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This town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France has a population of 1,979.
Schools are its strong suit (B+): bac results 1.7 points above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on jobs & income — 0.1 jobs per working resident; 8.5% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €1,748/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Estevelles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Estevelles does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Estevelles 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.
Estevelles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Estevelles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Carvin, 2.7 mi away.
3.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Estevelles.
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. 141 deaths in Estevelles between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 119: 19% above. This Pas-de-Calais town has 2 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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 30% have a degree. The middle age in Estevelles is 40.3.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Estevelles | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 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.
44 sales of houses and apartments in Estevelles, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,748/m². House rents are put at about €9.28/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.84/m² a month, in line with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,748/m² | 44 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,600 a year. 5.7% 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.
Near Estevelles, 93.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 1.9 mi off. At the two general lycées, 98% of 458 candidates passed the bac, 2.7 points above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor HugoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 152 | 77%+1 pt |
| Lycée DiderotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 150 | 98%+4 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 Estevelles. Best known first.
Nothing in Estevelles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Estevelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estevelles | 1,979 | — | — | C | — | D− |
| Pont-à-Vendin | 3,062 | 1 | C− | C+ | B− | D− |
| Meurchin | 3,691 | 1.5 | C | C | A− | D− |
| Annay | 4,571 | 1.5 | D | C | B− | D |
| Harnes | 12,247 | 2.1 | D− | C+ | C− | D− |
| Courrières | 10,176 | 2.2 | D | C | C− | D |
| Vendin-le-Vieil | 8,536 | 2.3 | D | C | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Estevelles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 150 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Diderot in 2025, 4 points above 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 €1,748/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Estevelles grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Estevelles is a commune of 1,979 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin. 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 November 4, 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.