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Home to 1,429 people, this town lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Jobs and pay hold up well (A+): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 6.2% unemployment. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is weaker too (C). Homes sell for a median €2,022/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine d'Arras.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult 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 Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult 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.
Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle des Chariottes, in Arras, 4.4 mi away.
1.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult 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 Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult.
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.7%. The median resident of Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult is 41.2 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult’s deaths ran at 95 per 100 expected, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (115) but above compared French towns (88). 104 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 109: 5% below. At birth, a girl in Pas-de-Calais can expect 83.5 years and a boy 77.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
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 adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
6.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 6.2% are unemployed. At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult didn’t travel to work at all.
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 €2,022/m²: 41 houses and apartments sold in Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.94/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.99/m² a month, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,022/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult yet.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult is a commune of 1,429 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult | 1,429 | — | — | C+ | — | C |
| Vimy | 4,270 | 3 | D | C− | B | C− |
| Saint-Laurent-Blangy | 6,459 | 3.2 | C | C+ | C− | D |
| Saint-Nicolas | 4,494 | 3.6 | C | B− | C− | D |
| Sainte-Catherine | 3,471 | 4.3 | A− | C | B+ | C |
| Biache-Saint-Vaast | 4,568 | 4.6 | B+ | B+ | B+ | D− |
| Méricourt | 11,619 | 4.8 | D− | C+ | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 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.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,022/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult 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.