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It is a town of 4,571 residents in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
A tough set of grades. Overall, Annay earns a D, better than 12% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #87 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. At the median price of €1,706/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin. Fewer journeys need a car: 79% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B− for schools.
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) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Annay does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Annay 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 1 historic monument in Annay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
2.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Annay.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 326 deaths in Annay from 2016 to 2025; there were 371, 14% more. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 114 per 100 expected, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (115) and above compared French towns (88). Life expectancy in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Annay 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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
The census found 7.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €23,530 a year per consumption unit, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 11.3% of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,706/m²: 132 houses and apartments sold in Annay between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.16/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.44/m² a month, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,706/m² | 132 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and lower than compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 19%. Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Annay | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Annay has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). 2.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Annay. All told, Annay had 113 recorded offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 9.4 cases of violence against people and 12.9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 78% passed the bac pro, of 326 candidates at 2 lycées. At the lycées within 5 km of Annay, 89.8% passed the bac, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 1.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor HugoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 152 | 77%+1 pt |
| Lycée VoltaireNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 308 | 98%+2 pts |
| Collège Pierre BrossoletteBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 86 | 90%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Annay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Annay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annay | 4,571 | — | D | C | B− | D |
| Pont-à-Vendin | 3,062 | 0.9 | C− | C+ | B− | D− |
| Vendin-le-Vieil | 8,536 | 1.1 | D | C | C− | D |
| Harnes | 12,247 | 1.3 | D− | C+ | C− | D− |
| Loison-sous-Lens | 5,169 | 1.8 | D− | C+ | D− | D− |
| Meurchin | 3,691 | 2.3 | C | C | A− | D− |
| Wingles | 8,720 | 2.5 | D− | C | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #45 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 44 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns and #81 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The lycée stands out: 98% of 308 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Voltaire in 2025, 2 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 €1,706/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Annay grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Annay is a commune of 4,571 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 October 30, 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.