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It is a town of 1,106 residents in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,964/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut. Jobs & income is weaker too — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.5% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023. Thun-Saint-Amand 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 2 things Thun-Saint-Amand does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Thun-Saint-Amand 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.
Thun-Saint-Amand 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 Thun-Saint-Amand as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église abbatiale, in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, 2.6 mi away.
14% 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 Thun-Saint-Amand.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 57 deaths in Thun-Saint-Amand from 2016 to 2025; there were 72, 26% more. Women in Nord live to 84.5 on average and men to 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Thun-Saint-Amand is Centre hospitalier General de Valenciennes, 8.9 mi away.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
At the census, 6.5% of commuters got to work without a car. 9.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,910 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, close to Nord’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Ages in Thun-Saint-Amand split evenly at 41.9: half are older, half younger. Under 15: 18% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Thun-Saint-Amand | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 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.
Behind the median of €1,964/m²: 36 houses and apartments sold in Thun-Saint-Amand between July 2023 and June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.38/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.92/m² a month, close to both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,964/m² | 36 |
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 town’s pupils have a collège 0.8 mi away. The bac pass rate near Thun-Saint-Amand is 90.6%, about level with Nord’s towns (90.4%) and below compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège FernigNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 70 | 87%−2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Ernest CouteauxNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 243 | 89%−5 pts |
| Collège Marie CurieBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 121 | 83%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Thun-Saint-Amand. Best known first.
Nothing in Thun-Saint-Amand is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Thun-Saint-Amand.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thun-Saint-Amand | 1,106 | — | — | C− | — | D− |
| Lecelles | 3,046 | 1.9 | — | C− | — | C |
| Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | 15,974 | 2.9 | D | C | C− | C− |
| Hergnies | 4,479 | 3.8 | C− | C+ | A | D− |
| Hasnon | 3,849 | 5.4 | C+ | C | A− | D |
| Vieux-Condé | 10,617 | 5.6 | D | B | C+ | D |
| Fresnes-sur-Escaut | 7,354 | 6.5 | D | B+ | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Thun-Saint-Amand has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 8 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns. 89% of 243 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Ernest Couteaux in 2025, 5 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 €1,964/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Thun-Saint-Amand grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Thun-Saint-Amand is a commune of 1,106 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 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.