Vieux-Condé ranks #134 of 189 in Nord, with a D overall. It comes out better than 13% of compared French towns. Walkability is its strong suit: 37% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €1,298/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 15% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
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 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Vieux-Condé 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 Vieux-Condé.
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Vieux-Condé, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Nord’s towns and compared French towns: 115 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Vieux-Condé is Polyclinique Vauban, 7.9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 785 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 989, 26% more. Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Vieux-Condé can choose among 6 GPs.
+15%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw126
Adjusted115
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Vieux-Condé · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Vauban
6.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Maternite du Parc Saint Saulve
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are less common in Vieux-Condé than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 16% of adults
20% are under 15, higher than both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents.
40.1median age
Vieux-CondéNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
76.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 0.5 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Vieux-Condé, 83.5% passed the bac, below both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #144 of 195 in Nord.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
More people in Vieux-Condé are out of work than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 18.6%
The median disposable income was €20,530 a year per consumption unit, below both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 4.0% of working residents in Vieux-Condé to work at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,900
jobs based in Vieux-Condé, 0.5 per working resident
18.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,530
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
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Vieux-Condé has more crime per resident than 59% of compared French towns
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 9.8 violent offenses and 13.5 graded property crimes a year. Over 2025, Vieux-Condé logged 289 recorded offenses. The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
9.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage74
Family violence64
Other physical violence39
Burglary36
Vehicle theft36
Sexual violence25
Theft from vehicles15
Drug use46
Fraud40
Theft without violence39
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.
9.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
289
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vieux-Condé than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.54/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,298/m²: 239 houses and apartments sold in Vieux-Condé between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.35/m² a month.
€1,298/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vieux-Condé€1,298/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,298/m²
239
€10.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.91 to €12.47/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vieux-Condé
Is Vieux-Condé safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #84 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 36 burglaries and 74 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vieux-Condé good?
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns and #144 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 95% of 208 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent du Pays de Condé in 2025, 6 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vieux-Condé expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,298/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vieux-Condé grades B for cost of living.
About Vieux-Condé
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Vieux-Condé is a commune of 10,617 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
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.
