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The town has 5,956 residents and lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
At €1,767/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo. Overall, Roost-Warendin earns a D−, better than 5% of compared French towns. That places it #166 of 189 in Nord. Residents’ health trails most towns (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety and B− for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 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 Roost-Warendin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Roost-Warendin 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 2 historic monuments in Roost-Warendin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
Museums and heritage in and near Roost-Warendin. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la Chartreuse4.9 km southwest, in Douai
MuseumMusée archéologique Arkéos1.9 km east, in DouaiMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye de Flines4.9 km east, in Flines-lez-RachesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye des Prés de Douai4.6 km south, in DouaiFortFortFort de Scarpe2.3 km south, in DouaiPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roost-Warendin.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 607 residents of Roost-Warendin died, against 490 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 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. The nearest emergency department to Roost-Warendin is Clinique Saint Ame, 4.4 mi away.
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.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,767/m²: 162 houses and apartments sold in Roost-Warendin between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 99% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,770/m² | 160 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Roost-Warendin is 88.6%, lower than both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On school results, the town ranks #150 of 195 in Nord.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Docteur Ernest SchaffnerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 122 | 92%+7 pts |
| Lycée Albert ChâteletNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 307 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège Romain RollandBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 65 | 85%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 5.8% of the total, lower than both Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At 44.9, the median resident of Roost-Warendin sits in the middle of the age range. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, close to Nord’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). 21% of residents have reached 65.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Roost-Warendin | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Roost-Warendin’s tally for 2025: 126 recorded offenses. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 9.9 violent offenses and 11.2 graded property crimes a year. The graded crime recorded most here 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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
8.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €23,390 a year per consumption unit, close to Nord’s towns (€23,900) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Roost-Warendin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Château de Bernicourt et sa ferme: Photo: JackyM59 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Roost-Warendin as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roost-Warendin | 5,956 | — | D− | C | B− | D− |
| Râches | 2,672 | 1.4 | C− | C | B− | C− |
| Raimbeaucourt | 4,000 | 1.4 | C | C | A | D |
| Flers-en-Escrebieux | 5,424 | 1.9 | D− | C+ | D | D |
| Auby | 7,083 | 2 | C− | B− | C+ | D |
| Waziers | 7,266 | 2.1 | D | B | D | D |
| Leforest Pas-de-Calais | 7,060 | 2.5 | C | C | B | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #66 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 39 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns and #150 of 195 in Nord. 98% of 307 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Albert Châtelet in 2025, at 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 €1,767/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Roost-Warendin grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Roost-Warendin is a commune of 5,956 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.