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A town of 16,076 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, Sin-le-Noble earns a D−, better than 4% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #179 of 189 in Nord. A 70 m² home at the median €1,364/m² costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A): 86% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The local economy is weaker than most (D−): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 19.7% unemployment. It lags on safety as well (D): an average of 13.6 recorded violent incidents and 20.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Sin-le-Noble does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sin-le-Noble 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 Sin-le-Noble as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Porte de Valenciennes ou Porte Vacqueresse, in Douai, 1 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Sin-le-Noble. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la Chartreuse2.8 km northwest, in DouaiAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Douai2.2 km west, in DouaiAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye des Prés de Douai2.6 km northwest, in DouaiMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse Saints-Joseph-et-Morand de Douai2.8 km northwest, in DouaiFortFortPorte d'Arras2.8 km west, in DouaiPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sin-le-Noble.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Nord, women can expect to live 84.5 years and men 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,265 deaths in Sin-le-Noble from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,608, 27% more. The town has 11 family doctors.
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 figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
532 offenses were reported in Sin-le-Noble during 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Sin-le-Noble (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 armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
After tax and benefits, the median income is €20,760 a year per consumption unit. At the census, nearly a tenth of working residents in Sin-le-Noble went to work by public transport.
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.
For exam results, it comes #162 of 195 in Nord.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Anatole FranceNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 128 | 73%−6 pts |
| Lycée Arthur RimbaudNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 327 | 91%−4 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
Over-65s are 18% of the population. 20% are under 15, above Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The median resident of Sin-le-Noble is 39.7 years old.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Sin-le-Noble | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Sin-le-Noble, houses go for €1,431/m² and apartments for €545/m². 470 sales of houses and apartments in the town, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,364/m². The estimated advertised rent is €11.27/m² a month, near Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,431/m² | 403 |
| Apartments | €545/m² | 67 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sin-le-Noble is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
9 notable people were born in Sin-le-Noble.
Simonne Ratel: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Auguste Carvin: Bycro, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Léon Escoffier: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sin-le-Noble | 16,076 | — | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Dechy | 5,338 | 1.1 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Douai | 40,250 | 1.6 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| Waziers | 7,266 | 1.6 | D | B | D | D |
| Guesnain | 4,635 | 1.9 | D | B− | C | C |
| Lambres-lez-Douai | 4,883 | 1.9 | D | C+ | C− | D |
| Courchelettes | 2,855 | 2.4 | C− | C+ | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #156 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 55 burglaries and 175 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns and #162 of 195 in Nord. 91% of 327 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Arthur Rimbaud in 2025, 4 points 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 €1,364/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sin-le-Noble grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Sin-le-Noble is a commune of 16,076 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 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.