Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car (C): 82% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €1,903/m², so 70 m² costs 6.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.4% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Ablain-Saint-Nazaire 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 Ablain-Saint-Nazaire 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.
Monument au général Maistre et au 21e Corps d’Armée: Photo: JackyM59 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nécropole nationale de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette: Photo: JackyM59 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire.
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Ablain-Saint-Nazaire is above 84% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire has one family doctor. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (115) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 245 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 302, 23% more. Average lifespans in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women, 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw123
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Riaumont
5.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Lens
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire run higher than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns: a median €29,020 a year per consumption unit
3%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment runs at 9.4%. 3.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, 0.2 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 26% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.38/m² a month
€1,903/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
47 sales of houses and apartments in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,903/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 47 homes were sold locally.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire€1,903/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,903/m²
47
€10.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €12.66/m² a month)
6.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.25/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€21,190
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, 1 classé
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Tombs and funerary monuments, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire is Ruines de l'église. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 1.3%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire has fewer young adults than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 8.8% are 15 to 24
46.9median age
Among adults, 37% have a degree. Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. Children under 15 make up 17%, lower than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and near compared French towns (17%).
Ablain-Saint-NazairePas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire is a commune of 1,994 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin. 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
1,994 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.9 sq mi (10 km²)
INSEE code
62001
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire’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 Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
Is Ablain-Saint-Nazaire safe?
Ablain-Saint-Nazaire has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire good?
They grade B−, better than 48% of compared French towns. 89% of 433 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Henri Darras in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ablain-Saint-Nazaire expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,903/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ablain-Saint-Nazaire grades C for cost of living.
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.
