Sars-Poteries has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Sars-Poteries 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sars-Poteries.
HousingCost of living A−
Homes in Sars-Poteries cost less than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €946/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.46/m² a month, lower than both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 37 homes were sold in Sars-Poteries. House rents are put at about €7.12/m² a month.
€946/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sars-Poteries€946/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€946/m²
37
€9.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.32 to €12.21/m² a month)
2.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,920
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Cœur de l'Avesnois
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Sars-Poteries’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 80% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. Adjusted mortality in Sars-Poteries: 101 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 111 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 112, 1% more. The nearest emergency department to Sars-Poteries is Ch de Maubeuge Mco, 7.8 mi away.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Sars-Poteries · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Maubeuge Mco
7.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Maubeuge Mco
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More people in Sars-Poteries are out of work than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 20.3%
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €19,650 a year per consumption unit. 7.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Sars-Poteries, 0.5 per working resident
20.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 67% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Sars-Poteries than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 18% of adults
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town. Children under 15 make up 20%, above both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Residents of Sars-Poteries have a median age of 39.7.
39.7median age
Sars-PoteriesNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Sars-Poteries has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 13 offenses in Sars-Poteries in 2025. Violence against people ran at 7.5 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 13.3 (2023–2025 average). Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
7.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage13
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Drug use15
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.
7.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
40.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 40.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
MusVerre and 3 more in and around Sars-Poteries
Museums in and near Sars-Poteries. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sars-Poteries
Is Sars-Poteries safe?
Sars-Poteries has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Sars-Poteries good?
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sars-Poteries expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sars-Poteries grades A− for cost of living.
About Sars-Poteries
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Sars-Poteries is a commune of 1,402 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de l'Avesnois. 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
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.
