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7,873 people live in this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
The local economy is weaker than most: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 12.6% unemployment. With a C overall, Achicourt is better than 27% of compared French towns. It ranks #56 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Fewer journeys need a car (A): 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 23% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. School results are strong: bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 2.3 points above the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,008/m² takes 5.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine d'Arras. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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.
The 2 things Achicourt does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Achicourt 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.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Achicourt counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2012.
3.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Achicourt. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras2.3 km north, in Arras
AbbeyAbbaye Saint-Vaast2.3 km north, in Arras
MuseumCarrière Wellington1.5 km northeast, in Arras
FortCitadelle d'Arras1.4 km northwest, in ArrasAttractionAttractionBeffroi d'Arras2.3 km north, in ArrasPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Achicourt.
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 22.6% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income was €24,710 a year per consumption unit, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) but below compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 12.6% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 871 residents of Achicourt died, against 740 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% more. Life expectancy at birth in Pas-de-Calais is 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Achicourt can choose among 4 GPs.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 3 vocational lycées within 5 km, 86% of 496 candidates passed the bac pro. For exam results, it comes #39 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Adam de la HalleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 95 | 91%+2 pts |
| Lycée RobespierreNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 309 | 98%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Jacques Le CaronBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 73 | 86%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Violence against people averaged 9.8 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 16.3. For 2025, the figures show 209 offenses in Achicourt. The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
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.
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 (0.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3.2% of homes date from before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Achicourt is Citadelle d'Arras. Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €1,878/m² in Achicourt, apartments for €2,415/m². A house rents for an estimated €10.82/m² a month. 244 houses and apartments changed hands locally from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,878/m² | 191 |
| Apartments | €2,415/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 31% of adults. 12% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Achicourt | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Achicourt has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Citadelle d'Arras: Photo: Liondartois · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Achicourt yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achicourt | 7,873 | — | C | C+ | C | D |
| Beaurains | 5,559 | 1 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Arras | 42,875 | 1.2 | C− | C | D | D |
| Dainville | 5,683 | 1.9 | B | C | B− | D |
| Saint-Nicolas | 4,494 | 2.4 | C | B− | C− | D |
| Sainte-Catherine | 3,471 | 2.5 | A− | C | B+ | C |
| Saint-Laurent-Blangy | 6,459 | 2.5 | C | C+ | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #63 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 94 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 73% of compared French towns and #39 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 98% of 309 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Robespierre in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.38/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Achicourt grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Achicourt is a commune of 7,873 people in the Communauté urbaine d'Arras. 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
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.