Health is its weak spot (C−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is weaker too (C−). Jobs & income is weaker too: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.5% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Vendegies-sur-Écaillon 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.
Each subject compares Vendegies-sur-Écaillon 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.
Menhir dit Le Gros Caillou ou Grès Montfort · Classé · Photo: Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vendegies-sur-Écaillon’s story
Vendegies-sur-Écaillon in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Vendegies-sur-Écaillon counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1980.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1980First protected: Menhir dit Le Gros Caillou ou Grès Montfort
Menhir dit Le Gros Caillou ou Grès Montfort: Photo: Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vendegies-sur-Écaillon.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Incomes in Vendegies-sur-Écaillon run higher than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: a median €29,220 a year per consumption unit
6%walk, cycle or take transit
5.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 9.5%, below Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Vendegies-sur-Écaillon didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Vendegies-sur-Écaillon, 0.2 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 19% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Vendegies-sur-Écaillon run higher than in 77% of compared French towns
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 81 deaths in Vendegies-sur-Écaillon from 2016 to 2025; there were 80, 1% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, lower than Nord’s towns (105) yet higher than compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Vendegies-sur-Écaillon is Polyclinique Vauban, 6.8 mi away. In Nord, women can expect to live 84.5 years and men 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Vendegies-sur-Écaillon · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Vauban
6.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital de Denain
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More people in Vendegies-sur-Écaillon hold a degree than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 40%
43median age
18% of residents are 65 or over. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.8% of the town, lower than both Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Half of Vendegies-sur-Écaillon is older than 43, half younger.
Vendegies-sur-ÉcaillonNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Vendegies-sur-Écaillon is a commune of 1,123 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Solesmois. 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
1,123 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Solesmois
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.6 km²)
INSEE code
59608
Vendegies-sur-Écaillon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vendegies-sur-Écaillon
Is Vendegies-sur-Écaillon safe?
Vendegies-sur-Écaillon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.7 recorded violent incidents and 10 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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.
