Safety is its strong suit — an average of 8.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Jobs & income is another plus — 1.1 jobs per working resident; 7.9% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €1,894/m² costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. The trade-off is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. All told, that adds up to a B overall and a rank of #13 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. On that grade it does better than 63% of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Billy-Berclau 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Billy-Berclau.
HealthHealth D−
Deaths in Billy-Berclau run above what its ages would predict: 120 per 100 expected, more than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
412 deaths in Billy-Berclau between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 320: 29% above. 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. The town has 3 family doctors.
+20%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw129
Adjusted120
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Billy-Berclau · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Lens
6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Lens
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
For crime per resident, Billy-Berclau sits below 79% of compared French towns
Recorded offenses in Billy-Berclau came to 84 in 2025. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was family violence (2025).
8.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence47
Criminal damage28
Other physical violence9
Armed robbery0
Fraud29
Theft without violence9
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.
8.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
84
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 8.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
87.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the seven collèges within 5 km, 0.9 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its collèges and lycées rank #50 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais on results. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.4 mi away. The bac pass rate near Billy-Berclau is 90.7%, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%).
98%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
For cost of living, Billy-Berclau gets a C
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,894/m²: 149 houses and apartments sold in Billy-Berclau between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.53/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.84/m² a month, about level with both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,894/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Billy-Berclau€1,894/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,894/m²
149
€11.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.82 to €14.28/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,990
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A younger town: only 18% of people in Billy-Berclau are 65 or over, fewer than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 19%, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and above compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults. Ages in Billy-Berclau split evenly at 40.1: half are older, half younger.
40.1median age
Billy-BerclauPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Billy-Berclau has lower unemployment than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 7.9%
Half of residents lived on more than €26,090 a year per consumption unit, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and near compared French towns (€25,970). 9.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,500
jobs based in Billy-Berclau, 1.1 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 67% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Billy-Berclau has 1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 4.4% of the total, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Billy-Berclau
Is Billy-Berclau safe?
It grades A− for safety, #17 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais.
Are schools in Billy-Berclau good?
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns and #50 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.
Is Billy-Berclau expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,894/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Billy-Berclau grades C for cost of living.
About Billy-Berclau
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Billy-Berclau is a commune of 5,093 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
Population
5,093 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
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.
