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In Nord, Hauts-de-France, this town has 1,103 residents.
Health is its weak spot — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 37% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €1,527/m² costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for schools and C+ for jobs & income. Getting around depends on the car (D).
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Verchain-Maugré 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 Verchain-Maugré 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.
Verchain-Maugré has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 2 things Verchain-Maugré does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Verchain-Maugré as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit Le Gros Caillou ou Grès Montfort, in Vendegies-sur-Écaillon, 1.5 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Verchain-Maugré is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Verchain-Maugré.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 101 deaths in Verchain-Maugré between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 74: 37% above. The nearest emergency department to Verchain-Maugré is Hopital de Denain, 5.6 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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
The census found 4.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Verchain-Maugré holds 50 jobs; 500 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,680 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). 40% of adults hold a degree. Also worth knowing: residents of Verchain-Maugré have a median age of 38.6.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Verchain-Maugré | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.7 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 5.2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean-Jacques RousseauNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 123 | 89%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,527/m²: 36 houses and apartments sold in Verchain-Maugré between July 2023 and June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.95/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.48/m² a month, about level with Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,527/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Verchain-Maugré yet.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Verchain-Maugré is a commune of 1,103 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verchain-Maugré | 1,103 | — | — | C+ | — | D− |
| Haspres | 2,626 | 2.7 | C− | B+ | B+ | D |
| Maing | 3,954 | 3 | C | B− | A | D |
| Thiant | 2,914 | 3 | D− | C | B− | D− |
| Douchy-les-Mines | 10,109 | 4.4 | D− | B− | C | D− |
| Trith-Saint-Léger | 6,019 | 4.5 | D | B− | C− | D− |
| Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes | 7,080 | 4.9 | D | C+ | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Verchain-Maugré has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.2 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 41% of compared French towns. 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 €1,527/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Verchain-Maugré grades C+ for cost of living.
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.