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This town in Nord, Hauts-de-France has a population of 5,638.
Sainghin-en-Weppes does the important things well, at a cost. Schools do well: bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 1.2 points above the expected rate. The town grades B+ overall, better than 72% of compared French towns, and ranks #20 of 189 in Nord. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 84% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Prices are high against local incomes (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents’ health trails most towns (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, 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).
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 Sainghin-en-Weppes does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sainghin-en-Weppes 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 Sainghin-en-Weppes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Carvin, 5.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainghin-en-Weppes.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
100.0% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Sainghin-en-Weppes, above both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Results rank its schools #13 of 195 in Nord. A collège lies 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léon BlumNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 118 | 91%±0 pts |
| Lycée Sainte-Marie PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 335 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège Albert BallBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 129 | 95%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €27,820 a year per consumption unit, above Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs located in Sainghin-en-Weppes: 650, for 2,650 residents in work (0.2 each). 2.7% of Sainghin-en-Weppes’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €13.00/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²). Houses accounted for 99% of sales, apartments for the rest. Sainghin-en-Weppes recorded 191 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,533/m² | 189 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
2025 saw 102 offenses recorded in Sainghin-en-Weppes. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.8 cases of violence against people and 11.1 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (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 · When sexual violence and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (5.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Sainghin-en-Weppes has 8 family doctors. Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 517 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 478: 8% above.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a fifth of residents. Children under 15 count for nearly a fifth of the people here. People aged 15 to 24 make up 12% of the town, near Nord’s towns (12%) and higher than compared French towns (11%).
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Sainghin-en-Weppes | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Sainghin-en-Weppes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Sainghin-en-Weppes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainghin-en-Weppes | 5,638 | — | B+ | C− | A− | C |
| Wavrin | 7,758 | 1.8 | C+ | C− | B− | D |
| Allennes-les-Marais | 3,545 | 2.7 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Annœullin | 10,847 | 2.7 | C | C | C− | D |
| Billy-Berclau Pas-de-Calais | 5,093 | 3.2 | B | C | A− | D− |
| Bauvin | 5,249 | 3.3 | C | C+ | B− | D |
| Provin | 4,428 | 3.4 | C | C | B− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #26 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 32 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A, better than 89% of compared French towns and #13 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 100% of 335 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Sainte-Marie 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.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sainghin-en-Weppes grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Sainghin-en-Weppes is a commune of 5,638 people in the Métropole Européenne de Lille. 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 November 4, 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.