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A town of 1,399 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Duisans has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 70% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1.3 jobs per working resident; 4.6% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Duisans 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 lists 1 historic monument in Duisans, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Duisans.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 106 deaths in Duisans from 2016 to 2025; there were 77, 27% fewer. 3 GPs practise here.
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 figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 85% passed the bac pro, of 404 candidates at 2 lycées. A collège lies 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège DiderotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 141 | 91%+3 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Jacques Le CaronNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 73 | 86%+11 pts |
| Collège Charles PéguyBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 66 | 83%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 7.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 4.6%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
9% of its homes were built before 1919, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and close to compared French towns (7.4%). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €9.95/m² a month. Duisans recorded 23 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
7.4% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Duisans | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.8% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 47% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Duisans. Best known first.
Duisans has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Duisans yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duisans | 1,399 | — | — | B | — | A |
| Dainville | 5,683 | 2.2 | B | C | B− | D |
| Anzin-Saint-Aubin | 2,833 | 2.3 | A | C− | A | B |
| Sainte-Catherine | 3,471 | 3 | A− | C | B+ | C |
| Arras | 42,875 | 3.4 | C− | C | D | D |
| Saint-Nicolas | 4,494 | 4 | C | B− | C− | D |
| Achicourt | 7,873 | 4 | C | C+ | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Duisans has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 10.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 850 jobs for 650 working residents, Duisans draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Duisans is a commune of 1,399 people in the Communauté de communes des Campagnes de l'Artois. 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) · 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.