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Some 1,261 people live in this town, in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Schools do well (A−): bac results 5.2 points above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Incomes are on the low side: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 9.4% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €1,682/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. Residents’ health trails most towns (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median 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 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Rieulay 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.
The 2 things Rieulay does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Rieulay 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.
Rieulay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Rieulay; none is classé, France’s top protection.
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 Rieulay.
Children under 15 make up 15%, below Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Line up the people of Rieulay by age and the one in the middle is 48.8.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Rieulay | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 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.
Near Rieulay, 96.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.3 mi away. At the two general lycées, 97% of 352 candidates passed the bac, 2.9 points above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame de la Renaissance PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 185 | 93%+1 pt |
| Lycée Hélène Boucher PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 47 | 98%+2 pts |
| Collège Marguerite YourcenarBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 71 | 97%+8 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.
Adjusted mortality in Rieulay: 97 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 206 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 286, 39% more. The nearest emergency department to Rieulay is Hopital de Denain, 6.9 mi away. Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Rieulay; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,682/m², comes from 43 sales of houses and apartments in Rieulay from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,682/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work. Half of residents lived on more than €25,240 a year per consumption unit, higher than Nord’s towns (€23,900) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Also worth knowing: at the census, 4.2% of working residents in Rieulay went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Rieulay. Best known first.
Rieulay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rieulay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rieulay | 1,261 | — | — | B− | — | C |
| Somain | 11,766 | 1.6 | D | B− | D | D |
| Pecquencourt | 6,092 | 2 | D | C+ | C | D− |
| Fenain | 5,441 | 2.2 | B− | B− | B+ | D− |
| Marchiennes | 4,507 | 2.3 | A− | C | A | C |
| Montigny-en-Ostrevent | 4,495 | 3.4 | C | C+ | A− | C− |
| Hornaing | 3,496 | 3.5 | B− | B− | A− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Rieulay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 13.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 75% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 47 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Hélène Boucher in 2025, 2 points above 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 €1,682/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Rieulay grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Rieulay is a commune of 1,261 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. 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.