Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,301 people call this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France home.
Pupils here do better than most (A−): bac results 9.9 points above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,214/m² takes 6.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. Getting around depends on the car: 56% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Wandignies-Hamage 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 Wandignies-Hamage 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.
Wandignies-Hamage has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Wandignies-Hamage does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Wandignies-Hamage as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien site minier de Wallers-Arenberg, in Wallers, 5 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Wandignies-Hamage 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 Wandignies-Hamage.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
103 deaths in Wandignies-Hamage between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 83: 23% above. In Nord, women can expect to live 84.5 years and men 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has one family doctor.
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 step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
At the census, 5.1% of commuters got to work without a car. Wandignies-Hamage has 100 jobs for 600 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income was €28,560 a year per consumption unit, above Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Wandignies-Hamage, 94.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 1.3 mi away. At the general lycée, 98% of 47 candidates passed the bac, 2 points above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marguerite YourcenarNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 71 | 97%+8 pts |
| Lycée Hélène Boucher PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 47 | 98%+2 pts |
| Collège Notre-Dame de la Renaissance PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 185 | 93%+1 pt |
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.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.06/m² a month, below both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 43 homes in Wandignies-Hamage. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.58/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,214/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
38% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 21%, above Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are 18% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Wandignies-Hamage | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near Wandignies-Hamage. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Wandignies-Hamage.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Wandignies-Hamage is a commune of 1,301 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandignies-Hamage | 1,301 | — | — | C | — | D− |
| Marchiennes | 4,507 | 1.9 | A− | C | A | C |
| Hornaing | 3,496 | 2.4 | B− | B− | A− | D |
| Fenain | 5,441 | 2.5 | B− | B− | B+ | D− |
| Somain | 11,766 | 3.1 | D | B− | D | D |
| Hasnon | 3,849 | 3.5 | C+ | C | A− | D |
| Beuvry-la-Forêt | 2,861 | 4.1 | — | B | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Wandignies-Hamage has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 12 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Wandignies-Hamage 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.