Real strengths, and real weak spots. At B− overall, Brebières ranks #26 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. On that grade it does better than 47% of compared French towns. Where it falls short is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on safety (C) — an average of 13.9 recorded violent incidents and 12.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €1,782/m² costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Osartis Marquion. Schools do well: brevet results 1.6 points above the expected rate. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
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 Brebières 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 Brebières.
HealthHealth D
Brebières’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 95% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Brebières have one GP on hand. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Brebières records 116 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 364 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 420, 16% more. Also worth knowing: 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.
+16%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw116
Adjusted116
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Brebières · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Saint Ame
2.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Saint Ame
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Brevet results near Brebières run high: 91.2% passed, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 3.1 mi away. For collège, the closest is 1.3 mi away. By results, schools here place #30 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Brebières has more crime per resident than 71% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie figures for Brebières show 166 offenses in 2025. In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes in the town.
13.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence54
Criminal damage39
Other physical violence18
Vehicle theft17
Burglary14
Theft from vehicles13
Sexual violence11
Armed robbery0
Fraud40
Drug use27
Theft without violence24
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.
13.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
166
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.2%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Brebières has fewer older residents than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 18% are 65 or over
19% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Brebières is 40.6.
40.6median age
BrebièresPas-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 diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. 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−
Brebières has lower unemployment than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 8.7%
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,370 a year. For its 2,350 residents in work, Brebières has 2,050 jobs: 0.9 each. At the census, 9.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,050
jobs based in Brebières, 0.9 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,370
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 64% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Brebières gets a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
166 sales of houses and apartments in Brebières, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,782/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.44/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.19/m² a month, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,782/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Brebières€1,782/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,782/m²
165
€11.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.24 to €13.54/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,860
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Osartis Marquion
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 3.8% of the total, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Brebières
Is Brebières safe?
It grades C for safety, #64 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 39 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Brebières good?
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns and #30 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Brebières expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,782/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Brebières grades B for cost of living.
About Brebières
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Brebières is a commune of 5,283 people in the Communauté de communes Osartis Marquion. 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
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.
