Trélon grades D overall: better than 9% of compared French towns, and #149 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €832/m², a 70 m² home costs 2.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Sud Avesnois. Its strongest is walkability (A): 80% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Trélon 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 Trélon.
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Trélon run above what its ages would predict: 108 per 100 expected, more than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
419 deaths in Trélon between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 282: 48% above. 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. There are 3 general practitioners in the town.
+8%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw148
Adjusted108
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Trélon · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Fourmies
3.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Fourmies
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Money is tighter in Trélon than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,310 a year per consumption unit
Of those in the labour force, 15.9% are unemployed. Per resident in work, Trélon counts 1.1 jobs (1,050 jobs, 950 workers). At the census, 16.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot12%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,050
jobs based in Trélon, 1.1 per working resident
15.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 87% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Trélon records more crime per resident than 83% of compared French towns
Over 2025, Trélon logged 73 recorded offenses. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 18.8 violent offenses and 12.1 graded property crimes a year. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
18.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage28
Other physical violence18
Family violence17
Sexual violence10
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence7
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.
18.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
73
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.6%
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 burglary, vehicle theft 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, 8.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Trélon costs less than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.50/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €832/m²: 77 houses and apartments sold in Trélon between July 2023 and June 2026.
€832/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Trélon€832/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€832/m²
77
€9.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.40 to €12.20/m² a month)
2.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€20,100
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Sud Avesnois
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Trélon hold a degree than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 17%
18% are under 15, lower than Nord’s towns (19%) and near compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town. The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents.
44.2median age
TrélonNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma33%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Trélon
Is Trélon safe?
It grades C− for safety, #138 of 189 in Nord.
Are schools in Trélon good?
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns and #181 of 195 in Nord. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Trélon expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €832/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Trélon grades B+ for cost of living.
About Trélon
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Trélon is a commune of 2,604 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud 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.
