Bruay-la-Buissière’s overall grade, D, puts it better than 13% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #85 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. The weak point is safety (D): an average of 17.8 recorded violent incidents and 22.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It lags on health as well (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it does best is walkability — 84% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,302/m², a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 Bruay-la-Buissière 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 Bruay-la-Buissière.
Safety
Bruay-la-Buissière records more crime per resident than 95% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Bruay-la-Buissière, criminal damage came up most often (2025). Recorded offenses here came to 743 in 2025.
17.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage278
Family violence177
Other physical violence139
Theft from vehicles48
Burglary44
Sexual violence37
Vehicle theft20
Drug use229
Theft without violence147
Fraud88
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.
17.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
743
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth D
Bruay-la-Buissière is graded a D for health
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its four care homes for older people (267 places) count their residents as Bruay-la-Buissière’s; allowing for them, deaths were 16% above expected. 2,520 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,876: 34% above. 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. There are 23 general practitioners here.
+16%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw134
Adjusted116
Median town88
Expected100
23
GPs in Bruay-la-Buissière · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique de la Clarence
2.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique de la Clarence
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Bruay-la-Buissière: 14% are 15 to 24, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Half of Bruay-la-Buissière is older than 39.7, half younger.
39.7median age
Bruay-la-BuissièrePas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bruay-la-Buissière than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.57/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,302/m²: 460 houses and apartments sold in Bruay-la-Buissière between July 2023 and June 2026. A house in Bruay-la-Buissière goes for €1,307/m², an apartment for €1,277/m². Also worth knowing: among the homes sold, 88% were houses.
€1,302/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bruay-la-Buissière€1,302/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,307/m²
406
Apartments
€1,277/m²
54
€10.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.55 to €13.07/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.45/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
History
5 historic monuments in Bruay-la-Buissière, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 7% of the total, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) but below compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
84.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the seven collèges within 5 km, 3.1 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 309 candidates at 3 lycées. The bac pass rate near Bruay-la-Buissière is 88.7%, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. School results put the town #76 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
94%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Château de la Buissière: Photo: Felouch Kotek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Felouch Kotek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stade-parc et école de natation: Photo: Felouch Kotek · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Bruay-la-Buissière
13 notable people were born in Bruay-la-Buissière.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bruay-la-Buissière
Is Bruay-la-Buissière safe?
It grades D for safety, #103 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 44 burglaries and 278 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bruay-la-Buissière good?
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns and #76 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 94% of 354 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Carnot in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bruay-la-Buissière expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,302/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bruay-la-Buissière grades B for cost of living.
About Bruay-la-Buissière
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Bruay-la-Buissière is a commune of 21,424 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
21,424 (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.
