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It is a town of 6,139 residents in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
The data are hard on it. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, Dourges earns a D, which places it #97 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. It comes out better than 8% of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,767/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 91% 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, 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.
The 3 things Dourges does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Dourges 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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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Dourges; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2009.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dourges.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Dourges’ deaths ran at 117 per 100 expected, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (115) and above compared French towns (88). 452 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 386: 17% 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. For a family doctor, residents of Dourges can choose among 3 GPs.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
12.3% of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €23,290 a year per consumption unit, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Dourges number 2,550, against 2,600 residents in work (1 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie figures for Dourges show 155 offenses in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 11.4 violent offenses and 18.6 graded property crimes a year. The graded crime recorded most locally 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 sexual violence and armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
15% of residents are 65 or over, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. Half of Dourges is older than 37.6, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Dourges | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 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.
The median price, €1,767/m², comes from 161 sales of houses and apartments in Dourges from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.44/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.24/m² a month, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,776/m² | 160 |
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 20th century. 9.8% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Dourges is 88.8%, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. By results, schools here place #94 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Anne FrankNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 128 | 91%+8 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Louis PasteurNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 172 | 92%−3 pts |
| Collège Claude DebussyBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 96 | 93%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Dourges. Best known first.
MuseumFosse n° 2 des mines d'Ostricourt4.4 km north, in LibercourtMuseumMuseumCentre de la mine et du chemin de fer2.9 km north, in OigniesMuseumMuseumCentre Denis Papin - CMCF Oignies4.4 km north, in OigniesMuseumMuseumAmbulants Postaux Ferroviaires4.4 km north, in OigniesMuseumMuseumAtelier Pacific4.4 km north, in OigniesChâteauChâteauChâteau Declercq3.6 km north, in OigniesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Dourges has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Dourges.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dourges | 6,139 | — | D | C | C− | D− |
| Noyelles-Godault | 5,994 | 1.1 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| Courcelles-lès-Lens | 7,830 | 1.8 | D− | C+ | C | D |
| Hénin-Beaumont | 25,688 | 2 | D− | C+ | D− | D− |
| Évin-Malmaison | 4,628 | 2.1 | D | C | C+ | D− |
| Oignies | 10,323 | 2.1 | C− | C+ | C− | D− |
| Courrières | 10,176 | 2.3 | D | C | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #80 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 35 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns and #94 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.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,767/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Dourges grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Dourges is a commune of 6,139 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
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.