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A town of 7,331 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Barlin grades D− overall: better than 5% of compared French towns, and #104 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. At the median price of €1,346/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 73% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Barlin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Barlin 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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Barlin has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2010.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barlin.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Barlin’s deaths ran at 118 per 100 expected, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (115) and above compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 629 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 880, 40% 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 Barlin have one GP on hand.
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 step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Violence against people averaged 12.9 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 16.5. In 2025, 203 offenses were recorded in Barlin. Among the graded crimes here, 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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #109 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 122 | 67%−14 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent d'ArtoisNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 171 | 97%+2 pts |
| Collège Jacques PrévertBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 118 | 84%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Median disposable income comes to €20,210 a year per consumption unit. Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 2.0% of working residents in Barlin didn’t travel to work at all.
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 19th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 6.7% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Barlin are older than 41.1. The under-15s are 18% of the population here.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Barlin | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,346/m², comes from 147 sales of houses and apartments in Barlin from July 2023 to June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.73/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.60/m² a month, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,346/m² | 147 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, family days out and heritage in and near Barlin. Best known first.
Barlin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Fosse n° 7 de la compagnie des mines de Vicoigne-Noeux-Drocourt et du groupe de Béthune des Houillères du Bassin du Nord et du Pas-de-Calais: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain
5 notable people were born in Barlin.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barlin | 7,331 | — | D− | B− | C− | D− |
| Hersin-Coupigny | 6,082 | 1.7 | C | B | B+ | D− |
| Haillicourt | 5,064 | 2.1 | D | B | C+ | D− |
| Nœux-les-Mines | 11,590 | 2.7 | D | B− | D | D |
| Sains-en-Gohelle | 5,948 | 3.1 | D | C | C+ | D− |
| Houdain | 6,945 | 3.1 | C− | B+ | C | D− |
| Bruay-la-Buissière | 21,424 | 3.4 | D | B | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #77 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 84 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns and #109 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The lycée stands out: 97% of 171 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent d'Artois 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 €1,346/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Barlin grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Barlin is a commune of 7,331 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. 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.