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A town of 3,743 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Rœulx grades C overall: better than 27% of compared French towns, and #91 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 20.2% unemployment. At the median price of €1,284/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut. Its strongest is safety (A−): an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 10 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Rœulx does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Rœulx 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 Rœulx as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Mastaing, 1.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rœulx.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Nord, women can expect to live 84.5 years and men 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 376 residents of Rœulx died, against 261 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 44% more. Also worth knowing: 4 GPs practise locally.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Police and gendarmerie recorded 61 offenses in Rœulx in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 17.1% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Rœulx is 87.4%, below Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 249 candidates at 2 lycées. Schools rank #165 of 195 in Nord.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège VoltaireNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 79 | 67%−8 pts |
| Lycée Jules MousseronNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 204 | 92%+1 pt |
| Collège Félicien JolyBest against expectations: 16 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 99 | 87%+16 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €21,690 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of the population. Children under 15 make up 20%, above Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Line up the people of Rœulx by age and the one in the middle is 40.2.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Rœulx | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 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.
110 sales of houses and apartments in Rœulx, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,284/m². The sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,271/m² | 109 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Rœulx. Best known first.
Nothing in Rœulx is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Rœulx.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rœulx | 3,743 | — | C | B | A− | D− |
| Lourches | 3,734 | 1 | D− | B+ | D | D− |
| Neuville-sur-Escaut | 2,901 | 1.1 | C− | B− | B+ | D |
| Escaudain | 9,039 | 1.7 | D | B | C− | D− |
| Bouchain | 4,113 | 2 | D | C+ | B | D |
| Abscon | 4,108 | 2.3 | C+ | B | A | D |
| Douchy-les-Mines | 10,109 | 2.6 | D− | B− | C | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #19 of 189 in Nord.
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns and #165 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 92% of 204 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jules Mousseron in 2025, a point 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 €1,284/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Rœulx grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Rœulx is a commune of 3,743 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.