Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2,022 residents make their home in this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 6.8% unemployment. Add schools to its strengths (A−) — bac results at the expected rate; brevet results a point above the expected rate. Health is a weak point (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,191/m²: 70 m² comes to 7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Rosult 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 one thing Rosult does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Rosult 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.
Rosult has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rosult as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel de ville, in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, 2.9 mi away.
16% 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 Rosult.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Rosult is Hopital de Denain, 8.5 mi away. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, close to Nord’s towns (105) and above compared French towns (88). 130 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 126: 3% above. 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 step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B−.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,191/m², comes from 54 sales of houses and apartments in Rosult from July 2023 to June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.87/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.64/m² a month, higher than Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,191/m² | 54 |
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 Rosult is 99.0%, higher than both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Moulin BlancNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 162 | 90%−1 pt |
| Lycée Notre-Dame des Anges PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 154 | 99%±0 pts |
| Collège Notre-Dame des Anges PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 199 | 99%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
19% are under 15, near Nord’s towns (19%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents. The middle age in Rosult is 41.5.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Rosult | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 6.8%. Just over one in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Rosult. Best known first.
Nothing in Rosult is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rosult 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosult | 2,022 | — | — | C− | — | C− |
| Hasnon | 3,849 | 2.5 | C+ | C | A− | D |
| Lecelles | 3,046 | 2.6 | — | C− | — | C |
| Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | 15,974 | 3 | D | C | C− | C− |
| Landas | 2,518 | 3.4 | — | B− | — | C |
| Beuvry-la-Forêt | 2,861 | 3.6 | — | B | — | C+ |
| Marchiennes | 4,507 | 4.6 | A− | C | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Rosult has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.4 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 80% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,191/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Rosult grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Rosult is a commune of 2,022 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.