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A town of 6,766 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Divion grades D overall: better than 10% of compared French towns, and #89 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (B): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
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 Divion does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Divion 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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Divion has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Divion.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 716 residents of Divion died, against 548 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 31% more. This Pas-de-Calais town has 4 family doctors.
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 adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Over 2025, Divion logged 229 recorded offenses. Violence against people ran at 16.7 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 17 (2023–2025 average). Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was family violence (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 · 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, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Over-65s are nearly a fifth of the population. 13% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 20% of residents are under 15.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Divion | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.63/m² a month, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Houses were 89% of what sold. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.11/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,303/m² | 141 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 16th century. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
After tax and benefits, the median income is €19,620 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Divion: 1,750, for 2,300 residents in work (0.7 each). 7.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 383 candidates at 4 lycées. Near Divion, 89.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. School results put the town #77 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Henri WallonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 63 | 84%+6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent CarnotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 354 | 94%±0 pts |
| Collège Fréderic Joliot CurieBest against expectations: 13 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 76 | 91%+13 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Divion. Best known first.
Divion has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix de grès: Photo: Felouch Kotek · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Divion.
Simon Zimny: Panini, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divion | 6,766 | — | D | B | D | D− |
| Calonne-Ricouart | 5,369 | 1.4 | C | B+ | C+ | D− |
| Bruay-la-Buissière | 21,424 | 2 | D | B | D | D |
| Houdain | 6,945 | 2 | C− | B+ | C | D− |
| Marles-les-Mines | 5,411 | 2.1 | C− | B | C+ | D− |
| Auchel | 10,051 | 2.9 | C | B+ | C− | D− |
| Haillicourt | 5,064 | 3.1 | D | B | C+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #95 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 71 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns and #77 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.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Divion grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Divion is a commune of 6,766 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.
