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3,957 people live in this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

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Is Toufflers a good place to live?

Several subjects drag its grade down. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Toufflers earns a C−, better than nearly a fifth of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #121 of 189 in Nord. Walkability is its strong suit — 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety and B− for jobs & income.

Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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.

What makes Toufflers stand out

The one thing Toufflers does most differently from other towns.

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How Toufflers grades

Each subject compares Toufflers 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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Toufflers’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Toufflers’ story

2 historic monuments, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Toufflers, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.

  • 1980First protected: Motte féodale
  • 2006Most recently protected: Bourloire du Cercle Saint-Paul
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Nearby attractions

Villa Cavrois and 12 more in and around Toufflers

Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Toufflers. Best known first.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Toufflers.

HousingCost of living C−

A home in Toufflers sells for €2,667/m², more than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The estimated advertised rent is €13.63/m² a month, above Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Toufflers recorded 127 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.07/m² a month.

€2,667/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Toufflers€2,667/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,659/m²123
€13.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.96 to €16.94/m² a month)
7.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole Européenne de Lille

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth C

Adjusted for age and care homes, Toufflers sees more deaths than three in four compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Adjusted mortality in Toufflers: 97 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 304 residents of Toufflers died, against 313 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. Also worth knowing: in Nord, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.

−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw97
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Toufflers · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Victor Provo Roubaix
2.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Victor Provo Roubaix
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.

Work & commuteJobs & income B−

Unemployment in Toufflers, 7.7%, runs below Nord’s towns and compared French towns

For its 1,750 residents in work, Toufflers has 550 jobs: 0.3 each. The median disposable income is €27,400 a year per consumption unit. Nearly one in ten 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

Driving88%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
550
jobs based in Toufflers, 0.3 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 68% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

87.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the 10 collèges within 5 km, 4.1 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Vocational results within 5 km: 54% passed the bac pro, of 189 candidates at 3 lycées. At the lycées within 5 km of Toufflers, 76.4% passed the bac, below both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #135 of 195 in Nord.

84%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Toufflers87.6%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Toufflers76.4%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Alphonse DaudetNearest collègeCollègeCollège11496%+6 pts
Lycée Maxence Van Der MeerschNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée17889%−1 pt
Collège Saint-Michel PrivateBest against expectations: 15 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège12985%+15 pts

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84%
passed the general and technological bac, −0.1 pts against the expected rate
54%
passed the vocational bac, −15.9 pts against the expected rate
87.6%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4.1 pts against the expected rate
1.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

History

2 historic monuments, none of them classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century. Nearly a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
10th c.
oldest protected part
1980
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Toufflers is a graduates’ town: 35% hold a degree, more than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns

19% of residents are children under 15. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, below Nord’s towns (12%) and close to compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town.

42.9median age
ToufflersNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Toufflers
ToufflersNord medianFrance median
Under 1519%19%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6427%25%26%
65+20%19%22%
No diploma17%23%19%
CAP or BEP23%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education35%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes

Safety

Per resident, Toufflers sees more crime than 53% of compared French towns

More of the graded crimes in Toufflers were vehicle theft than anything else (2025). Recorded offenses locally came to 82 in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 2.1 violent offenses and 20 graded property crimes a year.

2.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade

Recorded by type · 2025

Vehicle theft30
Criminal damage24
Burglary19
Theft from vehicles9
Armed robbery0
Fraud26

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.

2.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
82
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.3%
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 · When family violence, other physical violence and sexual violence number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (9.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Toufflers

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Toufflers, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Famous people from Toufflers

One notable person was born in Toufflers.

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Toufflers’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Lys-lez-LannoyLeersHemWillemsRoubaixBaisieuxLys-lez-LannoyLeersHemWillemsRoubaixBaisieuxToufflers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Toufflers3,957—C−C−B−C
Lys-lez-Lannoy14,0501.1DC−C−C
Leers9,5211.6C−C−DB
Hem18,5821.8CDCB+
Willems2,9412.1C+DBB+
Roubaix98,2862.9DC+D−D
Baisieux5,5453.2A−DA−B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Toufflers

Is Toufflers safe?

It grades B− for safety, #72 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Toufflers good?

They grade C+, better than 35% of compared French towns and #135 of 195 in Nord. 89% of 178 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Maxence Van Der Meersch 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.

Is Toufflers expensive to live in?

Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Toufflers grades C− for cost of living.

About Toufflers

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Toufflers is a commune of 3,957 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

Population
3,957 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole Européenne de Lille
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
0.9 sq mi (2.4 km²)
INSEE code
59598

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.