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A town of 2,499 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Saultain has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 10% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,024/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole. Its strongest is safety (B): an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 13.4 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 one thing Saultain does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saultain 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 Saultain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour de Dodenne, in Valenciennes, 2.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saultain. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Arts et de l'Archéologie de Valenciennes3.9 km northwest, in ValenciennesFortFortTour de la Dodenne3.9 km northwest, in ValenciennesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Valenciennes4.5 km northwest, in ValenciennesFortFortCitadelle de Valenciennes4.9 km northwest, in ValenciennesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Dames de Beaumont3.9 km northwest, in ValenciennesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saulve de Valenciennes4.5 km north, in Saint-SaulvePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saultain.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Nord live to 84.5 on average and men to 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 171 deaths in Saultain between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 156: 10% above. For a family doctor, residents of Saultain have one GP on hand.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,024/m²: 78 houses and apartments sold in Saultain between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses were 83% of what sold. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.76/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,979/m² | 65 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Nord’s towns (12%). 17% of residents have reached 65. Under-15s account for 19% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saultain | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
The graded crime recorded most in Saultain was burglary (2025). For 2025, the figures show 49 offenses in the town.
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, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 17.7% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
5.5% 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. Per resident in work, Saultain counts 0.7 jobs (750 jobs, 1,150 workers). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,820 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Saultain, 94.7% passed the bac, above Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The nearest collège is 1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Alphonse TerroirNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 122 | 83%+2 pts |
| Lycée WatteauNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 351 | 95%−1 pt |
| Collège Sainte-Anne PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 96 | 100%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saultain is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saultain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saultain | 2,499 | — | — | C− | B | D |
| Marly | 11,995 | 1.5 | D | C+ | C− | D |
| Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes | 7,080 | 2.4 | D | C+ | C | D |
| Saint-Saulve | 10,947 | 2.4 | C | C− | C+ | B− |
| Valenciennes | 43,468 | 3 | D− | C | D− | C− |
| Onnaing | 8,479 | 3.7 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Trith-Saint-Léger | 6,019 | 3.8 | D | B− | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns. 95% of 351 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Watteau in 2025, a point below 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 €2,024/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.28/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saultain grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Saultain is a commune of 2,499 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole. 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.