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Ambroise CroizatNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 38 | 87%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Raimbeaucourt. Best known first.
MuseumMusée archéologique Arkéos3.7 km southeast, in DouaiFortFortFort de Scarpe4.5 km south, in DouaiAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de Flers-en-Escrebieux4.6 km southwest, in Flers-en-EscrebieuxMuseumMuseumMusée Archéologique Arkeos3.7 km southeast, in DouaiMuseumMuseumArkéos3.5 km southeast, in RâchesMuseumMuseumSalle des Batailles4.9 km north, in Mons-en-PévèlePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Raimbeaucourt is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Raimbeaucourt.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raimbeaucourt | 4,000 | — | C | C | A | D |
| Roost-Warendin | 5,956 | 1.4 | D− | C | B− | D− |
| Leforest Pas-de-Calais | 7,060 | 1.5 | C | C | B | C− |
| Râches | 2,672 | 2.1 | C− | C | B− | C− |
| Auby | 7,083 | 2.1 | C− | B− | C+ | D |
| Flers-en-Escrebieux | 5,424 | 2.7 | D− | C+ | D | D |
| Évin-Malmaison Pas-de-Calais | 4,628 | 2.8 | D | C | C+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #6 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 21 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 55% of compared French towns and #100 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 €1,740/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Raimbeaucourt grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Raimbeaucourt is a commune of 4,000 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo. 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.