Several subjects drag its grade down. Its weakest is health (D) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. With a D overall, Courrières is better than 9% of compared French towns and ranks #93 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. It also trails on jobs & income (D): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 13.3% unemployment. At €1,746/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin. Where it does best is walkability (A−) — 87% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and 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 Courrières 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 Courrières.
HealthHealth D
Courrières records 107 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 115 in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. 1,069 deaths in Courrières between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 896: 19% above. For a family doctor, residents of Courrières can choose among 17 GPs.
+7%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted107
Median town88
Expected100
17
GPs in Courrières · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Med Chir D Henin Beaumont
5.7 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 walkability, Courrières ranks above 83% of compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 13.3%, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €22,980 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.7% of working residents in Courrières didn’t travel to work at all.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport6%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,850
jobs based in Courrières, 0.7 per working resident
13.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 83% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Courrières sees more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 10.1 violent offenses and 19.7 graded property crimes a year. Courrières’s tally for 2025: 283 recorded offenses. Of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
10.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage87
Family violence56
Vehicle theft46
Theft from vehicles38
Burglary25
Other physical violence22
Sexual violence9
Fraud58
Theft without violence34
Drug use30
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.
10.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
283
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C
Courrières is graded a C for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,746/m²: 260 houses and apartments sold in Courrières between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments. House rents are put at about €9.71/m² a month.
€1,746/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Courrières€1,746/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,746/m²
254
€11.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.54 to €13.26/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€21,790
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Courrières: 1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2.1% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The protected list starts in the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Degrees are held by 24% of adults, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). The share of residents under 15 is 19%. Ages in Courrières split evenly at 42.2: half are older, half younger.
42.2median age
CourrièresPas-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 diploma26%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
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
Schools
85.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the 12 collèges within 5 km, 2.5 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Courrières, 89.1% passed the bac, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Its collèges and lycées rank #80 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais on results.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Courrières
Is Courrières safe?
It grades C− for safety, #80 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 87 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Courrières good?
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns and #80 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 92% of 172 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Louis Pasteur in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Courrières expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,746/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.25/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Courrières grades C for cost of living.
About Courrières
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Courrières is a commune of 10,176 people in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin. 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.
