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Home to 3,902 people, this town lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Homes sell for a median €1,750/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin. Residents’ health trails most towns (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, that makes a D, good for #81 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. It comes out better than 13% of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Aix-Noulette does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Aix-Noulette 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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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Aix-Noulette: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aix-Noulette.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 479 residents of Aix-Noulette died, against 365 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 31% more. Its care home for older people (80 places) counts its residents as Aix-Noulette’s; allowing for it, deaths were 3% above expected. For a family doctor, residents of Aix-Noulette can choose among 2 GPs. In Pas-de-Calais, women can expect to live 83.5 years and men 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,750/m², comes from 124 sales of houses and apartments in Aix-Noulette from July 2023 to June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.46/m² a month. Houses accounted for 94% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,731/m² | 116 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 77% passed the bac pro, of 284 candidates at 3 lycées. Schools rank #105 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. For collège, the closest is 1.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Anita ContiNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 131 | 82%−7 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Léo LagrangeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 134 | 98%+5 pts |
| Collège Langevin-WallonBest against expectations: 13 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 99 | 86%+13 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €25,960 a year per consumption unit, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 9.9% are unemployed. Per resident in work, Aix-Noulette counts 0.7 jobs (1,100 jobs, 1,650 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 5.1% of the total, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) but below compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 7.2 cases of violence against people and 14.7 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). In 2025, 64 offenses were recorded in Aix-Noulette. Also worth knowing: among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent 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 · For sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 3.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
At 43.4, the median resident of Aix-Noulette sits in the middle of the age range. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Aix-Noulette | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Aix-Noulette. Best known first.
MuseumCentre d’histoire du mémorial 14-184.1 km southeast, in SouchezMuseumMuseumMusée Vivant de Notre Dame de Lorette2.3 km south, in Ablain-Saint-NazaireChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Nazaire d'Ablain-Saint-Nazaire3.4 km south, in Ablain-Saint-NazaireChurchChurchChapelle-basilique Notre-Dame-de-Lorette2.5 km south, in Ablain-Saint-NazaireMuseumMuseumLens' 14-18, Centre d'Histoire Guerre et Paix3.1 km southeast, in SouchezPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
The list names few of Aix-Noulette’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Aix-Noulette.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-Noulette | 3,902 | — | D | C | B− | C− |
| Bully-les-Mines | 12,146 | 1.6 | D | C+ | C− | D |
| Sains-en-Gohelle | 5,948 | 2.1 | D | C | C+ | D− |
| Angres | 4,641 | 2.2 | D | C | B+ | D |
| Grenay | 6,644 | 2.4 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Souchez | 2,663 | 2.5 | B | C | A− | A− |
| Liévin | 30,063 | 2.7 | D− | C+ | D | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #41 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns and #105 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The lycée stands out: 98% of 134 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Léo Lagrange in 2025, 5 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €1,750/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.60/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Aix-Noulette grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Aix-Noulette is a commune of 3,902 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
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.